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. Trout Unlimited - Water should be managed as a pool rather than a flow; 36,500 acre-feet is the minimum pool; fish and wildlife pool should not be charged during spills; fishery releases cannot be subject to any requirement for power generation. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service - Considers 36,500 acre-feet the minimum pool - Potential impacts to aquatic resources, especially native fishes, should be addressed; Operation of dam to avoid escapement of non- native fishes should be addressed; Supports change of water year to April 1 to March 30; Fish and wildlife pool should be credited with 36,500 after spills; Spill management should closely mimic a natural hydrograph. U.S. Forest Service - Supports the change to managed pool; 36,500 acre-feet is minimum pool; Recommended consideration of additional water beyond 36,500 acre-feet; Water year should be changed; Recommends spill management to mimic natural hydrograph; Supports CDOW's recommendation regarding powerplant operation; Structural habitat improvement may be beneficial, but is not a substitute for acquiring additional water; A quality fishery is important to USFS recreational activities and facilities; An alternative that supports a healthy aquatic ecosystem would also benefit other resources. A public meeting was conducted at Anasazi Heritage Center on November 16, 1993. There were 24 attendees at that meeting. The Scoping Document and this draft EA were senl"!o the distribution list shown at the end of this chapter. B. COORDINATION WITH OTHER AGENCmS Reclamation is the lead agency for preparation of this EA. Other key federal, state, tribal and local agencies were consulted. They provided resource expertise, technical assistance, and ongoing review and input to the environmental analysis during preparation of the EA. These agencies included: Federal Agencies Deparnnent of AgriCUlture Forest Service, Durango, Colorado; Dolores, Colorado Deparnnent of the Interior Bureau of Land Management, Durango, Colorado; Montrose, Colorado Fish and Wildlife Service, Grand Junction, Colorado State Agencies Colorado State Government Division of Water Resources, Durango, Colorado Division of Wildlife, Durango, Colorado; Dolores, Colorado; Fort Collins, Colorado Reclamation consulted with the USF&WS to assure compliance with the Endangered Species Act. Reclamation requested a list of potentially affected federaIly-listed threatened and endangered species from the USF&WS and prepared a Biological Assessment of the proposed action. The USF&WS will render a Biological Opinion in response to the Biological Assessment. In addition, Reclamation coordinated with the USF&WS regarding general fish and wildlife resources as required by the Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act. The Draft EA has been distributed to the following interested parties for review and comment: 44