**Updated Interim Status Report -- November 2001**

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| ###                 | #   | **  | ## Status/Remarks                 |
|  Proposed Action/Co |  Re | Due |                                   |
| nservation Measures | spo | D   |                                   |
|                     | nsi | ate |                                   |
|                     | bil | /** |                                   |
|                     | ity |     |                                   |
|                     |     | **T |                                   |
|                     |     | ime |                                   |
|                     |     | Pe  |                                   |
|                     |     | rio |                                   |
|                     |     | d** |                                   |
+---------------------+-----+-----+-----------------------------------+
| 1\. Reclamation     | FW  |     |                                   |
| will develop and    | S/U |     |                                   |
| implement programs  | SBR |     |                                   |
| with the 65 water   |     |     |                                   |
| districts           |     |     |                                   |
| (Districts) to      |     |     |                                   |
| ensure that land    |     |     |                                   |
| use changes         |     |     |                                   |
| associated with     |     |     |                                   |
| project water will  |     |     |                                   |
| be addressed        |     |     |                                   |
| pursuant to ESA.    |     |     |                                   |
+---------------------+-----+-----+-----------------------------------+
| a\. Notify          | FW  | D   | 1a **completed**. Notice sent     |
| Districts regarding | S/U | one | week of July 3, 2000              |
| ESA requirements of | SBR |     |                                   |
| the Interim Opinion |     |     |                                   |
+---------------------+-----+-----+-----------------------------------+
| b\. Synthesize      | FW  | O   | 1bcd: **Ongoing**. Cooperative    |
| existing and new    | S/U | ngo | GIS teams from both agencies      |
| information on      | SBR | ing | working on Central Valley Habitat |
| distribution and    |     |     | Monitoring Workplan. 1993 habitat |
| potential habitat   |     |     | data is available and 2000 data   |
| of federally        |     |     | is being synthesized.             |
| listed, proposed,   |     |     |                                   |
| and candidate       |     |     |                                   |
| species within the  |     |     |                                   |
| Districts.          |     |     |                                   |
+---------------------+-----+-----+-----------------------------------+
| c\. Map (hard copy  | FW  | O   | c\. **Ongoing**. Both agencies    |
| and digitized)      | S/U | ngo | are working together to           |
| habitat and         | SBR | ing | synthesize the data and finalize  |
| potential           |     |     | habitat maps .                    |
| distribution of     |     |     |                                   |
| listed, proposed,   |     |     |                                   |
| and candidate       |     |     |                                   |
| species, and        |     |     |                                   |
| provide information |     |     |                                   |
| to the Districts,   |     |     |                                   |
| the Service and the |     |     |                                   |
| California          |     |     |                                   |
| Department of Fish  |     |     |                                   |
| and Game.           |     |     |                                   |
+---------------------+-----+-----+-----------------------------------+
| d\. Monitor land    | FW  | O   | d\. **Ongoing**                   |
| use changes and     | S/U | ngo |                                   |
| ongoing activities  | SBR | ing |                                   |
| in the Districts to |     |     |                                   |
| ensure that project |     |     |                                   |
| water is not used   |     |     |                                   |
| in a manner that    |     |     |                                   |
| adversely affects   |     |     |                                   |
| listed, proposed,   |     |     |                                   |
| and candidate       |     |     |                                   |
| species.            |     |     |                                   |
+---------------------+-----+-----+-----------------------------------+
| 2\. Reclamation     | FW  |     |                                   |
| will ensure that    | S/U |     |                                   |
| its operation and   | SBR |     |                                   |
| maintenance         |     |     |                                   |
| activities as well  |     |     |                                   |
| as activities of    |     |     |                                   |
| other associated    |     |     |                                   |
| with the use of CVP |     |     |                                   |
| water within the    |     |     |                                   |
| Districts will not  |     |     |                                   |
| adversely affect    |     |     |                                   |
| listed, proposed    |     |     |                                   |
| and candidate       |     |     |                                   |
| species.            |     |     |                                   |
+---------------------+-----+-----+-----------------------------------+
