WSP10769

• File Number: 8220.105
• Description: Colorado River-Water Projects-Navajo
• State: CO
• Basin: Colorado Mainstem
• Water Division: 5
• Date: 7/1/2001
• Author: BOR
• Title: Revised Draft Environmental Assessment for the Jicarilla Apache Nation Water Subcontract-aka USBR/PNM Water Contract Renewal and Extension
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Report/Study

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Appliance and Refrigeration School, Jujac School of Business, and New Mexico Trade School (New
Mexico Department of Education 1998).

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6.7,3.3 Health Services

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services through the State and County, and the Indian Health Service of the U.S. Public Health Service.
The largest medical facility is the San Juan Regional Medical Center, an independent, non-profit
organization providing health care for all. This is a regional referral center as designated by the federal
government. Suncrest Hospital is a full service 54 bed psychiatric and chemical dependency hospital.
Clinics include the Urgent Care Center and the Dialysis Clinic provided by Presbyterian Medical
Services. The San Juan County Health Department offers free immunization programs and family
planning clinics (City of Farmington Planning and Economic Development Department 1989).

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6.7.3.4 Government Agencies

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Government agencies in San Juan County consist of municipal, county, state, tribal and federal offices.
San Juan County has three police jurisdictions administering law enforcement: the Navajo Police
Department. Shiprock Agency is primarily responsible for the reservation: the San Juan County Sheriffs
Office has jurisdiction over rural county areas; and the municipal police forces in Aztec, Bloomfield and
Farmington are responsible for these communities. Fire protection is provided by the San Juan County
Fire Department. State offices include among others the Division of Vocational Rehabilitation, the
Employment Security Department. the Food Stamp Office. Department of Human Resources, the Bureau
of Revenue, the State Police and the Transportation Department. Tribal offices are primarily offices of
the Navajo Nation. Federal offices in San Juan County include the Welfare Department and the
Department of the Interior, including offices of the BIA, USBR. BLM and National Park Service (NPS)
for the region (Ciry of Farmington Planning and Economic Development Department 1989).

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6.7.4 Impacts of the Proposed Action

With the implementation of the proposed action, there would be no significant socioeconomic impacts on
the following areas:

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. labor force and employment
. population
. income
. taxation
. local infrastructure

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Since the proposed action would enable SJGS to continue current operations, existing socioeconomic
conditions would essentially remain the same.

6,7,5 Impacts of the No Action Alternative

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An uninterrupted source of water is critical to the operation ofSJGS. Without an adequate water supply.
SJGS would be forced to halt its operations. If this were to happen, SJCC, which is dependent upon
SJGS as an assured purchaser of its coal, would also experience losses since two of the three mines
owned by SJCC serve SJGS exclusively.

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