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<br />=------~ <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />". <br /> <br /> <br />United States Department of the Interior <br />BUREAU OF RECLAMATION <br />UPPER COLORADO REGIONAL OFFICE <br />P.O. BOX 11568 <br />SALT LAKE CITY, UTAII 84147 <br /> <br />I:" RF.ru' <br />IOHR 10- <br /> <br />UC-440 <br /> <br />RECEIVED <br /> <br />840. <br /> <br />MAR <br /> <br /> <br />MAR 6 1985 <br /> <br />Mr. Gerald R. Zimmerman, Director <br />Upper Colorado River Commission <br />355 South Fourth East <br />Salt Lake City, Utah 84111 <br /> <br />ER COLOKAUU <br />R COMMISSION <br />. 'Al(c /,'TV "TAl-' <br /> <br />Dear Mr. Zimmerman: <br /> <br />Enclosed for your information is the Hydrologic Determination for water <br />availability from Navajo Reservoir and the Upper Colorado River Basin for <br />use in New Mexico signed by Robert N. Broadbent, Assistant Secretary - <br />Water and Science, Department of the Interior, on January 29, 1985. The <br />Act of June 13, 1962 (Public Law 87-483) requires such a determination be <br />made by the Secretary of the Interior before he enters into long term <br />contracts for water delivery from Navajo Reservoir. The determination has <br />been forwarded to the Congress for a required 60-day review period. <br /> <br />This determination allows depletions in New Mexico from long term contracts <br />for water deli very from Navajo Reservoi r to ri se to 69,000 acre-feet <br />annually until the year 2040. This office will be consulting with the New <br />Mexico State Engineer's Office in allocating this water to prospective <br />contractors through the amendment of existing contracts and/or the issuance <br />of new contracts. <br /> <br />We appreciate your comments on the hydrologic determination during the past <br />year and we have enclosed a Summary of Comments document profiling public <br />comments received on the determination. <br /> <br />Sincerely yours, <br /> <br /> <br />.~\ <br />\.".. <br /> <br />Clifford I. Barrett <br />Regional Director <br /> <br />Enclosures <br />