| a\. Work with the   | FW  | D   | 2a. **Completed**. Memo to        |
| California          | S/U | one | Service documenting the pesticide |
| Department of       | SBR |     | information related to candidate  |
| Pesticide           |     |     | species that Reclamation          |
| Regulation to       |     |     | contributed to CDPR.              |
| develop guidelines  |     |     |                                   |
| and information     |     |     |                                   |
| addressing the      |     |     |                                   |
| effects of the      |     |     |                                   |
| application of      |     |     |                                   |
| pesticides to       |     |     |                                   |
| listed, proposed,   |     |     |                                   |
| and candidate       |     |     |                                   |
| species.            |     |     |                                   |
+---------------------+-----+-----+-----------------------------------+
| b\. Develop and     | FW  | Fe  | 2b. **Ongoing**. Rough Draft of   |
| distribute to the   | S/U | bru | CCAO Field Operations Manual was  |
| Districts and       | SBR | ary | submitted to the FWS for review,  |
| landowners guidance |     | 28, | will incorporate comments         |
| on construction and |     | 2   | received from FWS on the manual.  |
| maintenance         |     | 001 | Draft O&M manual was completed by |
| activities that are |     |     | the SCCAO and distributed to      |
| most beneficial to  |     |     | contractors. NCAO is just         |
| listed, proposed,   |     |     | starting to draft their manual    |
| and candidate       |     |     | patterned after the SCCAO and     |
| species.            |     |     | CCAO manuals.                     |
+---------------------+-----+-----+-----------------------------------+
| c\. Review water    | U   | Wit | 2c. **Ongoing**. Printed copies   |
| conservation plans  | SBR | hin | of the urban districts annual     |
| for the Districts   |     | 3   | reports are available at each     |
| prior to            |     | mon | Area Office.                      |
| implementation to   |     | ths |                                   |
| ensure they do not  |     | of  |                                   |
| adversely affect    |     | co  |                                   |
| listed, proposed or |     | ntr |                                   |
| candidate species.  |     | act |                                   |
|                     |     | r   |                                   |
|                     |     | ene |                                   |
|                     |     | wal |                                   |
+---------------------+-----+-----+-----------------------------------+
| d\. Amend the       | U   | 2   | 2d. **Pending**. The criteria for |
| criteria for water  | SBR | 002 | water conservation plans is       |
| conservation plans  |     |     | amended every 3 years, consistent |
| to ensure           |     |     | with the CVPIA. The criteria was  |
| consistency with    |     |     | amended in 1999, so will not be   |
| the ESA.            |     |     | amended again until 2002.         |
|                     |     |     | Reclamation will informally       |
| > 1\) Status Report |     |     | consult with the Service by       |
| > Update 2) Revise  |     |     | forming an interagency team that  |
| > Criteria          |     |     | will ensure that the 2002         |
|                     |     |     | criteria is in compliance with    |
|                     |     |     | the ESA. Reclamation will send a  |
|                     |     |     | memo to the Service and NMFS      |
|                     |     |     | requesting their participation on |
|                     |     |     | the team.                         |
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+---------------------+-----+-----+-----------------------------------+
| ###                 | #   | **  | # Status/Remarks                  |
|  Proposed Action/Co |  Re | Due |                                   |
| nservation Measures | spo | D   |                                   |
|                     | nsi | ate |                                   |
|                     | bil | /** |                                   |
|                     | ity |     |                                   |
|                     |     | **T |                                   |
|                     |     | ime |                                   |
|                     |     | Pe  |                                   |
|                     |     | rio |                                   |
|                     |     | d** |                                   |
+---------------------+-----+-----+-----------------------------------+
| 3\. Reclamation,    | FW  | o   | 3\. **Ongoing**. CVP conservation |
| working with the    | S/U | ngo | program (CP) and b(1) other       |
| Service, will       | SBR | ing | projects.                         |
| implement           |     |     |                                   |
| critically needed   |     |     |                                   |
| action to assure    |     |     |                                   |
| the continued       |     |     |                                   |
| existence of listed |     |     |                                   |
| and proposed        |     |     |                                   |
| species and their   |     |     |                                   |
| habitats that have  |     |     |                                   |
| been affected by    |     |     |                                   |
| the CVP.            |     |     |                                   |
+---------------------+-----+-----+-----------------------------------+
| a\. Identify lands  | U   | co  | 3a. **Ongoing**. Last update of   |
| that are critical   | SBR | nti | high priority species provided to |
| to the continued    |     | nue | CP from FWS on 1/27/00. Historic  |
