WSP08252

• File Number: 8240.300.02
• Description: San Juan River Recovery Implementation Program - Recovery Plans & Information
• Basin: San Juan/Dolores
• Water Division: 7
• Date: 8/9/1992
• Title: San Juan River Basin Recovery Implementation Program
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Report/Study

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may lead to sufficient progress under the Implementation Program.

4.2.2 Actions to Avoid Jeopardy

As a result of research being conducted, it is anticipated that
significant new information will be available on the listed fish.
Also, certain recovery actions will have been implemented to
benefit the listed fish. There is the option of a federal agency
or project sponsor to implement actions in addition to those
accomplished under the Implementation Program and which may also
eliminate the likelihood of jeopardy. These measures would be
reviewed by the service in the consultation process for a
proposed federal action even if sufficient progress has not been
made under the Implementation Program. Two primary examples of
such actions are listed below:

Modification of federal projects to maintain the level of
depletions in the section 7 environmental baseline as
described in the Biological Opinion issued for the ALP
(baseline) .

Modifications to existing and proposed federal actions
(i.e., measures) to lessen impacts to endangered fish.

4.2.3 Milestones

Inherent in the logical progression of implementing identified
recovery actions is the stepwise accomplishment of increments of
the outlined courses of action (Section 3.0). These steps will
be outlined in the Long Range Implementation Plan. As such steps
are completed, they will be assessed as the milestones marking
progress in achieving the goal of recovery of the endangered fish
species. The satisfaction of such milestones and, in turn, their
recovery elements, will be taken into consideration in the
consultation process.

4.2.4 Monitoring of Accomplishment of Reasonable and Prudent
Alternatives

As discussed in section 4.1, if a federal agency determines that
an action it authorizes, funds, or carries out "may affect" a
listed species or adversely modify or destroy critical habitat,
it is required to initiate formal section 7 consultation with the
Service. If the service finds that the effect to the species is
of such significance as to be likely to jeopardize the continued
existence of the species, or result in destruction or adverse
modification of critical habitat, a "jeopardy" biological opinion
is issued at the conclusion of the consultation. That opinion