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<br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />a <br />o <br />C"-:) <br />..;::.. <br /> <br />00 <br /> <br />Additional discussion is needed on thefollowing issues: <br />-relationship to of project depletions to flow recommendations(jeopardy <br />-incidental take <br />-reinitiation of consultation <br /> <br />5.0 SECTION 7 CONSULTATIONS <br /> <br />1. For the purposes of the RIP and Section 7 consultations, it is assumed that (1) the RIP will <br />produce a list of actions that can be implemented to recover the species (2) the funding will be <br />available to implement the long range plan, (3) participants will take appropriate steps to <br />implement those actions; and (4) actions will be implemented in accordance with the schedule <br />in the Long Range Plan (L.P.), as periodically amended. ' <br /> <br />2. Activities and accomplishments under the RIP are intended to provide the reasonable and <br />prudent alternatives which allow water management and development activities by existing <br />and future water projects to avoid the likelihood of jeopardy, to avoid adverse modification of <br />critical habitat, and to minimize take of endangered species (hereinafter the "reasonable and <br />prudent alternative'~ resultingfrom all existing or past impacts related to existing water <br />projects, including non-depletion impacts, and all impacts of new water projects. <br /> <br />3. The Service will assess the impacts of projects that require Section 7 consultation and <br />determine if actions completed by the RIP have been sufficient for the RIP to serve as a <br />reasonable and prudent alternative. The Service will also consider whether the probable <br />success of the RIP is compromised as a result of a specific depletion or the cumulative effect <br />of depletions. The Service will consider RIP actions throughout the basin in evaluating the <br />sufficiency of those actions to serve as the reasonable and prudent alternative. The Service <br />will make its assessment based on the best available biological data and professional <br />judgement. The Service will assess the sufficiency of RIP actions in proportion to the <br />potential jeopardy impacts of a proposed federal action. That is, the smaller the impact of a <br />federal action, the lower the level of actions by the RIP needed to provide the reasonable and <br />prudent alternative. <br /> <br />Actions which will be considered as contributing significantly to recovery of the silvery <br />minnow include: <br /> <br />o provision of water for the benefit of listed fish; <br /> <br />o enhancementofflows; <br /> <br />o legal protection of water, including protection of reservoir storage releases,for the <br />benefit of the listedflSh to and through their habitat, as appropriate; <br /> <br />o operation or modification of federal projects to benefit listed fish; <br /> <br />o improvements to water quality in habitat areas used by listed fish; <br /> <br />7 <br />