| survival of listed  |     | up  | trend analysis completed and      |
| species and         |     | dat | mapping program discussed in 1bcd |
| proposed species.   |     | ing | above to help identify and        |
|                     |     |     | prioritize land for conservation  |
|                     |     |     | easements or acquisition.         |
+---------------------+-----+-----+-----------------------------------+
| b\. Implement       | FW  | Imp | **3b. Ongoing**                   |
| critical needs      | S/U | lem |                                   |
| plan.               | SBR | ent |                                   |
|                     |     | ing |                                   |
+---------------------+-----+-----+-----------------------------------+
| 4\. Develop a       | FW  | Pur | 4\. **Ongoing.** CVP              |
| long‑term program   | S/U | sue | consultations, CVP conservation   |
| to address overall  | SBR | ad  | program and b(1) "other"          |
| effect of the CVP   |     | equ | projects/programs.                |
| and implementation  |     | ate |                                   |
| of the CVPIA.       |     | f   |                                   |
|                     |     | und |                                   |
|                     |     | ing |                                   |
|                     |     | and |                                   |
|                     |     | pa  |                                   |
|                     |     | rtn |                                   |
|                     |     | ers |                                   |
+---------------------+-----+-----+-----------------------------------+
| ### Reasonable a    | **R | **  | ### Status/Remarks                |
| nd Prudent Measures | esp | Due |                                   |
|                     | ons | Dat |                                   |
|                     | ibi | e/T |                                   |
|                     | lit | ime |                                   |
|                     | y** | Pe  |                                   |
|                     |     | rio |                                   |
|                     |     | d** |                                   |
+---------------------+-----+-----+-----------------------------------+
| I. Develop and      |     |     |                                   |
| implement programs  |     |     |                                   |
| with the Districts  |     |     |                                   |
| in Appendix A of    |     |     |                                   |
| this opinion to     |     |     |                                   |
| ensure that land    |     |     |                                   |
| use activities      |     |     |                                   |
| associated with     |     |     |                                   |
| project water will  |     |     |                                   |
| be addressed        |     |     |                                   |
| pursuant to the     |     |     |                                   |
| ESA.                |     |     |                                   |
+---------------------+-----+-----+-----------------------------------+
| A. Work with CDPR   | FW  | D   | A. **Completed**. Memo to Service |
| to develop          | S/U | one | describing Reclamation's          |
| guidelines that     | SBR |     | contribution of ESA information   |
| provide an update   |     |     | to the CDPR.                      |
| on work that has    |     |     |                                   |
| been completed on   |     |     |                                   |
| this measure. In    |     |     |                                   |
| addition, provide   |     |     |                                   |
| information to CDPR |     |     |                                   |
| generated from      |     |     |                                   |
| mapping efforts     |     |     |                                   |
| described in        |     |     |                                   |
| Conservation        |     |     |                                   |
| Measure 1(c).       |     |     |                                   |
+---------------------+-----+-----+-----------------------------------+
| II\. Identify land  |     |     |                                   |
| and water use       |     |     |                                   |
| techniques or       |     |     |                                   |
| measures within CVP |     |     |                                   |
| service areas which |     |     |                                   |
| are critically      |     |     |                                   |
| impacting listed    |     |     |                                   |
| and proposed        |     |     |                                   |
| species or their    |     |     |                                   |
| habitats.           |     |     |                                   |
+---------------------+-----+-----+-----------------------------------+
| A. Prepare a study  | U   | C   | A. **Ongoing**. This requirement  |
| plan to identify    | SBR | ont | is already handled through the    |
| the sources of      |     | inu | existing Grassland Bypass Project |
| selenium            |     | ing | (GBP) monitoring program. A USGS  |
| contamination in    |     |     | sources of selenium study for the |
| the Grasslands, San |     |     | GBP, funded by Reclamation, began |
| Joaquin River, and  |     |     | in FY2000 and is not expected to  |
| south Delta         |     |     | be completed until the end of     |
| estuary.            |     |     | 2002, at the earliest. The Study  |
|                     |     |     | had 3 phases: Joe McGahan has     |
|                     |     |     | completed phase I and the raw     |
|                     |     |     | data generated has been sent to   |
