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<br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />EXISTING FACIL.lTIES - CRSP NAVAJO UNIT - NAVAJO RESERVOIR (CONTINUED) <br /> <br />12 <br /> <br />ProDonent's Ouestions and Reclamation's ResDonses <br /> <br />27. Is it not true that the current FWS hydrologic projections at Navajo (which <br />contemplate 110,000 acre/feet San Juan Chama diversion, continuing USBR New <br />Mexico M&I and agricultural contracts of less than 100,000 acre/feet, and a potential <br />Navajo irrigation project claim to a diversion of 374,000 acre/feet or more) result in <br />Navajo Reservoir releases acceptable to protect endangered species, only 34% ofthe <br />time? <br /> <br />Please see the discussion in Citizens' Questions I.C above. The hydrologic studies <br />conducted for the Animas-La Plata Project indicated that with full development of compact <br />allotments, continuation of other existing uses in the San Juan Basin, and minimum <br />releases of about 300 cfs to sustain the trout fishery, annual releases of 300,000 acre-feet <br />for endangered fish could only be made from Navajo Dam about 35% of the time. <br />Additional hydrologic studies are currently underway. <br /> <br />28. Given these hydrologic projections, is it not true that the only available yield at <br />Navajo Reservoir (which could be in excess of 100,000 acre/feet) would exist only if <br />the FWS were to abandon its recovery program? <br /> <br />Please see the discussion in Citizens' Questions I.C above. Hydrologic studies are <br />underway to evaluate the available water supply in the San Juan Basin. The use of any <br />additional water from the San Juan Basin, including Navajo Reservoir, must be considered <br />in light of several issues including endangered species, Indian water rights, water quality, <br />uncommitted depletion available to New Mexico, and currently planned water use. <br /> <br />29. Is it not true that any effort to utilize yield from the Navajo Reservoir is likely to <br />exacerbate problems associated with resolving Navajo Nation claims to San Juan <br />River water? <br /> <br />Please see the discussion in Citizens' Questions I.C above. The use of any additional water <br />from the San Juan Basin, including Navajo Reservoir, must be considered in light of <br />several issues including endangered species, Indian water rights, water quality, <br />uncommitted depletion available to New Mexico, and currently planned water use. <br /> <br />* * 1/1 0/97 - PREUMINARY - SUB.JECT To REVISION - FOR DISCUSSION PURPOSES ONL. Y * * <br />