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<br />that the South'Mn>J\Wl atld'the'San JUan:;'ChemaProjeeta be,
<br />for author1zation'as'iilitia.l;pa:t't1e1~atingprojects on the
<br />as, theSh1prock Pr'oject. "", "
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<br />l~ .At the time the 'Colorado Rfver Storage :Project, l'epor1;:was, "
<br />beingprepared,the, COllllD,issioiler i Bu~ee.uo1' Indian Af'fairll , anti'cipated
<br />that a detailed report on the Shipro~k Project wouldSlbonbeavElilable.'
<br />The difficulty of reaching an agreelllEint among the vario\ls parties who
<br />are interested 1nthe development o1'lthe Wf-ters' of the San JuaniRiver
<br />in New Mexico has p+ev~nteatbe comp~etion:'Of iJuch'l\' r$port\lp''\:0'th1s
<br />time. For thb retsi.sonit'ifl'nc>wrectj_ndlld, and the report i'srevised,
<br />in parti81 accord with thevlewso1'1lhe'States Elnd at the'rEiqttestof '
<br />theCommisiliclner o1'tbe Bureau' of In:4ien Affairs! to provide ,for' author1-
<br />zationoftheShiprock :Project ,now as one'o1' the initial partiolllating
<br />projects with,howeverl 'initiatiollO~'i1ctual-collstruct:l:on deferred'until
<br />there has been made aVailable to the!aftected"stateeand'approVed"by the
<br />Congress a report on the project E\stli\bl1shing, theacreagec,to;'bEf'served
<br />by the project and its feasibility. I
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<br />13 . 'With respectto"theSatlJU~:Projects,~.g1'ee.tqUantitt of'
<br />data1s beingcollacted and'Elnaly~ed, ThlFneei1 for the,San',JUim"'Ohlkma
<br />Project in,particuiar isacuteto,re~ieve'pressing,8pd'ill1pending'WElter
<br />shortages both for'irrigation alld1'ofmuniClipalalldindustri\l.;J.pui<poses
<br />in New Mexic;o and~o'provid'l;l,animpolltantblockof hydroe1elZtr:l:epower .
<br />in a power-short area. '1'lle South Sad JUan Project ill closUya:ssOc'iated
<br />with the, ShiproCik J:l1(l:LanProject,' ana tbe two sl:lou1d 'bedi1Ve'lopedas'
<br />divisions 01' one project.' The 'congzl~lis'lDay givEI cons:l.del'atiOti to the
<br />authOrization of the SElnJ~an-Chame;~nd'eouth'SariJuanPl'ojects as '
<br />in1:t1alpartioi-pating prOjedtll,ElS t~eY'al'e:l.l'lcliided in tbe ,billswh1cb "
<br />have been:l:ntrod\lced in the Congress~" , ,
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<br />.,',14. , 1>rospectli~rergood'for all~atlY &;8lieem.nt among the ,1i6r-ti'es ,",
<br />concerned as' to,tbe,'usepofFtth'ewat'erE! ot',tlis"San 'J'UanRiver on Indian
<br />and non-Indian landS ill New Max1co . ~benthe underlying report was
<br />pX'epared,' agreelilent to,t'111S 'diviiJion 101"wa:ter:Chec1:notbeeuant:fJeiipated
<br />qUit'e So 'soon and, 'acdording1Y.i'the ~e.vEi'jo'[)alli;'anQ. Relierv():tr~dbeen "
<br />considel'ede.s'ol1e of th$ un:l.1is of> <th. i,storaIle ;Pli'O,jiect't'oririi1l'i'81$uthG:rd;~'
<br />zation ' ratber ' than, asaparticiPat1~t>roJect"reilervoir . ' ,:(t hed'1:le-ew;:', ' '
<br />eX{lectecl;'tbat'd~1ns:l:te>early.nf'e '11he ,;pr1nci~:). "pu:rposeot' this cOn..' "
<br />tro1 structure,'iv'hicb will also assiqt inptevellting se<1;iment"eni:iroaeb'" ','
<br />ment in Glen CauyonReservoir,wouldd~e tbatof,ai<1ing in meeting water
<br />del1vnin 'at 'Lee ''FerrY; :.It w.as'~eCi' ,gnizE!diJ', however' I' t~tUl t,iiile.tely
<br />it wouldi'be ,neededto;asslWe,,'oGnt111u'0'us>,Water :suppJ.y ,fleX" 'theSl1ilprock., ,,"
<br />Indian il'rtg~,1on:prdJec1t"ell\icSou.t-b, ~n Juell 'PevelOpll1en1i;and' '/liS l'e~ ' ,
<br />placement 's1;o~agef'o'r 'the" Sati'\julin'oiQ , aIDe. piversion':l'roject', and that :;
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