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r <br />15 <br />Colorado. Moffat Countv. The Yampa River from the boundary of Dinosaur <br />National Monument in T. 6 N., R. 99 W., section 27 (6th Principal <br />Meridian) to the confluence with the Green River in T. 7 N., R. 103 W., <br />section 28 (6th Principal Meridian). <br />Utah. Uintah Countv: and Colorado. Moffat Countv. The Green River from <br />the confluence with the Yampa River in T. 7 N., R. 103 W., section 28 <br />(6th Principal Meridian) to the boundary of Dinosaur National Monument <br />in T. 6 N., R. 24 E., section 30 (Salt Lake Meridian). <br />Utah, Uintah and Grand Counties. The Green River (Desolation and Gray <br />Canyons) from Sumner's Amphitheater (river mile 85) in T. 12 S., <br />R. 18 E., section 5 (Salt Lake Meridian) to Swasey's Rapid (river <br />mile 12) in T. ZO S., R. 16 E., section 3 (Salt Lake Meridian). <br />Utah. Grand County: and Colorado. Mesa Countv. The Colorado River from <br />Black Rocks (river mile 137) in T. 10 S., R. 104 W., section 25 <br />(6th Principal Meridian) to Fish Ford (river mile 106) in T. 21 S., <br />R. 24 E., section 35 (Salt Lake Meridian). <br />Utah. Garfield and San Juan Counties. The Colorado River from Brown <br />Betty Rapid (river mile 212.5) in T. 30 S., R. 18 E., section 34 (Salt <br />Lake Meridian) to Imperial Canyon (river mile 200) in T. 31 S., <br />R. 17 E„ section 28 (Salt Lake Meridian). <br />REASONABLE AND PRUDENT ALTERNATIVES <br />On January 21-22, 1988, the Secretary of the Interior; the Governors of <br />Wyoming, Colorado, and Utah; and the Administrator of the Western Area Power <br />Administration were cosigners of a Cooperative Agreement to implement the <br />"Recovery Implementation Program for Endangered Fish Species in the Upper <br />Colorado River Basin" (Recovery Program) (Service 1987). An objective of the <br />Recovery Program was to identify reasonable and prudent alternatives that <br />would ensure the survival and recovery of the listed species while providing <br />for new water development in the Upper Basin. <br />The following excerpts are pertinent to the consultation because they <br />summarize portions of the Recovery Program that address depletion impacts, <br />Section 7 consultation, and project proponent responsibilities: <br />"All future Section 7 consultations completed after <br />approval and implementation of this program <br />(establishment of the Implementation Committee, <br />provision of congressional funding, and initiation of <br />the elements) will result in a one-time contribution <br />to be paid to the Service by water project proponents <br />in the amount of 510.00 per acre-foot based on the <br />average annual depletion of the project This <br />figure will be adjusted annually for inflation [the <br />current figure is 511.98 per acre-foot] . <br />Concurrently with the completion of the Federal action <br />which initiated the consultation, e.g., issuance <br />