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<br />4. Min61 Dcpleti"lIs. TIIG pctlPC>S<. of the millol depktiol1 a:llOl'\atle<. is to a,oid illlp05il.~
<br />indf,cknt and tlIlJlc:,e"oSIl1Y acb,.inistJat;oll of Scc-tiO,l 7 on pwjc:,e,t; "kaily ""usiu!; iIl6;!;u;lkaul
<br />impa"ls to tllG "ndangc:"c-d fish iUld clit;c:,all,ab;ldt, illdi,idtlally and <.vlkc,ti,,,ly. T1,<. fvllo"ill!;
<br />gc.;dG/ill<.; iU" ptop06"d tol c-ou"idclat;vll by thc- Su, ;"c- ill apylic-at;vu of S"C-tiOll 7 wl.oultatiou
<br />to winO! deplctiolls ;n tile Sau Juan Dasill. The ag!;,egatc:, vf all ",ill,,1 dcpkt;v,lS ;ubjcct to
<br />section 7 "ollstlltatioll dtl,i,rg the 7-y('1I1 1('3".:I1c-h p",iod may l(.5ttlt in a tolal atluua! d"pleti"h vf
<br />not 11101(, thatl 3000 aclc--fCd.
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<br />a. At, ""OllHllittcJ to ill the. SMl. Juan R~v<J Ddb~n RGGovGlY lulplGlhGntatioll PI0e,J.(l1H
<br />dOCtlIllClll, in lc-ud':ling biologic-al opillious on fcdelal ""tiOllo I(.su:!t;u!; iu ,nil.o,
<br />dGpk,tlous, tIt(.. Sa v!" hill cOlls1dG! all U....,vv illfoHuatioll COllCGU1;u.o pl0jCGt illJ.pctGtS dud
<br />t1;c. ot!tttJs "f lh(. Iiste.d spec-k;, and good fait!. inlj"lk,.,,,ntatioh of tI,is Illlpkmwldt;on
<br />rlO~latn ;u <h.t<.lmiu;u!; if suff,(.icnt plogless tc,,,lI1d ,,,,,o,(.ly l,as bC-",l made to offsc.!
<br />depletion imp"ds, 01 atly OtIl('1 plc,jce,t indnc<.d ill,paets, Ou liste.d fish.
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<br />Tll(. agglCgate. vf alllllil.vl dcpklivn5 sc.bjcet to s""tic,n 7 cvll.StIltalic,n duling th" 7-) c:,iU
<br />lcsell1ch pe,;vd nliry 1('6u:1t in a tvtal alJ1lua:! dcpkt;v,l of 1l0ll11"l(. thdn 3000 a('lC-f<:et. At
<br />the eOlllph..t;c,n of 111" Se,ell-y".u 1('3('II1<.h p(.,;vd, 01 "hm tl1" 3,000 a('le-h.ct lil.lit is
<br />leaG/led, the Sehice II1ld Plo~lam pmticipiult, "ill H:;,kw tIl" millO, depletions aC':Otlllt
<br />and dete!.";,l': the scope of tIl<:- 0111a11 minol depletioll ae"otll,t ih tll(' futule rivj(.ets. Th(.
<br />SGlvicG \'\'111 (,onduGt an ;l!ha-S('lv;",(, ("Ollbultat!oll to J"tGHlJ.;uC. if tL..... rlogluul 11<15 lUUJG
<br />snffieiclit p,O~I('SS lo allo" additioual w;1101 d"pktion3, II1ld th" totaf ,,(.I(.-fc:,d of
<br />d(.pletiollo (aggj(.gal\- ccilinlS) allo,,(.d ;n tIl" ",;noJ d"plctiol\ "ccOu!'l tllld,,1 tIlC
<br />cc,llst.ltalioll, if ally. Consc.lt"tiolls COJl1pktcd ui,d"J tile (.A;ol;ng mi,.v, dcpkl;vJ15 a"wu,lt
<br />"ill !lot be lequ;icd to J(.in;t;at" cOIl6..dtati"n i[ " n(." a(.eou.!t is (..;tablishc:,d, II1ld ,,;11 be
<br />iuG/tlded in Ih" Se(.tion 7 b"odinc [oj the San J um, Ri 0(.1.
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<br />b. Dcplc.t;v,lS that .,c:"" in (.xist(.uc(. <IS ofOdobo 25, 1991, the date. vfth(. i50tlatlCe of
<br />the fil5t Animas- L" Plata Diolo~kal Opinion ,,;11 !lot b" "otlllte.d agaillst tire 3,000 aCJC-
<br />fcet millO, depletion; l;mit in tIl': ftlttllc. Existillii d(.pletiohS tIlat lue ('wlcntly illdtICkd
<br />"ill b(. Icmo,ed [,om tile &Il.all d(.pletioll5 aC(.vwlt.
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<br />(.. The So,k" "ill (.ont;nue to I(.,i"" each appli(.atioll fvl consid"latioJ1 w,del th"
<br />millol d<.pletl,,1l5 ",,(.Otlllt and utiliz(. tI,at I!CCOuill to fadlital\- WIlSull"lioll5 01. omall
<br />Ploj"c.ts so 101.g "0 a plop03cd d(.pktiv,l fits "itI,;u tile 3,000 aClc-f""t aggl(.gat(. cdliug
<br />II1ld dO,,3 uot comp,omise tll" pctlpOSC; [01 "hidl 0,,, mil.OJ J"pktiol.o ",,(.Ouhl "as
<br />(.otiiblishe,d. All plO plOjects clItIsh,!; a dcpklivn of les; tI,dn200 100 I!(.JC-[cet Jl(.' y('1I1
<br />"ill b(. wJ1sidel(.d 5wall milloJ depktiollo, lIS long a; th(. 3,000 a('le-&"[/)'1 agg,ClSat(.
<br />ceiling;s uot excccd"d. Dtlling tI,,, opelat;vu vfth(. I\,;uvl d(.pkl;ons aC"vwlt 0,,,, tt."
<br />pdot fotll yeal5, ,Iv cc.iling 1,,,0 bC('1l pla"cd on ind;,;dtlal d(.pktions, t:1,,,y ha,(. vcctlll(.d ;u
<br />1I1110tlllts tI,at ,II1Y frO,ll 0.02 aCle-f"d pCI )'('iU ;u pe,lp(.tuity to 500 ""I(.-fc(.[ p('1 y(.a, fOI a
<br />Iimit(.d p"liod "f 5 y"lI1s. It 11M bcen and "ill J(.1ll.tln" matt(.1 ofjtldg(.I\,G1rt by the
<br />Sel ,ice, and th(. I(.(ju"sting ag"u(.y to ddwnin(.;[ ",1 indi,;dtla! Ploj""t ha,;ug, a dcpktic,n
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