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PART VI FUTURE DEVELOPMENT e g. Gallup-Navajo Indian Water Supply Project See Mexico on page 39. community of White discussion under Navajo Reservoir Contracts, New The project will supply 1,180 acre-feet to the Utah Mesa Village. h. Ute Indian Lands Under the Deferral Agreement of September 20, 1965, the Ute Indians agreed to defer development of 15,242 acres of land, but not beyond January I, 2005. On August 13, 1975, the Ute Indian Tribe passed a resolution requesting that development of Indian facilities proceed concurrently with development of non-Indian facilities. The Secretary agreed on August 21, 1975. Leland Bench was recognized as a means of developing 15,242 acres of land. This plan, as with the Uintah Unit, is not being strongly supported by the Ute Indian Tribe and has been in- cluded for further study with the Interim Agreement. For purposes of this report, depletions are based on the previous Leland Bench Develop- ment Plan. No construction schedule is available, and it does not appear that significant uses of water will be made by 1990. Total ulti- mate depletions are estimated to be about 45,000 acre-feet. e The Ute Indian Compact (yet to be ratified) recognizes Indian rights to irrigate 12,845 acres of Class 6 and 7 lands in the White River drainage and 4,068 acres of Class 7 lands along the Green River, which would result in depletions of approximately 30,000 and 9,000 acre-feet, respectively. The State of Utah estimates that the latter will materialize by about 2000, with depletions in 1990 at about a level of 20,000 acre-feet. It is estimated near the White River have come Framework Study determinations. that about 1,500 acres of Indian lands under irrigation since the Comprehensive Depletion is about 4,000 acre-feet. i. Division of Water Resources Projects In August 1983 the Division of Water Resources (DWR) of the State of Utah made a determination which showed that 11,400 acre- feet of water were being depleted in 1983 by DWR-sponsored projects. The division estimates that depletions will increase to 24,000 acre- feet by 2010. j. Emery County Powerplants e Both units of the Huntington Powerplant of Utah Power & Light Company were in service in 1983. Water use records indicate that the powerplant uses up to 12,000 acre-feet a year. Two units of the Hunter Powerplant of Utah Power & Light Company, located near Castle- dale, were on line in 1983. Water use records for this plant also indi- cate a maximum annual use of about 12,000 acre-feet. One additional unit began operation in March 1983. The fourth unit is projected to be 47