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DRMS Permit Index
Permit No
C1996083
IBM Index Class Name
Application Correspondence
Doc Date
9/3/1996
Doc Name
MEMO FINAL BIOLOGICAL OPINION FOR BOWIE 2 MINE BOWIE COLO
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.~ <br />14 <br />Water depletions reduce the ability of the river to create and maintain <br />critical habitat. Food supply, predation, and competition are important <br />elements of the biological environment. Food supply is a function of nutrient <br />supply and productivity, which could be limited by reduction of high spring <br />flows brought about by water depletions. Predation and competition from <br />nonnative fish species have been identified as factors in the decline of the <br />endangered fishes. Water depletions contribute to alterations in flow regimes <br />that favor nonnative fishes. The Service concludes that water depletions <br />impact the primary constituent elements; however, reasonable and prudent <br />alternatives have been developed by the Service that would avoid destruction <br />or adverse modification to the critical habitat. <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" (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 1987). An objective of <br />the 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 (establishment <br />of the Implementation Committee, provision of <br />congressional funding, and initiation of the elements) <br />will result in a one-time contribution to be paid to the <br />Service by water project proponents in the amount of <br />510.00 per acre-foot based on the average annual depletion <br />of the project This figure will be adjusted <br />annually for inflation [the current figure is 513.04 per <br />acre-foot] Concurrently with the completion of <br />the Federal action which initiated the consultation, e.g., <br />. issuance of a 404 permit, 10 percent of the total <br />contribution will be provided. The balance will <br />be due at the time the construction <br />commences ." <br />It is important to note that these provisions of the Recovery Program were <br />based on appropriate legal protection of the instream flow needs of the <br />endangered Colorado River fishes. The Recovery Program further states: <br />" it is necessary to protect and manage sufficient <br />habitat to support self-sustaining populations of these <br />species. One way to accomplish this is to provide long <br />term protection of the habitat by acquiring or <br />appropriating water rights to ensure instream <br />
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