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.", r ~'. ,', i.;;Ju;) Changes in the amount of Pueblo West's water usage are not expected to have any impact on Arkansas River white water rafting, Net river flows are expected to remain similar to recent years due to the expected continued cooperative flow management by the State and Reclamation, Construction of the preferred alternative is planned to occur in off-season months, particularly the winter months when recreational activities are expected to be reduced, However, the bike/pedestrian trail and access road would need to be temporarily closed during construction activities. To mitigate these potential impacts, the following actions will be required: · Construction activities will be conducted in a manner that minimizes disruption of traffic on the access road, including providing at least one lane of through traffic at all times or an alternative route in the immediate vicinity, and shall be coordinated with the Colorado State Parks. · Construction activities will be conducted in a manner that minimizes disruption of traffic on the bike/pedestrian trail, including providing an alternative route in the immediate vicinity for trail users and coordinating construction/re-routing with the Colorado State Parks, · Pre- and post-inspections on all roadways and trails will be conducted by Reclamation, Roadways, trails, and similar facilities impacted by construction activities will be returned to pre-construction or better condition as soon as construction work in the vicinity of these facilities is sufficiently completed to allow their repair. . Soil compaction tests will be conducted on each side of the Park access roadway and trail at any locations where they are disturbed by construction activities. Threatened and Endall1zered Species Affected Environment This section constitutes Reclamation'sThreatened and Endangered Species (T&E) determination under Section 7 of the Endangered Species Act (ESA). Information on the potential for threatened, endangered, and candidate species, and their habitat within the action area of the proposed project were obtained from the U, S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), Ecological Services, Colorado Field Office. The action area for this project includes the Arkansas River between Twin Lakes and Pueblo Reservoir, Pueblo Reservoir and the area to be disturbed by construction of the pipeline and related facilities, The Service indicated the potential for twelve federally-listed threatened, endangered, or candidate species to be found in the vicinity of the project area. Four of these species, the Preble's meadow jumping mouse, Uncompaghre butterfly, penland alpine fen mustard, and the Colorado butterfly plant, are clearly outside of the action area or any potential impacts from the project. Consequently, these four species were not considered in this analysis. The remaining species are listed in Table 3,3. 15