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<br />1762 <br /> <br />New Mexico's allocation under the Compact that <br />the projects are approaching the maximum use of <br />water under the Compact, assuming that New Mexico <br />is entitled to the maximum amount of water, which <br />in very many years, will not happen',' New Mexico <br />has not taken into consideration those years in I <br />which it will not receive its compact alloca- <br />tion. We felt that New Mexico's calculation of <br />what water it will receive is erroneous. So' <br />the first stage limits and specifies specifically <br />that the San Juan-Chama is the initial stage only, <br />and then 'AS CONDITIONED, MODIFIED AND LIMITED <br />HEREIN'. You will note at the bottom of page one, <br />we have again inserted the same words - 'AS CON- <br />DITIONED, MODIFIED AND LIMITED HEREIN'. . <br /> <br />Then if you will turn to the second page <br />you will find a provision which states - now we <br />are getting over to the Navajo. The first sec- <br />tion of this bill pertains to the Navajo Irriga- <br />tion Project. This bill is a peculiar bill in <br />that it has two major projects for authorization <br />within the framework of one bill. That was a <br />result of an agreement within the State of New <br />Mexico. They had the same problem there that we <br />had with the Fryingpan~Arkansas. In other words, <br />this is a transmountain diversion and an agree- <br />ment was finally reached in the State of New Mex- <br />ico that if the San Jwan-Chama were to be author- <br />ized, the Navajo would be authorized simultaneous- <br />ly. I am certain we can sympathize with the <br />State of New Mexico with the problem they had <br />there, and we, if at all possible want to go ' <br />along with the solution arrived at within that <br />state. But the thing that disturbs us is the <br />fact that the San Juan diversion and the Navajo <br />Reservoir would put a very heavy burden~. " <br />~' _: . on the State of Colorado from the tribu- . <br />taries entering the San Juan below the Navajo <br />Reservoir. In other words, it could seriously <br />affect the Animas-La Plata Project and not only <br />that, but existing uses which have occurred <br />since the compact was entered into, and affect <br />the future uses in Colorado on most tributaries; I <br />particularly below the Navajo Reservoir. If <br />all the waters of the San Juan are utilized, <br />which they could be, and in many years more <br />than utilized, there would not be sufficient <br />water upstream and the people in New Mexico on <br />the San Juan, below the dam, could then require <br />Colorado to deliver water from the Animas and <br />