|                     |     |     | USGS for analysis. The BA&BO      |
|                     |     |     | Proposed Action for the           |
|                     |     |     | continuation of the GBP through   |
|                     |     |     | 2009 has commitments for          |
|                     |     |     | supporting studies down-river of  |
|                     |     |     | the project.                      |
+---------------------+-----+-----+-----------------------------------+
| B. Develop and      | U   | C   | B. **Initiated and ongoing**.     |
| implement an        | SBR | ont | Service biologists tested 14      |
| approved monitoring |     | inu | split tail for Se, B and other    |
| program to assess   |     | ing | contaminants. A report will be    |
| the effects of      |     |     | generated after the lab results   |
| selenium loading    |     |     | are in. The BA/BO Proposed Action |
| within the San      |     |     | for the continuation of the GBP   |
| Joaquin River on    |     |     | through 2009 has commitments for  |
| aquatic listed      |     |     | supporting Se studies and         |
| species or their    |     |     | monitoring to assess the effects  |
| surrogates using    |     |     | of selenium loading within the    |
| the lower San       |     |     | San Joaquin River on aquatic      |
| Joaquin River and   |     |     | listed species or their           |
| southern            |     |     | surrogates.                       |
| Sacramento‑San      |     |     |                                   |
| Joaquin Delta.      |     |     |                                   |
+---------------------+-----+-----+-----------------------------------+
| C. Provide          | U   | C   | C. See IIA ‑ the reporting        |
| quarterly reports   | SBR | ont | measure is handled with the       |
| on locations of     |     | inu | existing GBP monitoring program   |
| monitoring and      |     | ing | and existing quarterly reports.   |
|                     |     |     | Corrective actions were made in   |
| monitoring results. |     |     | previous years and continue to be |
| If concentration    |     |     | monitored through the GBP         |
| exceeds 2 ug/1      |     |     | monitoring program, which         |
| monthly mean        |     |     | includes Service biologists, who  |
| standard for        |     |     | receive the monthly averages at   |
| wetland water       |     |     | the same time as Reclamation. All |
| supplies in the     |     |     | inlets from the Grasslands        |
| Grasslands, and is  |     |     | Project Area to the wetland       |
| a result either     |     |     | channels have been plugged since  |
| directly or         |     |     | April 21, 1998 and monthly        |
| indirectly from     |     |     | selenium averages have only       |
| Reclamation         |     |     | exceeded 2 ppb occasionally since |
| actions, will       |     |     | then and the exceedences have     |
| identify and        |     |     | been less than 1 ppb. Those       |
| implement           |     |     | exceedences are not directly or   |
| corrective actions  |     |     | indirectly tied to Reclamation    |
| and initiate        |     |     | actions because Reclamation has   |
| separate formal     |     |     | aggressively prevented selenium   |
| consultation.       |     |     | drainage from entering the        |
|                     |     |     | wetlands.                         |
+---------------------+-----+-----+-----------------------------------+

+---------------------+-----+-----+-----------------------------------+
| ### Reasonable a    | **R | **  | ### Status/Remarks                |
| nd Prudent Measures | esp | Due |                                   |
|                     | ons | D   |                                   |
|                     | ibi | ate |                                   |
|                     | lit | /** |                                   |
|                     | y** |     |                                   |
|                     |     | **T |                                   |
|                     |     | ime |                                   |
|                     |     | Pe  |                                   |
|                     |     | rio |                                   |
|                     |     | d** |                                   |
+---------------------+-----+-----+-----------------------------------+
| III\. Identify,     |     |     |                                   |
| analyze and         |     |     |                                   |
| compensate for past |     |     |                                   |
| effects since 1991  |     |     |                                   |
| for Friant and 1995 |     |     |                                   |
| for Interim         |     |     |                                   |
| contractors. (Note: |     |     |                                   |
| Friant is no longer |     |     |                                   |
| an interim          |     |     |                                   |
| contractor)         |     |     |                                   |
+---------------------+-----+-----+-----------------------------------+
| A. Identify and     | U   | Pr  | A. Information and analysis       |
| analyze the impacts | SBR | ior | ongoing. Information will be      |
| of changes to       |     | to  | provided in BA's for Long‑Term    |
| contract service    |     | i   | contract renewal (LTCR). All      |
| area boundaries     |     | nit | Friant contract service area      |
| since 1991 for any  |     | iat | boundary changes have been        |
| Friant contracts    |     | ion | consulted on.                     |
| that have not       |     | of  |                                   |
| undergone section 7 |     | con |                                   |
| consultation. Fully |     | sul |                                   |
| compensate for any  |     | tat |                                   |
