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~- . . 'w 3 Section 7 consultations. Impacts to listed species as a result of the proposed oil shale developments have been addressed in five individual biological opinions: (1) Clear Creek Shale Oil Project and GCC Joint Venture Water System Terrestrial Bioloyica1 Opinion (FWS file number 6-5-83-0016, finalized March 7, 1984); (2) Getty Oil Company and Cities Service Oil and Gas Corporation Oil Shale Projects Terrestrial Biological Opinion (FWS file number 6-5-84-0002, finalized February 13,1984); (3) Aquatic Biological Opinion for Listed Colorado River Fishes - GCC Joint Venture Water System; Clear Creek Shale Oil Project and Associated Water System; Getty Shale Oil Project and Associated Water System; and Cities Service Shale Oil Project and Associated Water System (FWS file number 6-5-84-0003, finalized August 24, 1984); (4) Union Oil Company Parachute Creek Oil Shale Program Phase II Expansion Biological Opinion (FWS file number 6-5-83-0002, finalized January 30,1985); and (5) Biological Opinion for Pacific Shale Project (FWS file number 6-5-84- F-006, finalized February 27, 1985). Some of the water being requested for purchase in the Ruedi Reservoir Round II sale may be used by projects for which impacts have a1 ready been analyzed in the above referenced consultations; less than 60 percent of the currently identified proposed depletions represent aquatic impacts not previously analyzed through the Section 7 process. FWS recognizes that the preliminary interest expressed by various water users may not accurately reflect the amount of water actually sought or successfully acquired during the formal bidding process; i.e., an expression of interest in the water does not necessarily mean that a particular user entity will be a successful bidder for Ruedi water. Therefore, the amount of depletion impacts attributed to the Round II Ruedi sale, as well as scope of impacts to listed species that have already been consulted on through the Section 7 process may change, depending on final outcome of the bidding process. As noted above, any impacts to listed species resulting from this sale and not previously analyzed will be evaluated through separate consultations once the successful bidders are known. BIOLOGICAL OPINION Based upon the best scientific and commercial information that is currentl available, the Ruedi Reservoir Round II Water Marketing Program, as described below, is not likely to jeopardize the continued existence of the Colorado squawfish (Ptychocneilus lucius) with the inclusion of conservation measures described in this opinion. Carrying out the specified conservation measures should also offset impacts to the bony tail chub (Gila !le~~ns) and humpback chub (Gila cypha). PROJECT OESCRIPTION Narrative presented in this section describes the Federal action for which this biological opinion is rendered. The water marketing information presented in this section was obtained from the biological assessment (BR, 1984a), and from supplemental information received from your agency, most notably the postsale operation study (BR, 1984b)_