WSP04902

• File Number: 8240.200.46.G
• Description: Ruedi Reservoir
• State: CO
• Basin: Colorado Mainstem
• Water Division: 5
• Date: 3/1/2002
• Title: Ruedi Reservior 2012 Agreement, Final Environmental Assessment and FONSI
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Publication

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4.2.2 Continued
Threatened and Endangered Species......... .._ ............._......................4-12

4.2.3 Recreation............ ... ........................... ........... ................-..... .... 4-13
Ruedl Reservoir................... ........... _' .... ............ ........... ....... ..... .4-13
Fishing.................... ...................... ........................... ........... ...4-17
4.2.4 Economic/Social Environment............_. ......... ............. ...................4-22
4.2.5 Hydropower Production.. ............................ ................................ .4-27
4.2.6 Cultural Resources._............... .._......... ............ ............... ........... ..4-27
4.2.7 Indian Trust Assets and Environmental Justice................................... ..4-28
4.3 Summary of Environmental Effects... ... ................... .... .... .... ... ........ ....... ....4~29

Chapter 5 - Consultation and Coordination

5.1 Public Involvement.................. ....... ........... ......... .-. ............... ........... .... 5-1
5.2 Consultation and Coordination with Other Agencies......... ...................... ........ 5-3
5.3 Public Response to Ruedi 2012 Agreement Draft EA............._........................5-3

Attachment A - Model Description

Attachment B - Bibliography

Attachment C - List of Preparers

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Tables

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Table Page
1.1 Ruedi Reservoir Water Marketing History. ....... ....... ....... ....._ ... ................... .....1-6
1.2 Issue Summary and Disposition......... ........................ ...................................1-7
3.1 Ruedi Reservoir Pool Volumes...... ......... ................. .......... ...... ................. .... 3-2
3.2 Minimum Instream Flows for the Fryingpan and Roaring Fork Rivers.............. ........3-3
3.3 Current Ruedi Reservoir Round I and Round IT Water Contracts... ..... .. .. ...... ... ........ 3-6
3.4 Approximate Time and Duration of Spawning, and the Critical Early Development
Life Stages for Brown and Rainbow Trout in the Fryingpan River Below Ruedi........... 3-9
3.5 Distribution of Total Outfitter/Guide Days in Percent by year......... ..... ................. 3-13
4.1 Comparison of Certain Aspects of Historic and Modeled Endangered Fish
Releases for Ruedi Reservoir........... ............. ... .............. .......... ............ ........4-5
4.2 Distribution of the Marketable Yield for Each Alternative.. ................. ............ ...... 4-6
4.3 Historic 15 Mile Reach Endangered Fish Releases from Ruedi Reservoir by Monthly
Acre-Feet Quantities and Monthly Number of Days Greater Than or Equal to 250 cfs

in the Fryingpan River......... .... ........ ._........ ............ _.......... .................. ...... 4-7
4.4 Mean Monthly Releases from Ruedi Reservoir for the Past Twelve Winter Seasons...... 4-11

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