NMFS Biological Opinion For California Water Fix

CALIFORNIA WATERFIX HEARING EXHIBIT NO. SWRCB-106

On June 16, 2017 the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA's) National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) completed a Biological Opinion and Incidental Take Statement (ITS) in accordance with section 7(b) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), and implementing regulations at 50 CFR 402, for the construction and operation of dual conveyance facilities of the State Water Project (California WaterFix). The document is marked for identification in the WaterFix change petition hearing as Exhibit No. SWRCB-106. Parties in the WaterFix change petition hearing who plan to use the document in their testimony are requested to use this identification when introducing the document by reference. The NMFS Biological Opinion and ITS were downloaded by hearing team staff on July 11, 2017 from the NOAA WaterFix web site at www.westcoast.fisheries.noaa.gov/central_valley/CAWaterFix.html

Biological Opinion

• National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) Biological Opinion for the California WaterFix Project

Appendices

• Appendix A1: August 2016 Description of the Proposed Action
• Appendix A2: June 2017 Description of the Proposed Action
• Appendix B: Rangewide Status of the Species and Critical Habitat
• Appendix C: Section 2.5.1 Supporting Tables and Figures
• Appendix D: Modeling Analysis of Habitat Restoration
• Appendix E: Analysis of UPP Using Perry Survival Model
• Appendix F: Evaluating the Effect of the North Delta Diversion on Flow Reversals and Entrainment of Juvenile Chinook Salmon into Georgiana Slough and the Delta Cross Channel
• Appendix G: Summary of Survival Methods
• Appendix H: Model Description for the Sacramento River Winter-run Chinook Salmon Life Cycle Model