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<br />River when the river flow could not meet demands. Bloomfield Naw <br />Mexico would raceive water through en exchange errangement involving <br />Navajo Reservoir. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />The Lower Animas Diversion Canal, located below Durango, would divert <br />water by gravity to the Southern Ute Reservoir. This water would be <br />used for industrial purposes on the Southern Ute Indian Reservation <br />and for irrigation in New Mexico. Southern Ute Indian lands near <br />the reservoir would be irrigated with water from the Lower Animas <br />Canal. <br /> <br />Sprinkler irrigation systems are planned~ for all project areas except <br />the La Plata, New Mexico area and La Plata, Colorado area above the <br />Ridges Basin Canal which would use the existing open ditch system. <br />The lateral systems would provide sprinkler pressure at the farm <br />turnouts. Pumping plants would be used to provide this pressure <br />where the ground slope is insufficient to pressurize the pipeline. <br />Project drainage would be provided. <br /> <br />Fisheries would be created in the inactive space in project reser- <br />voirs and recreational facilities would be provided at each reservoir. <br />A minimum stream bypass of 100 second-feet would be provided below <br />both the Durango Pumping Plant and the Lower Animas Divarsion Canal <br />axcept when tha natural flow drops below 100 second-feet. <br /> <br />Project costs including operation and maintenance have been estimated <br />for comparetive purposes only. No detailed engineering sizing and <br />costing have been done on any facilities described and shown on the <br />attached map. A plan on which to base feasibility costing is expectec <br />to be selected in the near future. <br /> <br />4 <br /> <br />, <br />, <br /> <br />i <br />I <br /> <br />;;.", <br /> <br />':!, <br /> <br />,~t <br />,. <br /> <br />;,-- <br />