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" " , Principal project storage would be provided at the Howardsville Reservoir or a substitute therefore on the Animas River. Most of the releases from the reservoir and river accretions in the 23 miles of channel below the reservoir would be diverted into the Animas Diversion Canal and conveyed southwest for use in the La Plata River drainage area. The remainder would be used for municipal and industrial purposes at Durango, Colorado, and Aztec and Farn.ington, New Mexico. The Durango water, consisting of releases from the Animas Diversion Canal and flows of Falls and Junction Creeks, would be stored in the potential Animas Mountain Reservoir for release to the city's municipal system. Part of the water would replace that now diverted to Durango from the Florida River. The replaced water would then be used for irrigation of land under the recently constructed Florida reclamation project. The water for Aztec and Farmington would fJ.o-,'T in the Animas River past the head of the Animas Diversion Canal to the diversion points of the municipal systems. .1 -,;. In the La Plata River basin the Animas Diversion Canal would c~oss the river and deliver water to the potential Hay Gulch Reservoir at its terminus. Water would also be released from the canal to the potential Red Mesa Canal and to existing irrigation ditches on both sides of the La Plata River. The Cherry Creek lateral would branch from the Animas Diversion Canal just above the Hay Gulch Reservoir, extend across the top of the Hay Gulch Dam, and serve lands too high to be served from the reservoir. At times water would be released from the Animas Diversion Canal into the La Plata River for downstream use and at other times surplus river flows would be diverted into the canal. ;.- 'I t', Water in Hay Gulch Reservoir would be released into the Dry Side Canal which would extend southwest and together with its branches, Ute". and Ponds Canals, would provide water for presently undeveloped lands on both sides of the low divide between La Plata and Mancos Rivers. Some water for municipal and industrial use would also be delivered through the Dry Side Canal. Natural flows of the La Plata River, together with releases to the river from the Animas Diversion Canal and return flows from project use, would be used for irrigation and municipal and industrial purposes in the sou',-,~,,.,~n portion of the project area in Colorado and New Mexico. Canals heading at the potential Long Hollow Diversion Dam would divert on both sides of the river. The Long Hollow Canal would extend southeast, delivering water to the Three Buttes Reservoir. Part of the reservoir water would be available for use at a -2-