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<br />V, Relationship to RlPRAP: Green River Action Plan: Yampa and Little Snake Rivers <br />I.A.4,a,(3) Yampa River management plan <br /> <br />VI. Accomplislunenl ofFY 98 Tasks and Deliverables, Discussion ofInitial Findings and <br />Shortcomings: <br /> <br />Task I. Endangered fish flow needs assessment and passage study: A draft report was due <br />in January 1998 with a final report due in June 1998, However, the draft was not <br />completed until August 1998, Following revision, a second draft is expected in December <br />and will be submitted to the Biology Committee at that time for its review, The study <br />found that 93 cfs is the flow below which aquatic habitat for endangered fishes is <br />significantly degraded, Therefore, 93 cfs was established as the basis for a minimum flow <br />target to be used in CROSS modeling to ascertain potential impacts of future water <br />development on endangered fishes in the Yampa River. The report further stated that a <br />water management plan for the Yampa is necessary to ensure maintenance of instream <br />flows sufficient to recover endangered fishes and protect other nati ve species, <br /> <br />Task 2, Water use projections: BBC published its final report on the Yampa Valley Water <br />Demand Study in June 1998, versus November 1997 in the FY 98 scope, It estimated that <br />an additional 49,000 af of water would be depleted from the Yampa River to meet future <br />human water demands through CY 2045, This volume represents roughly 5 percent of the <br />average annual yield of the river and is comparable to the estimate by Hydrosphere (1995) <br />of 52,000 af through 2040, Most of the projected demand is due to M&I development, so <br />distribution of the additional demand is expected to be fairly uniform throughout the year, <br />However, in FY 99 BBC will develop a geographic, monthly distribution of demand for use <br />in future CROSS model runs (see Task 11 below). <br /> <br />Tasks 3 & 4, Section 7 consultation process and instream flow issues and, flow scenarios: <br />No work was completed or funded in FY 98, <br /> <br />Task 5. Synthesis document; purpose and need statement; identify alternatives: This task <br />is contingent on completion of Task I. Because Task I will not be completed until FY 99, <br />completion of Task 5 was deferred and will be funded from the FY 99 budget. Funding for <br />this task in FY 98 was reduced by $49K, out of $92K originally budgeted for this task, <br /> <br />Task 6, Identify and Collect Missing Data: Because this task is contingent on completion <br />of Task 5, no work was done under Task 6 in FY 98 and funding was reduced by $4IK, the <br />total amount budgeted for this task in FY 98, <br /> <br />Tasks 7-9, NEPA preparation, ROD, and implementation agreement: No activities or funds <br />were included in the FY 98 SOW under these tasks, <br /> <br />Task 10, Public Involvement: Activities included issuing press releases, advertizing public <br />meetings in local newspapers, preparing for and conducting public meetings, and attending <br />meetings of the Yampa River Basin Partnership, The Partnership decided not to organize a <br /> <br />CAP-9, Yampa O&M Plan - Page 2 <br />