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;.• 14 <br /> of up to 42,720 acre-feet to provide water to service areas in New Mexico, <br /> Arizona, and Utah. The total annual diversion requirement for communities in <br /> New Mexico is 34,550 acre-feet with a corresponding depletion of 29,300 acre- <br /> feet. Projected depletions for service areas in the States of Arizona and Utah <br /> are 6,990 acre-feet and 1,190 acre-feet per year respectively. The Southwest <br /> Region inclusion of 5,300 acre-feet depletion for the Shiprock area communities <br /> duplicates service to some extent for the Animas-La Plata Project that was <br /> included in the Colorado River Basin Project authorization. Ongoing project <br /> planning for Gallup-Navajo Indian Water Supply Project will continue to provide <br /> for service to the Shiprock area until such time as the Tribe may elect to <br /> contract for such service from Animas-La Plata Project. If and when this <br /> occurs, the plan for Gallup-Navajo Indian Water Supply Project will be refor- <br /> mulated accordingly. <br /> Present water supply studies indicate that, with full utilization of 34,100 <br /> acre-feet of water by the Navajo Powerplant at Page, Arizona, there is no water <br /> remaining to be developed within Arizona's 50,000 acre-feet apportionment of <br /> Upper Colorado River Basin water to cover the projected 6,990 acre-foot deple- <br /> tion for the Navajo Communities in Arizona. The Arizona Department of Water <br /> Resources has indicated to the Southwest Region by letter dated January 18, <br /> 1982, that it is unlikely that the powerplant will utilize the full contract <br /> amount of 34,100 acre-feet per year and that 6,990 acre-feet depletion for the <br /> Navajo communities could be available by year 2025. <br /> Hammond Project <br /> The project was authorized as one of the initial participating projects of the <br />