Biological Opinions - Bureau of Reclamation

coordinate with the NMFS to develop a practical approach for administering the SONCC coho
conservation program funds.
Habitat restoration projects funded by Reclamation will be designed and implemented consistent
with techniques and minimization measures presented in California Department of Fish and
Wildlife’s (CDFW) California Salmonid Stream Habitat Restoration Manual, Fourth Edition,
Volume II (Part IX: Fish Passage Evaluation at Stream Crossings, Part XI: Riparian Habitat
Restoration, and Part XII: Fish Passage Design and Implementation; Flosi et al. 2010, referred
to as the Restoration Manual). Restoration activities include, but are not limited to, the
following: instream habitat structures and improvements, barrier modification for fish passage,
bioengineering and riparian habitat restoration, removal of small dams (permanent and
flashboard), creation of off-channel/side channel habitat, developing alternative stock-water
supply, tail-water collection ponds, water storage tanks, piping ditches, fish screens, and
installing headgates/water measuring devices. More details of these restoration activities and
their associated minimization measures are provided in Appendix C. While the restoration funds
may be used for restoration activities not listed above (e.g., placement of conservation easements
on key habitat areas in the Klamath River basin), only the restoration activities listed above and
described in Appendix C are considered in this BiOp.
5 INTERRELATED AND INTERDEPENDENT ACTIONS
Interdependent actions are those that have no independent utility apart from the action under
consideration (50 CFR 402.02). Interrelated actions are those that are part of a larger action and
depend on the larger action for their justification (50 CFR 402.02). The Services have
determined there are no interdependent or interrelated actions associated with Reclamation’s
proposed action considered in this BiOp.
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