WSP12302

• File Number: 8220.106
• Description: Animas-La Plata
• State: CO
• Basin: San Juan/Dolores
• Water Division: 7
• Date: 3/1/1986
• Author: BOR
• Title: Animas-La Plata Project
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Project Overview

flows diverted by SOUTIIBIUf UTE DIVElUlIOlf DAH AND CANAL, would be
located offstreu on the Colorado-Hew lfex1co State line east of
the La Plata River and would store water for the Southern Ute
Indian Tribe for resource developlllent and for New Mexico
irrigators. Water for New Meldco irri&ators would be released
through SOU'fllER1!l UD DAH to the NEW KEno> IUlGATION CANAL.

Vater for Colorado

The 1980 census louncl Durango's population to be about ll,400
people, an increaae of about 1,100 people in the last 10 years.
In the future, . per capita water cOD8W11ption will drop a 811811
aaount because of the itUltall1na of water aters, but total water
d...ud will COllti_ to rise beeauae of an increasillS
population. Begimdlll in 1980, the eapabllit1es of the city's
.eldstilll water s,.tn were _c.eded durillS the s_r aontha,
when d...nd is hi&best. The projected water supply deficit would
be 10 percent of total d...nd in the year 2000 and 17 percent of
total d...nd 111 2020. Shortages duriq peak s_r clelland would
be up to 42 percent of peak demand In the year 2000 and up to 55
percent 111.2020.

The Durango City Counell unan1aously approved a letter of Intent
to partic1pate in the project by contract1q froa the Animas-La
Plata Water Conservane}' District for 2,500 acre-feet of water
annuslly.

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The project would provide 2,000 acre-feet of municipal and
industrial water allllUBlly to the South Durango Water District and
2,000 acre-feet to the La Plata area rural users. The Animas-La
Plata Water CotUlervancy District would receive an additional
2,700 acre-feet of water for lIUDicipal and industrial purposea.
Each year, the Southem Ute Indian Tribe would receive 26,500
acn-feet of industrial water and the Ute Kountain Ute Indian
Tribe 6,000 acn-feet of industrial water, to develop resources
on their reservations.

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Irripble land in Colorado on Red Mesa along the La Plata River
and on tbe Dry Side west of the river would receive project water
each year to ensure a full crop yield. An average annual water
supply of 72,900 acre-feet would be provided to 31,500 acres of
full service and 14,000 acres of supplemental servlce non-Indian
land; 3,400 acn-feet of water to irrigate 1,800 acres of full
seniee land belona1l11 to tbe Southern Ute Tribe; and 26,800
acre-feet of water to irrigate 11,600 aens belonaing to the Ute
MolDltaln Ute Indian Tribe.

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trater for New Mexico

The project will supply IIIIJnic1pal and industrial vater on a firm
or sueranteed basts to ..et the projected requirements for
Parmtqton, l100afte1d, Aztec, and Sbiproe\ and tbeir surrounding

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