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<br />.."1 <br /> <br />'. <br /> <br />JAN-27-S8 18.23 FROM,M.B.S.5. <br /> <br />10,S70 247 8827 <br /> <br />PAGE <br /> <br />3/10 <br /> <br />, <br /> <br />January 1990: The FundiJzg Agr-eement and Repayment Contract between the <br />United States and the San Juan Water Commission. New ,~fexico. <br />is completed. <br /> <br />February 1990: Recwmation re-initiates ESA consultation based on new fishery <br />inforn,,:tion. <br /> <br />May 4, 1990: U.S. F& WL Service issues a Draft Biological Opinion on the <br />Project; a jeopard.y opinion with no reasonable and prudent <br />alternative. <br /> <br />June 1990: Reclamation met with a number of State, Federal, aruI private <br />field biologists who are knowledgeable regarding endangued <br />Colorado squaw]lSh and ra::tJrback sucker. The meetings focused <br />on the biological basis of the draft opinion and the availability of <br />stored lI'ater in Navajo Reservoir, after full depletions I1y <br />Colorado and New Mexico. to meet criticJJ1 flow neetis of the <br />endangered fish through changes in Navajo Reservoir operation. <br /> <br />October 9, 1990: '''leeti.1g to discuss the process to dfl"lelop a potenIial alternative to <br />the draft biological opinion for the Project was held in Salt Lake <br />City, Utah. Representatives from Reclamation, the Service, <br />ITlliian tribes, project sponsors, and water users, aruI Upper <br />Colorado Basin States were in attendance. Environment4l groups <br />were invited but did not attend. Three teams; biow~aL te(Un, <br />hydrology team, and legal team, and their c/uzirpersons aruI <br />respective jtro meeting d4tes were identified. <br /> <br />October-November 1990: Meetings of the biological team were held in Denver, Colorado. <br />The team determined there was a defczsible biow~aL basis for <br />the Project t/tt:Jt would allow for the development of a <br />"Reasonable and Prudent Alternative. " <br /> <br />March 4,1991: Recw!ation transmits to Service a recommended reasonable and <br />prudent aIternotlve to avoid jeopardy. The alternative contains <br />the recommendations of the biology team and includes the <br />development of a Memorandum of Undusranding (MOCI) <br />between the appropriate parties to protect San Juan River flows <br />for the endangered fish and agr-ee to participation in a S4n Juan <br />Basin Recovery 1mplementatiQn Program. <br /> <br />March 21, 1991: Service issues revised draft Biolo~aL OpiniQn for the Project; <br />jeopardy with a reasonable and prudent alternative. <br /> <br />July-October 1991: Negotiations regarding the MOU continue including the <br />development of a supplemental agreement which provides <br />prote~rion of flows until the MOU is signed by all parties. <br /> <br />2 <br />