WSP04836

• File Number: 8240.300.10
• Description: San Juan Recovery Implementation Program
• Basin: San Juan/Dolores
• Date: 2/1/1995
• Author: SJRIP
• Title: San Juan River Basin Recovery Implementation Program - RIP Side by Side Analysis
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Publication

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S('Clion 7 consultation

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San Juan RIP

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Formal section 7 consultation is required
for any federal action that "may affect"
listed species or result in destruction or
adverse modification of critical habitat.
A conference is required if a federal
action is likely to jeopardize the
continued existence of any species
proposed for listing as threatened or
endangered. or result in the adverse
modification of proposed critical habitat.
The procedures and agency
responsibilities under section 7
consultation must be followed for such
federal actions in the Basin, including
actions under this Implementation
Program.

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Upper Colorado RIP

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Activities and accomplishments under
the Recovery Program are intended to
provide the reasonable and prudent
alternatives which avoid the likelihood of
jeopardy to the continued existence of
the endangered Colorado River fishes
(hereinafter the "reasonable and prudent
alternative'" resulting from depletion
impacts of new projects and all existing
or past impacts related to historic
projects with the excePtion of the
discharge by historic projects of
pollutants such as trace elements. heavy
metals. and pesticides. The Recovery
Program also provides the reasonable
and prudent alternative which avoids the
likely destruction or adverse modification
of critical habitat. to the same extent as
it does to avoid the likelihood of
jeopardy. (Recovery Implementation
Program Recovery Action Plan (R1PRAPll

The Recovery Program does ll2I provide
the reasonable and prudent alternative
for a oe..w (nonhistoric) project's direct
impacts (Le.. direct impacts. such as
obstructions to migration routes.
alteration of physical occupied habitat or
critical habitat. construction. inundation.
or temperature modification from
reservoir releases. etc.). The Recovery
Program identities river reaches which
are extremely important to the
protection and recovery of the
endangered fishes. Proposed actions
which would result in direct impacts to
these areas would likely result in a
situation for which no reasonable and
prudent alternative exists.