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<br />21,480 acres of supplemental service land, of which 17,760 are in
<br />Colorado and 3,720 are in New Mexico. Of the total irrigated
<br />acreage, 20 percent are Indian lands and 80 percent are non-Indian
<br />lands.
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<br />Municioal and Industrial Uses
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<br />About 41,700 acre-feet of project M&I supply would be provided to
<br />Colorado, and 38,400 acre-feet would be provided to New Mexico.
<br />The supply for Colorado would include 8,200 acre-feet for the
<br />Durango area, 1,000 acre-feet for the rural communities in the La
<br />Plata River drainage, 6,000 acre-feet for the Ute Mountain Tribe,
<br />and 26,500 acre-feet for the Southern Ute Tribe. The supply to New
<br />Mexico would include 19,700 acre-feet for Farmington, 5,800 acre-
<br />feet for Aztec, 5,300 acre-feet for Bloomfield, and 7,600 acre-feet
<br />for the Navajo Nation. The supply for the Navajo Nation would be
<br />distributed to the towns of Upper Fruitland, Nenahnezad, and
<br />Shiprock.
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<br />Pro;ect Storaae
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<br />The project would store water at two reservoirs. Primary storage
<br />would be provided at the 280,000 acre-foot Ridges Basin Reservoir,
<br />an off-stream site southwest of Durango, Colorado. Of this total
<br />capacity, 130,000 acre-feet is active, usable capacity. The
<br />Durango Pumping Plant, located south of Durango near the Animas
<br />River would lift Animas River water through the Ridges Basin Inlet
<br />Conduit to Ridges Basin Reservoir.
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<br />Secondary storage would be provided at the proposed 70,000 acre-
<br />foot Southern Ute Reservoir, an offstream site located on the
<br />Colorado-New Mexico State line approximately 2 miles east of the
<br />La Plata River. La Plata River flows would be diverted by the
<br />Southern Ute Diversion Dam and conveyed to the reservoir in the
<br />proposed Southern Ute Inlet Canal. Of the total capacity, 40,000
<br />acre-feet would be active, usable capacity.
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<br />Total Pro;ect Water Suoolv
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<br />The total project water supply would average 198,220 acre-feet
<br />annually with an average depletion of 154,800 acre-feet. This
<br />number is based upon a 49-year period of simulated operations. Of
<br />the total project supply 169,400 acre-feet would be developed from
<br />the Animas River, 17,000 acre-feet would be developed from the La
<br />Plata River and 11,800 acre-feet would be supplied by the reuse of
<br />project return flows to the La Plata River.
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