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<br />In order to determine the average monthly amount of water that Colorado is required to deliver to <br />New Mexico from the Animas River, the model the Bureau of Reclamation prepared for the ALP <br />analysis was utilized. This model determines natural river flows then re-operates the river flows <br />from 1929 to 1993 as if current diversions had been in place for the entire period. There are no <br />diversion records in New Mexico; therefore, the model[ estimates diversions based on calculated <br />crop consumptive use each month for irrigation and current diversions for municipal and <br />industrial uses. Though using the ALP model is an estimate, it provides a reasonable evaluation <br />of the amount of over delivery to New Mexico the RICD will cause. The results are shown in <br />Table A and each column of Table A is described below. <br /> <br />· Column (I) - Months of the year. <br />· Column (2) - The average monthly flow for diversions in New Mexico upstream of <br />confluence with the San Juan River except for the Farmers Mutual Ditch. <br />· Column (3) - The average monthly flow for diversions for the Farmers Mutual Ditch <br />which can divert from either the Animas or the: San Juan Rivers for irrigation along the <br />San Juan River. This analysis assumes all diversions from the Animas River. <br />· Column (4) - The average monthly flow required from the Animas River to meet water <br />needs in New Mexico from the San Juan River. The flow ofthe San Juan River upstream <br />of the Animas River was compared to the total diversions from the San Juan River. <br />Based on the average monthly flows there was only one month when Animas River water <br />was needed. This analysis does not include any intervening flow or return flows, in <br />which case there would be no need for Animas River water. <br />· Column (5) - Sum of columns 1,2, and 3. <br />· Column (6) - The RICD water right amounts in the application. <br />· Column (7) - Shows the amount of over delivery to New Mexico. <br /> <br /> TABLE A <br />(1 ) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) <br /> NMDivr. NM Farmers San Juan Tolal Est. Amount Over <br /> Above Farm Mutual Ditch River Animas NMDe!. DEI livered Delivery <br /> Delivery Requirement by RICO ToNM <br /> Ava CFS Ava CFS Ava CFS Ava CFS CFS CF~ <br />Jan 25 0 25 185 160 <br />Feb 22 0 22 185 163 <br />Mar 37 3 40 1 OS/280 145/~~40 <br />Apr 145 29 174 400/850 226/676 <br />May 300 68 368 1200/1250 832/882 <br />June 443 100 543 1400/1200 857/657 <br />July 461 103 86 650 900/600 250/0 <br />Aug 403 93 496 400/300 0/0 <br />Sep 257 57 314 300 0 <br />Oct 125 23 148 185 37 <br />Nov 28 1 29 185 156 <br />Dec 20 0 20 185 165 <br />