Summer Low Flow Test Report : San Juan River, New Mexico and Utah
Citation
Summer Low Flow Test Report : San Juan River, New Mexico and Utah: .
Summary
Following the July 9–15, 2001, Summer Low Flow Test (Test) on the San Juan River, the Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) found that, over the period of the Test, few major negative impacts occurred to the fishery, recreation, diversion structures, or other resources that Reclamation monitored. However, for a number of reasons, these findings may not hold entirely true over the long term for some resources. Accordingly, a full analysis of impacts will be presented in the Navajo Reservoir Operations Environmental Impact Statement (EIS), which will use the Test results as well as other data. This report presents major findings for the various resources studied and was prepared as a response to public concerns about the effects of low [...]
Summary
Following the July 9–15, 2001, Summer Low Flow Test (Test) on the San Juan River, the Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) found that, over the period of the Test, few major negative impacts occurred to the fishery, recreation, diversion structures, or other resources that Reclamation monitored. However, for a number of reasons, these findings may not hold entirely true over the long term for some resources. Accordingly, a full analysis of impacts will be presented in the Navajo Reservoir Operations Environmental Impact Statement (EIS), which will use the Test results as well as other data. This report presents major findings for the various resources studied and was prepared as a response to public concerns about the effects of low releases (250 cubic feet per second [cfs]) from Navajo Dam, as outlined in the Flow Recommendations for the San Juan River (Holden, 1999)1 (Flow Recommendations).