| impacts associated  |     | ion |                                   |
| with past water     |     | (   |                                   |
| assignments ofr     |     | con |                                   |
| Interim or Friant   |     | s.) |                                   |
| Div. water          |     | for |                                   |
| allocations.        |     | l   |                                   |
|                     |     | tcr |                                   |
+---------------------+-----+-----+-----------------------------------+
| B. Identify and     | U   | Pr  | B. Information and analysis       |
| analyze the impacts | SBR | ior | ongoing. Draft maps for interim   |
| of changes to       |     | to  | contract service areas were       |
| contract service    |     | l   | provide to FWS in May showing     |
| area boundaries     |     | tcr | boundaries changes since '95 and  |
| since 1995 for      |     | or  | acreage changes by district.      |
| interim contractors |     | n   | Information will be provided in   |
| and provide this    |     | ext | BA's for Long‑Term contract       |
| information and     |     | i   | renewal                           |
| associated GIS data |     | nte |                                   |
| layers. Fully       |     | rim |                                   |
| compensate for any  |     | per |                                   |
| impacts associated  |     | iod |                                   |
| with past changes   |     |     |                                   |
| to contract service |     |     |                                   |
| area boundaries for |     |     |                                   |
| interim contracts.  |     |     |                                   |
+---------------------+-----+-----+-----------------------------------+
| C. Identify and     | U   | Pr  | C. No Change. The 1995 Interim    |
| analyze the impacts | SBR | ior | contract renewal consultation     |
| of changes in       |     | to  | included change of purpose of use |
| purpose of use      |     | l   | from ag to M&I. In general the ag |
| since 1991 for      |     | tcr | shortage provisions remain even   |
| Friant contractors  |     | or  | if purpose of use converted to    |
| and 1995 for        |     | an  | M&I, so these changes in          |
| Interim contractors |     | a   | allocations will not affect       |
| and provide this    |     | ddi | CVP-wide supplies under drought   |
| information and     |     | tio | conditions.                       |
| analysis. Provide   |     | nal |                                   |
| an analysis on how  |     | i   |                                   |
| changes in purpose  |     | nte |                                   |
| of use will affect  |     | rim |                                   |
| shortages to        |     | p   |                                   |
| districts, and how  |     | eri |                                   |
| these changes in    |     | od. |                                   |
| allocations will    |     |     |                                   |
| affect CVP‑wide     |     |     |                                   |
| water supplies      |     |     |                                   |
| under drought       |     |     |                                   |
| conditions          |     |     |                                   |
+---------------------+-----+-----+-----------------------------------+
| D. Identify and     | U   | Pr  | D. Information and analysis       |
| analyze the impacts | SBR | ior | ongoing. There has only been one  |
| of all water        |     | to  | assignment since 1995 (Mercy      |
| assignments         |     | l   | Springs) resulting in changes in  |
| executed since 1991 |     | tcr | water use. All other assignments  |
| for Friant          |     | or  | were simple name change actions,  |
| contractors and     |     | an  | usually as a result of deaths in  |
| 1995 for interim    |     | a   | a family.                         |
| contractors and     |     | ddi |                                   |
| provide this        |     | tio |                                   |
| information. Fully  |     | nal |                                   |
| compensate for any  |     | i   |                                   |
| impacts associated  |     | nte |                                   |
| with past water     |     | rim |                                   |
| assignments of      |     | p   |                                   |
| Interim or Friant   |     | eri |                                   |
| Division water      |     | od. |                                   |
| allocations.        |     |     |                                   |
+---------------------+-----+-----+-----------------------------------+
| IV\. Consult on     | U   | Due | IV\. Will occur when applicable   |
| future actions      | SBR | D   |                                   |
| including changes   |     | ate |                                   |
| in purpose of use   |     | Not |                                   |
| of contracts,       |     | A   |                                   |
| transfers involving |     | ppl |                                   |
| interim for Friant  |     | ica |                                   |
| Div. contractors,   |     | ble |                                   |
| assignments, and    |     |     |                                   |
| inclusions,         |     |     |                                   |
| annexations and     |     |     |                                   |
| exclusions to       |     |     |                                   |
| contract service    |     |     |                                   |
| area boundaries.    |     |     |                                   |
+---------------------+-----+-----+-----------------------------------+
| A. Consult on       | U   |     | A. Will occur when applicable     |
| future changes in   | SBR |     |                                   |
