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<br />001961 <br /> <br />2.3 Legal Authorities <br /> <br />The proposed contracts will be written pursuant to Public Law 106-549 (114 Stat. 2743), passed <br />by Congress on December 19, 2000, PUBLIC LAW 106-549. It is an amendment to the WCUA, <br />not an amendment to the Warren Act, and allows for the carriage of non-project water through <br />Mancos Project facilities. <br /> <br />2.4 Solicitor Review <br /> <br />.~- <br /> <br />The BON has been reviewed by the Office of the Field Solicitor and. has been found to be legally <br />sufficient. Individual contracts will also b~ reviewed and approved by the Solicitor prior to <br />execution. <br /> <br />A draft of the carriage contract is included as Attachm~nt 1. <br /> <br />Or <br /> <br /> <br />~, <br /> <br />2.5 No Action Alternative <br /> <br />-4J, <br /> <br />Under the No Action Alternative, the three contracts woulWlillt be signed and the subject water <br />would not be carried in Reclamation facilitj~s (canals and rese:r.v9jr). The Robbins Ranch private <br />water rights would most likely be carried td.ctlle4'property via private di1;>.tribution systems, and <br />utilized to irrigate lands as historically has b~erid.ot;l~l~y this lando\\f,rt.er. However, the Colyers <br />and Spencers will not be able to utilize their private 'W~t~r1.i~t, be~ause no other cost effect <br />means of transporting those waters is available for ,either party.,Modification of existing private <br />distribution systems by tQe"applicatlts (Colyer and Spencer) to increase efficiency in the use of <br />this water would be toqcostly f6ttl1.e landowner, in respect to the volume and period of use for <br />that water. <br /> <br />2.6 Other Alternatives <br /> <br /> <br />,- .-,--- .-. .---' -. - -, <br />.~--'-.- ,. - .. ,'--- - . . <br />No other'alternative has 'been suggf:&ted during the public process. <br />.-<.-'.", .......: --.-' <br /> <br />2.7 Relilh!q"Activities <br /> <br />:;,.....-.:... .....---. <br />, ' <br />.- - -.- . <br />Possible future'prqposal fromthe Mancos Rural Water District to convey non-project M&I <br />(Municipal and Ino'llstrial) water through Mancos Project facilities; and possible future requests <br />from other unnamedP.t!:y~tewater rights holders to convey non-project irrigation water through <br />Mancos Project faciliti~s,:e <br /> <br />10 <br />