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I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I this line was completed in the spring of 1987 with the Towaoc capacity being provided and paid for by the State of Colorado. The Cortez pipeline was competitively bid, with specifications allowing either ductile iron or modified pretensioned cylinder steel pipe. The lowest hid utilized modified pretensioned cylinder pipe. The ?4-inch and 3D-inch di ameter pi pel i ne was si zed to del i ver the TO\~aoc and Cortez supp1 i es as far as the Cortez treatment plant. The Bureau's preliminary alignment for the Towaoc pipeline traversed west from the Cortez water treatment plant, then south along Mildred Road and south and west along county roads to the intersection of State Highway 666. From there the route followed along the highway to the Tribe's reservation boundary. The pipeline route then crossed the reservation in a due west direction to the existing storage facilities. None of the Towaoc pipeline alignment alternatives was finalized nor was any right-of-way acquired for eventual construction. 1.5 Related Agreements While previous investi'}ation and planning st'Jdies for the Dolores Project i nc1 uded provi si ons for the Towaoc l'1uni ci pal pi pel i ne, the present basi s for proceeding with the project is the combination of agreements and funding authorizations relating to settlement of the Ute Indian water right claims in Colorado. The Colorado state legislature's action in 1986 authorized funding conditioned on subsequent agreements. Senate Bill No. 27 contains the following provision regarding the Towaoc Municipal Project: liThe Colorado Water Conservati on Board is hereby authori zed to contract di rect1y wi th the Ute Mountai n Ute Tri be, wi thout util i zi ng the procedures prescribed by Article 92 of Title 24 and Part 14 of Article 30 of Title 24, Colorado Revised Statutes, for the design and 1-5 1D4Dc