Coordination Between Coordination Between NMFS and FWS throughout NMFS and FWS throughout

the OCAP Consultation the OCAP Consultation ProcessProcess

Maria Rea, National Marine Fisheries ServiceDan Castleberry, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

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Coordination throughout the Coordination throughout the Development of the Biological Development of the Biological

AssessmentAssessment Coordination with the Five AgenciesCoordination with the Five Agencies

Biweekly interagency OCAP team meetingsBiweekly interagency OCAP team meetings Biweekly management meetings Biweekly management meetings Weekly directors’ meetingsWeekly directors’ meetings Several modeling meetingsSeveral modeling meetings

Coordination with the Fish AgenciesCoordination with the Fish Agencies Biweekly meetings to discuss any issues with the Biweekly meetings to discuss any issues with the

biological assessmentbiological assessment Meetings to brainstorm modeling scenariosMeetings to brainstorm modeling scenarios One set of coordinated comments submitted to One set of coordinated comments submitted to

Reclamation on behalf of the fish agenciesReclamation on behalf of the fish agencies

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Coordination throughout the Coordination throughout the Development of the Opinions and RPAsDevelopment of the Opinions and RPAs

Weekly directors, five agencies managers, Weekly directors, five agencies managers, and technical meetings to discuss and and technical meetings to discuss and resolve issues, and minimize any potential resolve issues, and minimize any potential interspecies incompatibilities:interspecies incompatibilities: Environmental BaselineEnvironmental Baseline Non-physical barrier at the Head of Old River Non-physical barrier at the Head of Old River Engineering solutions in Georgiana SloughEngineering solutions in Georgiana Slough Fall X2 and Storage in Shasta ReservoirFall X2 and Storage in Shasta Reservoir

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Coordination during Implementation Coordination during Implementation of OCAP Opinionsof OCAP Opinions

Coordination between the Delta Operations for Coordination between the Delta Operations for Salmonids and Sturgeon (DOSS) Technical Salmonids and Sturgeon (DOSS) Technical Working Group and Smelt Working GroupWorking Group and Smelt Working Group

NMFS consideration of no installation of Head of NMFS consideration of no installation of Head of Old River Barrier in Delta smelt court Old River Barrier in Delta smelt court proceedingsproceedings

The Five Agencies recommendation that The Five Agencies recommendation that Reclamation and DWR request that the Water Reclamation and DWR request that the Water Board consider granting a temporary urgency Board consider granting a temporary urgency relief from certain D-1641 standardsrelief from certain D-1641 standards