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<br />, . <br /> <br />01/24/07 ~fD 18:31 (AX 3033127350 <br /> <br />of inaccuracies in the Wheeler Report. but should assist 10 identify key concerns: <br /> <br />P. 10, 2"" paragraph, 3" sentence: should read ". . . and average annual depletions from <br />the project. . . .n <br /> <br />2. P. 10" 1.1: The commitments lI;Uoci,!,ed with theope~ti:lD of the Durango Pwnpi:tg <br />Plant are mcomplere. The ALP s en"U'onmental COrnmJtznenlS witb respect to the <br />operation of the Durango Pwnping Plant can be found on the Upper Colorado Region's <br />web site at 1mD:/lv.ww.usbr.2QY.us. opening the Anilnas-La Plata Pro;ect undcrQIIkk <br />L;"u, then opening the Environ.&Monitoring CoDUnitrnent Plan WIder C~nl F~II8. <br /> <br />3 . P. II, Jast paragraph, 2.... sentence: should IUd" " were granted at the Durango Pumping <br />Plant aNi at Lake Nighthorse." <br /> <br />4. P. 12.2" paragraph: die Durango Pumping Plant is sized to pwnp 280 cfs into Lake <br />Nighthorse plus 11 cfs to the ClIy of Durango's Terminal Reservoir. See also p. 18,)14 <br />para. 31d sentence. <br /> <br />,. <br />, <br /> <br />P. t 8, 3"" paragraph, 41~ ser.tence: should read .. . . . will divert an average of <br />approximately 112,000 ac~.feet pet year." <br /> <br />P. J 9, 3'" paragraph: This paragraph indicates that r.\e U,'hccler Report analysis is bued <br />on a projected IDnllal ALP demand of 112,000 acre-feet {as depicted in the U.S. BOR. <br />FinQ/ SlIpplemenlal Envi,onmenral /mptlCt Statelllent. July 2000 (No.. D\i.-fES 00-23) <br />("2000 fSElS'j). It needs to be understood that: 1) the projected diversion of ) 12,000 <br />acre-feet is an average annual amoW11; and 2) rhe projected diversion is baaed on non- <br />binding scenarios in regards to the Colorado U.eTribes' use of Project water. Thaefore, <br />the actual Q.'ater diversions could differ fcom what was rgxMted in the 2000 FSElS. &e <br />also Colorado VIti &rllt~nl Act Amendments of2000 (Pub. L. I06-SS4). <br /> <br />The support for these comments can be foWld in the 2000 FSEJS~ the 20CO Senlcmenl Act <br />AmendmentS, the ~bsite identified above, and other publicly available information. To the <br />extent these are sources of jnformation beyond those identified in the U.S. Disclosures, they <br />should be viewed as supplemental disclosures.. <br /> <br />s. <br /> <br />6. <br /> <br />Please contacf me with any qllestions or jf you or your clients wish to discuss these issues <br />further. <br /> <br />Sincerely, <br /> <br />4-aL~ f4~ <br /> <br />Susan L. Schneider <br />Attorney . <br />Indiao R.esources Section <br />U.S. Department of Justice <br />] 96) SlOm Street <br />81/1 Floor <br />Denver, Colorado &0294 <br />(303) 844-J 348 <br /> <br />cc: all colIDsellpro se parties of record in Case No. 06CW9 <br /> <br />-2- <br /> <br />WI' <br />