| water contracts     |     |     |                                   |
| from agriculture    |     |     |                                   |
| only to             |     |     |                                   |
| agriculture/M&I     |     |     |                                   |
| purposes.           |     |     |                                   |
+---------------------+-----+-----+-----------------------------------+
| B. Provide an       | U   |     | B. No Change. June 9, 1997 joint  |
| analysis of how     | SBR |     | letter on CVPIA administrative    |
| future changes in   |     |     | proposal on urban water supply    |
| purpose of use will |     |     | reliability stated that ag        |
| affect shortages to |     |     | shortage provisions remain even   |
| districts and how   |     |     | if converted to M&I. M&I water in |
| these change in     |     |     | the districts up for renewal that |
| allocations will    |     |     | are granted M&I priority has not  |
| affect CVP‑wide     |     |     | changed since the OCAP            |
| water supplies      |     |     | consultation (1992).              |
| under drought       |     |     |                                   |
| conditions.         |     |     |                                   |
+---------------------+-----+-----+-----------------------------------+
| C. No execution of  | U   |     | C. See B above.                   |
| future changes in   | SBR |     |                                   |
| purpose of use      |     |     |                                   |
| unless it can be    |     |     |                                   |
| shown that such     |     |     |                                   |
| changes will not    |     |     |                                   |
| reduce under        |     |     |                                   |
| drought condition   |     |     |                                   |
| water supplies for  |     |     |                                   |
| proposed or listed  |     |     |                                   |
| species.            |     |     |                                   |
+---------------------+-----+-----+-----------------------------------+
| D. Informal         | U   |     | D. Will occur when applicable     |
| consultation for    | SBR |     |                                   |
| assignments of      |     |     |                                   |
| interim and Friant  |     |     |                                   |
| Divisions that may  |     |     |                                   |
| affect listed       |     |     |                                   |
| species. Consult    |     |     |                                   |
| formally for those  |     |     |                                   |
| contracts or        |     |     |                                   |
| actions with direct |     |     |                                   |
| or indirect effects |     |     |                                   |
| that are likely to  |     |     |                                   |
| adversely affect    |     |     |                                   |
| listed species, or  |     |     |                                   |
| result in take.     |     |     |                                   |
| Consult informally  |     |     |                                   |
| if an action will   |     |     |                                   |
| not affect listed   |     |     |                                   |
| species prior to    |     |     |                                   |
| signing of the      |     |     |                                   |
| FONSI or ROD        |     |     |                                   |
+---------------------+-----+-----+-----------------------------------+

+---------------------+-----+-----+-----------------------------------+
| ### Reasonable a    | **R | **  | ### Status/Remarks                |
| nd Prudent Measures | esp | Due |                                   |
|                     | ons | D   |                                   |
|                     | ibi | ate |                                   |
|                     | lit | /** |                                   |
|                     | y** |     |                                   |
|                     |     | **T |                                   |
|                     |     | ime |                                   |
|                     |     | Pe  |                                   |
|                     |     | rio |                                   |
|                     |     | d** |                                   |
+---------------------+-----+-----+-----------------------------------+
| E. Informal         | U   |     | E. Will occur when applicable     |
| consultation for    | SBR |     |                                   |
| inclusions or       |     |     |                                   |
| annexations         |     |     |                                   |
| involving the       |     |     |                                   |
| interim and Friant  |     |     |                                   |
| contractors in this |     |     |                                   |
| opinion that may    |     |     |                                   |
| affect listed       |     |     |                                   |
| species. Formally   |     |     |                                   |
| consult for those   |     |     |                                   |
| inclusions with     |     |     |                                   |
| direct or indirect  |     |     |                                   |
| effects that are    |     |     |                                   |
| likely to adversely |     |     |                                   |
| affect listed       |     |     |                                   |
| species, or result  |     |     |                                   |
| in take. Informal   |     |     |                                   |
| consultation will   |     |     |                                   |
