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4. At the end of the seven year research period, Navajo Dam would be operated to mimic a natural hydrograph based on research flow recommendations. 5. Reclamation affirms that releases of water from Navajo Dam specifically for the purpose of restoring or enhancing the endangered fish must be legally protected before any depletions occur from the Animas- La Plata Project. In addition, a Recovery Implementation Program for the San Juan River Basin is under development and should be completed within the next year. 3. COLORADO AND WYOMING a. Savery-Pot Hook Project Reclamation has submitted a Withdrawal Review Report to the BLM that will terminate all the withdrawn lands, totaling 11,303 acres, that were previously withdrawn from the public domain for construction of the Savery Pot-Hook Project. 4. NEW MEXICO a. Navajo Indian Irrigation Project Reclamation is continuing to progress toward completion of the Navajo Indian Irrigation Project in San Juan eounty, New Mexico. Reclamation is providing design and construction management for the Bureau ofIndian Affairs (BIA). In this process, funding is sought by BIA in its budget appropriation rather than by Reclamation. Congress has continued its efforts to have the project completed. The fiscal year 1992 budget includes a $16.1 million budget for the project. By the end of 1991, 6 blocks were completed that are capable of irrigating 60,000 acres ofIand. Construction of Block 7, Schedule 3, is underway and nearly complete. Block 7, Schedule 4, is scheduled to be awarded in late December of 1991 or early January of 1992. The completion of Block 7 will add about 10,000 more acres of irrigated land to the project. The entire project involves 11 blocks of construction and will have a total of 110,630 acres of irrigated land. 48