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. e, . o Work to synthesize technical information related to Flaming Gorge and the Aspinall Units is progressing, but has been delayed because the supporting technical reports have been late. Synthesize reports are due May 1998 for Flaming Gorge and October 1998 for Aspinall, o The water demand study. as part of development of the Yampa Water Management Plan, has been completed and should be available in March 1998. o The Bureau of Reclamation released the draft Environmental Assessment for the Grand Valley Water Management Project. December 1997. Reclamation also began public negotiation meetings on a contract with Public Service Company of Colorado for delivery of a portion of the surplus Green Mountain Reservoir water; it appears that a contract can be worked out by this summer. Completion of the programmatic biological opinion for the 15-mile reach remains an obstacle for beginning construction of the project. o The process to begin coordinated reservoir operations in the Duchesne River basin has been initiated, thanks to the CUWCD and Bureau of Reclamation, C. Habitat Development and Maintenance Goal: To provide or enhance habitat for the rare fishes through habitat development or management measures such as: o fish passageways o restoration of flooded bottomland habitats. Status: 0 Operalion of the Redlands Diversion Dam on the Gunnison River continued in 1997. The ladder was used by 20,603 fishes, 94% of which were native fishes, including 19 Colorado squawfish. Native fishes that were marked and released above the dam dispersed upstream, some as far as 57 river miles to the base of the Hartland Diversion Dam, o A fish passage structure was constructed at the Grand Valley Irrigation Company Diversion Dam on the Colorado River in January 1998; evaluation is scheduled to begin in March 1998. Providing fish passage at this structure. Price-Stubb, and the Grand Valley Project Diversion Dam will restore 55 miles of historically-occupied habitat for endangered tishes. o Design options are currently being developed for restoring fish passage at the Price-Stubb Diversion Dam, Construction is tentatively scheduled to begin in the fall of 1998, and could be completed as early as April 1999, o Pre-construction activities are being initiated in FY 98 to restore tish passage at the Grand Valley Project Diversion Dam. The current plan is to complete 2