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"[ . I. . . . . . . . Downstream senior water right demands on the river The amount of water in the river The maximum annual depletion allowed Minimum bypass flows The capacity of Durango Pumping Plant Design-based reservoir filling criteria Phase I, Stage A - Interim (Partial) Operation There would be 26,500 acre-feet and 6,000 acre-feet available to the Southern Ute Indian and the Ute Mountain Ute Tribes, respectively, as described in the Settlement Agreement. New Mexico's San Juan Water Conunission water supply from the Animas and San Juan Rivers would be diverted and conveyed using existing diversions on the Animas and San Juan Rivers. Similarly, the Navajo Nation water supply could be delivered from the San Juan River at existing diversions near the town of Shiprock, New Mexico. Most of this supply for New Mexico would come from direct flows from the river. An average of 1,400 acre-feet yearly (0 to 9,400 annual acre-foot range) would be supplied from the reservoir, down Basin Creek to diversion points in New Mexico via the Animas and San Juan Rivers. Approximately 50 percent of the supply of 38,400 acre-feet would return to the San Juan River as return flows, resulting in a net depletion to the San Juan River of about 19,200 acre-feet. The Animas-La Plata Water Conservancy District (District) is the contracting entity that would contract with Reclamation for Project M&I water in Colorado. The District would then subcontract with separate areas that have requested M&I water. Present plans are to hold 2,700 acre-feet of water for future development. This water could be delivered either as direct flow diversions or from Ridges Basin Reservoir. It is assumed, for projected Project impacts, that this water would be used in the Animas River Basin in Colorado, and the return flow would return to the Animas River. The city of Durango would begin receiving its 2,500 acre-feet ofM&I supply at its existing storage reservoir via Durango M&I Pipeline. The water would be delivered to the pipeline from Durango Pumping Plant, either as direct flow diversions from the river or from Ridges Basin Reservoir through the inlet conduit when river flows were not sufficient and the pumping plant was not delivering water to the reservoir. Approximately 50 percent of this water supply would return to the Animas River as return flows for a net depletion of 1,250 acre-feet per year. The small Ridges Basin Pumping Plant (maximum capacity 10 cfs) would pump water to Shenandoah and La Plata Rural M&I Pipelines, depending on water demands. Eventually, 4,000 acre-feet per year would be pumped for the rural domestic water needs, with 1,000 acre-feet returning to the Animas River and 1,000 acre-feet returning to the La Plata River drainage as return flows, for a net depletion of 2,000 acre-feet annually. Phase I, Stage A - Full Operation When the reservoir reached approximately 168,000 acre-feet capacity (assuming the reservoir would be built to full size), the system would be declared operational. M&I water could be available to the Navajo Nation, San Juan Water Commission, and the city of Durango. Water would be available to the District and Shenandoah M&I and La PlaIa Rural M&I Pipelines following additional appropriate NEP A compliance. Water for the two Ute Tribes would be made 26