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<br />j <br /> <br />'" <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />water source provisions of subparagraph 9.2 of the Settlement Agreement have limits, the provisions <br /> <br />substantially reduce the risks and occurrences of shortage to direct-flow users that otherwise would be <br /> <br />anticipated to result from priority calls on the river, Priority calls on the San Juan River might be <br /> <br />expected in the future every two years or so, on average, with full water development on the San Juan <br /> <br />River stream system, but would be expected about once every twenty years, on average, if the alternate <br /> <br />water source provisions are implemented. <br /> <br />Under the Settlement Agreement, the Navajo Nation would administer its rights on Navajo lands <br /> <br />- -ill---NeviMexico-subject-to--non<impairmenl-o.Lnon-Navaj.o_Nation-wateLright. "nn .'lhj"P.I tn lhe <br /> <br />provisions of the Partial Final Decree and the Settlement Agreement. Transfers of water uses by the <br /> <br />Navajo Nation to locations off Navajo lands would require approval of the State Engineer. The Navajo <br /> <br />Nation would be responsible for measuring and reporting water uses under its rights, and the State <br /> <br />. Engineer would monitor Navajo Nation water uses for compliance with the decree. <br /> <br />The Settlement Act would authorize federal appropriations for the construction or rehabilitation <br /> <br />of the following water development projects and purposes to benefit the Navajo Nation, and would <br /> <br />require that certain project construction and funding milestones be achieved by specified completion <br /> <br />dates, <br /> <br />Irrigation Projects: <br />_ Navajo Indian Irrigation Project 1 <br />Fruitland-Cambridge Irrigation Project <br />Hogback-Cudei Irrigation Project <br /> <br />Municipal, Industrial, Commercial and Domestic Uses: 2 <br />Navajo-Gallup Water Supply Project <br />Navajo Nation Municipal Pipeline 4 <br />Conjunctive use ground water wells 5 <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />6 <br /> <br />Service Federal Completion <br />Acres Funds Date <br />11 0,630 N/A <br />3,335 $ 7.7 million Dec. 2012 <br />8,830 $ 15.7 million Dec. 2015 <br />N/A $564.6 million 3 Dec. 2020 <br />N/A N/A <br />N/A $ 77.6 million Dec. 2022 <br />