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November 30, 1992: Public hearing held in Durango, Colorado. Other hearings are held in Farmington, New Mexico on December 1, 1992, and Denver, Colorado on December 2, 1992. About 125 stoJements were received. I July 20, 1993: Commissioner of Reclamation signs a memorandum recommending thai a Final Supplement to the 1980 FES be prepared which addresses issues raised during the comment period; is based on updating impacts of the project described in the 1979 DPR (including refinements); and includes Clean Waier Act compliance requirements. September 1993: Reclamation sets a schedule date of June 1995 for filing the Final Supplement with EPA and August 1995 for a Record of Decision. November- December 1993: Using Indian Self Determination Act contracting procedures, cooperative agreements are put in place with both the Southern Ute Indian Tribe and the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe to conduct certain studies and analyses, thereby assisting in completion of the Final Supplement. February 16, 1994: Consent decree is filed regarding the Four Comers Action Coalition, et. al. lawsuit. Reclamation agreed to not perform cultural resources related ground disturbing activities prior to completion of the Final Supplement. As such, the previous preliminary injunction is vacated. April 19, 1994: In anticipation of u.s. F&WL Service designation of critical habitat in the Colorado lliver Basin for four endangered fishes, Reclamation requests initiation of ESA consultation regarding the ALP project and critical habitat. The Service designaied critical habitat on April 20, 1994. July 1994: U.S. Department of Interior Inspector General releases audit report No. 94-1-884, "Development Status of the Dolores and the Animas- La Plata Projects, Bureau of Reclamation." Regarding ALP, the 01G recommends thai economic and financitd feasibUity of the project be reevaluaied and thai Congress be informed of the reevaluation results. Reclamation had previously begun such an economic analysis. February 1995: Project sponsors agree on the concept of dividing Phase I of the project into two Stages, A and B. In accordance with the project depletion limitation of 57,100 acre-feet specified in the reasonable and prudent alternative (RPA) of the 1991 FWS Biological Opinion, Stage A facUity construction is defined generally as foUows: the Durango Pumping Plant, llidges Basin Dam and Reservoir, Ridges Basin Inlet Conduit, Shenandoah M&1 Pipeline, La Plata M&1 (rural) Pipeline, and regional road and utility relocations. Also included is mitigation for fish, wildlife, and wetlands. 9