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<br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br /> <br />000872 <br /> <br />with the Navajo Gallup Project, the Navajo River Water Development Plan and the <br />restoration of the Hogback Project. <br />ii) Reclamation will continue its active participation in the SJRBRIP to promote the <br />dual goals of recovery of endangered fish and proceed with water development in <br />the San Juan Basin. <br />(1) Reclamation will provide substantial technical support in the development and <br />refinement of a comprehensive hydrology model to allow realistic, supportable <br />projections of future water uses within the San Juan Basin, <br />(2) Reclamation will continue to optimize the operating rules for the Navajo Dam to <br />provide efficient fulfillment of the flow recommendations necessary for <br />endangered species recovery in the San Juan River. <br />(3) Reclamation will implement an adaptive management program associated with <br />the operations of Navajo Reservoir to evaluate biological responses of the <br />endangered fish to a more natural hydro graph, <br />iii) Reclamation will work with the Jicarilla Apache Nation to facilitate their ability to <br />independently utilize the SJRBRIP Hydrology Model. <br /> <br />c) Other: <br />i) Interior will support modification of the Colorado Ute Settlement Agreement to <br />recognize the new limits placed on the use and amount of water provided to the <br />Colorado Ute Tribes and establishment of the water acquisition fund, <br />ii) Reclamation will conduct an independent review of the SJRBRIP hydrologic model <br />to ensure accuracy and a tool that can be used in future water planning activities, <br />iii) Through the appraisal investigation of the Navajo-Gallup Project, Reclamation will <br />evaluate: <br />(1) An alternative project design that would take water from the San Juan River <br />below its confluence with the Animas River which may increase the potential <br />yield of the project while protecting flows for endangered fish, <br />(2) Modifying the Navajo-Gallup Project to reduce demands, <br />(3) Utilizing a portion of the Navajo Indian Inigation Project allocation to meet the <br />needs for the Navajo-Gallup Project. <br /> <br />36 <br />