WSP08481

• File Number: 8220.106.P
• Description: Animas La Plata Project
• State: CO
• Basin: Colorado Mainstem
• Water Division: 5
• Date: 10/9/1996
• Author: State of Colorado
• Title: Opening Statement of the State of Colorado to Participants in the Discussions to Resolve the Issues Surrounding the ALP Project
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Report/Study

OD2475

After
Water
1986.

six months of intense negotiations. The Colorado Ute Indian
Rights Final Settlement Agreement was signed on December 10,
The Settlement Agreement contains six major elements: 10

1. In each of the drainage basins, the reserved rights of
the Tribes were quantified. II

l~he following is a summary of the Agreement, and shall not be construed
to interpret any of its provisions, or be binding on any of the parties thereto.

JlA summary of the quantification in the various basins is set forth below:
Ute Mountain Ute Tribe

Mancos River

Project reserved water right from the Dolores
Project, up to 1000 af/yr m&i, 23,300 af/yr
irrigation and 800 af/yr fish and wildlife
development.
Non-project reserved water right for direct flow
and/or storage of 21,000 af/yr for irrigation of
7200 acres.

Project reserved water right from the Animas-La
Plata Project, up to 6000 af/yr m&i, 26,300 af/yr
irrigation.

Non-project reserved water right for diversion of
15 c.f.s. or 4800 af/yr for irrigation of 1200
acres.

Animas and La Plata
Ri vers

Navajo Wash

San Juan River

Non-project reserved water right for diversion of
10 c.f.s., or 1600 af/yr for the irrigation of
640 acres.

Southern Ute Tribe

Animas and La Plata
Rivers

Pine River

Project reserved water right from the Animas-La
Plata Project, up to 26,500 af/yr m&i, 3,400
af/yr 'irrigation.

The Tribe retained its right as quantified in the
1930 federal decree and the 1934 state decree,
and a 1/6 interest in Vallecito Reservoir.

563 af/yr for water from the Florida Project for
the irrigation of 4 specified parcels.
6.81 c.f.s., or 1090 af/yr of non-project water
rights for the irrigation of specified parcels.

Non-project reserved water right for 1850 af/yr
fill and refill in pargin Reservoir, Non-project
reserved water right for 2 c.f.s., Non-project
reserved water right for 3.5 c. f. s., all for the
irrigation of 60 acres.

Non-project reserved water right for 8_9 c.f.s.
or 1595 af/yr, for the irrigation of 535 net
acres.

Florida River

Stollsteimer Creek

Piedra River

San Juan River

Non-project reserved water right for 183 af/yr
for the irrigation of 61 acres.

Non-project reserved water right for 1530 af/yr
for irrigation of 510 net acres.

Devil Creek

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