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Chapter l <br /> by f <br /> INTRODUCTION <br /> . a <br /> • 1;,„1-.1; 41, ( <br /> v P P L Purpose of and Need,for the Proposed Project <br /> The Proposed Project <br /> Scope <br /> Proposed Project Authorisation, Related,1 greelrre ntv, and Resolutions <br /> Cooperating Agencies, Public Involvement. and Scoping <br /> Prel'rolrs Studies <br /> Other Projects and Actions in the San Juan River Basin <br /> Water Rights B'uckground <br /> Responsibilities and C'ornpliance <br /> Document Review <br /> Document Orgurriration <br /> PURPOSE OF AND NEED FOR THE PROPOSED PROJECT <br /> The purpose of the Navajo-Gallup Water Supply Project(proposed project) is to provide <br /> the long-term (year 2040) supply, treatment, and transmission of municipal and industrial <br /> (M&I)water to the eastern part of the Navajo Nation, the Jicarilla Apache Nation, and <br /> the city of Gallup, New Mexico. The Federal action is to construct, operate, and maintain <br /> a water supply system that meets projected year 2040 water demand. The Bureau of <br /> Reclamation(Reclamation) does not have the substantive or budgetary authorization <br /> required to construct, operate, or maintain any facilities proposed in this document, and <br /> such authorization may only be granted by Congress. <br /> A long-term(year 2040) sustainable water supply is needed for the Navajo and Jicarilla <br /> Apache Nations and the city of Gallup to support the current and future populations. The <br /> existing groundwater supplies are dwindling and have limited capacity. <br /> THE PROPOSED PROJECT <br /> The project proposes to convey a reliable M&I water supply to the eastern section of the <br /> Navajo Nation, the southwestern part of the Jicarilla Apache Nation, and the city of <br /> Gallup, New Mexico, via diversions from the San Juan River in northern New Mexico. <br /> The Navajo Nation, city of Gallup, and Jicarilla Apache Nation are cooperating project <br /> participants. <br /> Navajo Nation communities and the city of Gallup rely on a rapidly depleting <br /> groundwater supply that is inadequate to meet present and projected needs to the <br /> , <br /> — 1 <br />