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<br />Select Population Centers to Be Served <br /> <br />Ridges Basin Reservoir will be the supply point for the Regional M&I water supply option. In <br />determining the population centers to be served, it seems unlikelv that water would be delivered <br />from Ridges Basin to Montezuma County because of the high pumping lift of approximately <br />1500 feet to deliver M&I water to Cortez, the area of expected high growth in Montezuma <br />County. Therefore efforts were focused on LaPlata County in Colorado and San Juan County in <br />New Mexico. Growth in population is most likely to occur in the following areas (see enclosed <br />II"x 17" Map): <br /> <br />. Durango, Colorado <br />. Farmington, New Mexico <br />. Florida Mesa Plateau to Bayfield, Colorado Corridor <br />. Red Mesa Plateau, Colorado Corridor <br />. Kirtland, New Mexico Corridor <br />. Aztec, New Mexico Corridor <br /> <br />Using a planning horizon of 50 years (year 2050), the projected increase in M&I water needs are: <br /> <br />. 12,031 Acre-feet for LaPlata County; and <br />. 21,795 Acre-feet for SanJuan County. <br /> <br />This represents 33,826 (rounded to 34,000) acre-feet ofM&I water. It seems likely that the <br />majority (perhaps 70%) ofM&I water would be conveyed to the two principal municipalities in <br />the area which are: <br /> <br />. Durango, Colorado (assume l/3 of the 70%) <br />. Farmington, New Mexico (assume 2/3 of the 70%) <br /> <br />In addition, significant growth is expected in the following corridors: <br /> <br />. Florida Mesa Plateau to Bayfield, Colorado (assume 10% of water) <br />. Red Mesa Plateau, Colorado (assume 3% of water) <br />. Kirtland, New Mexico Corridor (assume 10% of water) <br />. Aztec, New Mexico Corridor (assume 7% of water) <br /> <br />Table 2 shows a distribution of the 34,000 acre-feet of regional M&I water. <br /> <br />Table 2 <br />Population Center Allocation of Rel!ional M&I Water <br />Durango, Colorado 7,854 Acre-Feet <br />Farmington, New Mexico 15,946 Acre-Feet <br />Florida Mesa Plateau to Bavfield, Colorado 3,400 Acre-Feet <br />Red Mesa Plateau of Colorado 1,020 Acre-Feet <br />Kirtland, New'Mexico Corridor 3,400 Acre-Feet <br />Aztec, New Mexico Corridor 2,380 Acre-Feet <br />Total 34,000 Acre-Feet <br /> <br />3 <br /> <br />Draft . Jim Riley <br />Saturday, June 05, 1999 <br />