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<br />W,[)E IN AflrrICIPATION OF SPILLS, AND FROfl1 RELEASES FOR W\'iNSTREPSt, RIGHTS. <br />As A RESULT OF ll-lE SPRING RELEASES MADE IN ANTICIPATION OF SPILLS, \',1HITE <br />WATER BOATING WOULD BE MIl.INTAINED AND IN SOME ASPECTS IMPROVED. GooD <br />BOATING DAYS COULD BE GROUPED TOGETHER AND ACCURATELY PREDICTED, \^.'HEREAS <br />TIlE BOATING OPPORTUNITIES NOW ARE DEPENDENT ON NATURE AND ARE UNPRE- <br />DICTABLE. <br /> <br />8Df:ll!ilSIB1:\IlON <br /> <br />THE IbLORES l'lATER CoNSERVANCY DISTRICT, WHICH ENCOMPASSES THE !bVE CREEK <br />MEA, lrlE f'bNTEZU1A. VALLEY MEA, AND fvtPHEE RESERVOIR IN THE IbLORES <br />RIVER VALLEY, ~ULD BE THE PRINCIPAL ADMINISTRATIVE AND CONTRACTUAL <br />AGENCY FOR THE PROJECT . THE DISTRICT WOULD CONTRACT WITH THE FEDERAL <br />GoVERflMENT FOR THE REPAYr'1ENT OF WATER COSTS AND THE OPERATION OF PROJECT <br />FACILITIES WITHIN ITS BOUNDARIES. IT I':OULD IN TURN SElL THE I'IATER <br />SUPPLIES TO MUNICIPALITIES, WATER USER'S ORGANIZATIONS, AND INDIVIDUALS. <br />THE DIsmIcT COULD ALSO LEVY T~XES AGAINST PROPERTY WITHIN ITS BOUND- <br />ARIES AT RATES OF 3- 1/2 MILLS PRIOR TO THE DELIVERY OF PRO,JECT I'IATER AND <br />3 MILLS THEREAFTER. <br /> <br />THE flbNTEZtJIII\ VALLEY IRRIGATION CoMPANY WOULD COilfflNUE TO OPERATE ITS <br />EXISTING FACILITIES IN THE MoNTEZUMA VALLEY ARFA, DISTRIBUTING EOTH <br />r:ON-PHOJECT AND PROJECT SUPPLEflJENTAL WATER SUPPLI ES . IT I"ClULD ALSO <br />I\DflIINISTER THE EXISTING GROUND HoG AND NARPJ\GUINHEP RESERVOIRS AND <br />TOTfEN LAKE. THE COMPANY \\'OULD MIl.I<E AN APPROPRIATE AGREEi"HIT WI1l-l THE <br />DJl0RES I~TER CoNSERVANCY DISTRICT FOR THE DELIVERY OF WATER SUPPLIES, <br /> <br />THE UTE rlbUNTAIN UTE INDIANS COULD COI'l'TPACT VIITIl THE FEDI:rIPL GOVER[I~'IENT <br />fOR 'lllE OPERATION, MAINTENANCE, AND REPLACEi"lEflIT OF PROJE:CT FACILITIES <br />RECiUmED TO PROVIDE WATER ON THE RESERVATION. THEY COULD ALSO COrm1\C- <br />TUALlY GRANT lrlESE RESPONSIBILITIES TO THE r'bNTEZUW\ Vt-.LLEY IRRIGATION <br />COf'iPANY. <br /> <br />THE U.S. FOREST SERVICE WOULD ADMINISTER ll'iE SPECIFIC RECREi\TlO[,! FACI- <br />LITIES AT ~tPHEE RESERVOIR, LOCATED PARTlAU_Y I'IJTlIlN "n'IE SAN .JUI\1<I <br />fV\TIONAL FOREST. IT IS POSSIBLE THAT TI!E EOUNDARIES OF lrlE FOREST <br />VK1Ul.D BE EXPANDED Tb INCLUDE THE ENTIRE RESERVOiR AREA. THE U.S. FISH <br /> <br />-8- <br />