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<br />'. <br /> <br />o <br />~ <br />INDEX CONTINUED <br /> <br />Summary - Alternate plans for Durango Municipal water 8 <br />12. How much storage would be needed to carry the service 9 <br />area through periods when senior rights would prevent <br />diversions? <br />13. What alternate methods of developing water are open to 9 <br />the service area? <br />14. How will the project affect Durango water bills? 9 <br />IS. will Durango and the other municiapl entities be limit- 9 <br />ed to their initial allocation of water? <br />D. ENVIRONMENT - SALINITY, RECREATION, FISH & WILDLIFE <br />I. What are the environmental impacts on the Animas River? 9 <br />2. What is to be the minimum flow in the Animas? How 10 <br />does that compare to the river flow as we know it now? <br />3. What are the present water quality standards regarding 10 <br />salinity? What plans are being made to control <br />salinity? <br />4. What will happen to water recreation and fishing below 10 <br />the point of diversion? <br />5. What kinds of controls will there be around the lake 10 <br />itself as far as development is concerned? Cabins- <br />boat docks - commercial? <br />6. Who handles recreation facilities on reservoirs? 11 <br />7. How much water will there be for recreation and fish- II <br />ing? <br />E. INDIAN WATER RIGHTS & INDUSTRIAL WATER USES <br />I. How do Indian water rights fit into the picture with- II <br />out the project? <br />2. will the Ute Tribes give up their water right claims II <br />if the Project is built? <br />3. How long is the municipal and industrial allocation of 11 <br />project water? What are the intended uses? <br />4. Is there a market for the Indian coal resources in 11 <br />southwestern Colorado? <br />5. If the Ute coal is processed locally, where would the II <br />site most likely be? <br />6. Can the Southern Utes afford to pay back the construc- 11 <br />tion costs for the 26,000 acre-feet of water promised <br />them from the project? If not, will they sell the <br />water to another industrial user? <br />F. AGRICULTURE <br />I. Can farmers under the project afford to invest in a 12 <br />sprinkler system and still pay the charge for project <br />water? <br />2. What has been.the effect of the Navajo Indian Irriga- 12 <br />tion Project on farm prices in the San Juan Basin? <br />3. Will Reclamation acreage limitations be enforced on l2 <br />this project? If so, what will be the criteria? <br />4. What assurance do we have that irrigation water will l2 <br />continue to be used for irrigation purposes? <br />5. Will the Federal Government control crops grown on the l2 <br />Project? <br />6. Will project irrigation cause urbanization with pollu- l2 <br />tion? - with decrease in agricultural production? <br />7. Do the project water users have to pay for the cost of 13 <br />mitigating wildlife and archaeology? <br />8. How will the District Board in Colorado be formed? - l3 <br />elected or appointed? What is its powers? What is <br />the farmer:city ratio for board members? <br />