| determine if the    |     |     |                                   |
| inclusions or       |     |     |                                   |
| annexations will    |     |     |                                   |
| not affect listed   |     |     |                                   |
| species prior to    |     |     |                                   |
| signing of the      |     |     |                                   |
| FONSI or ROD.       |     |     |                                   |
+---------------------+-----+-----+-----------------------------------+
| F. Apply specific   | U   |     | F. Will occur when applicable.    |
| criteria to all     | SBR |     | Note: the correct language for    |
| transfers involving |     |     | this provision is on page 2‑10,   |
| interim or Friant   |     |     | not this language.                |
| Divisions contracts |     |     |                                   |
| that have not       |     |     |                                   |
| already under gone  |     |     |                                   |
| section 7           |     |     |                                   |
| consultation.       |     |     |                                   |
+---------------------+-----+-----+-----------------------------------+
| V. Develop and      | U   |     | V. Pending. Mitigation plan for   |
| implement a program | SBR |     | impacts directly related to       |
| to compensate for   |     |     | discretionary Reclamation         |
| losses of listed    |     |     | actions.                          |
| species habitat     |     |     |                                   |
| that occur as a     |     |     |                                   |
| result of delivery  |     |     |                                   |
| of CVP water to the |     |     |                                   |
| Interim & Fraint    |     |     |                                   |
| Div. Contract       |     |     |                                   |
| service area.       |     |     |                                   |
+---------------------+-----+-----+-----------------------------------+
| A. Establish a      | U   |     | A. Pending. SCCAO has developed a |
| contingency plan    | SBR |     | draft compensation plan for the   |
| that would develop  | /CO |     | Friant contractors in which       |
| and implement a     | NTR |     | incentives are used to reduce the |
| process to identify |     |     | amount of land converted and      |
| impacts and then    |     |     | compensation will take the form   |
| address those       |     |     | of fee title acquisition,         |
| impacts to listed   |     |     | conservation easements, land      |
| species or their    |     |     | retirement, and enhancement of    |
| habitats within the |     |     | existing preserved lands. The     |
| interim and Friant  |     |     | Friant plan will be the prototype |
| Division's contract |     |     | for other district plans, though  |
| service area that   |     |     | each will be unique for that      |
| occur as a result   |     |     | district.                         |
| delivering CVP      |     |     |                                   |
| water to            |     |     |                                   |
| contractors.        |     |     |                                   |
+---------------------+-----+-----+-----------------------------------+
| B. Ensure           | U   |     | B. Once the contingency plans are |
| implementation of   | SBR |     | finalized, steps will be made to  |
| the contingency     | /CO |     | ensure they are implemented at    |
| plan to address     | NTR |     | each of the Area Offices and that |
| impacts to species  |     |     | all contractors are made aware of |
| or their habitats   |     |     | their responsibilities under the  |
| within the interim  |     |     | plans.                            |
| and Friant          |     |     |                                   |
| Division's contract |     |     |                                   |
| service area that   |     |     |                                   |
| occur without a FWS |     |     |                                   |
| incidental take     |     |     |                                   |
| authorization.      |     |     |                                   |
+---------------------+-----+-----+-----------------------------------+
| C. The contingency  | US  |     | C. The contingency plans will be  |
| plan for impacts to | BR/ |     | coordinated with the FWS and the  |
| listed species or   | FWS |     | appropriate (formal or informal)  |
| their habitat will  |     |     | section 7 consultation will occur |
| be reviewed in a    |     |     | after finalization.               |
| section 7           |     |     |                                   |
| consultation with   |     |     |                                   |
| the FWS and will    |     |     |                                   |
| incorporate         |     |     |                                   |
| compensation for    |     |     |                                   |
| temporal and other  |     |     |                                   |
| habitat losses.     |     |     |                                   |
| Losses of listed    |     |     |                                   |
| species habitat     |     |     |                                   |
| within the interim  |     |     |                                   |
| and Friant contract |     |     |                                   |
| service areas will  |     |     |                                   |
| be compensated at   |     |     |                                   |
| ratios consistent   |     |     |                                   |
| with the recovery   |     |     |                                   |
| needs for those     |     |     |                                   |
| listed species.     |     |     |                                   |
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