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<br /> <br />1998 report to t/1e Rio Grande Compact Commission <br /> <br />Bureau of ReClamation <br /> <br />Arrangements were made to replace sediment pool evaporative losses in Jemez <br />Canyon Reservoir during 1998. Since 1991, up to 5,500-af (less 69 af of transportation <br />losses) of City of Albuquerque SJ-C water in Abiquiu Reservoir has been used to <br />. replace sediment deposition and evaporative losses in Jemez Canyon Reservoir. Such <br />water is provided by contract between the City of Albuquerque and New Mexico <br />Interstate Stream Commission (NMISC), dated February 21, 1986 and amended May <br />16, 1991. <br /> <br />In 1998, the City of Albuquerque, in an agreement with the NMISC, again offered an <br />additional 1,500 af to help fill the sediment space. A total of 5,798 af was released from <br />Abiquiu from January to April, November, and December. It suffered 75 af of <br />transportation losses, yielding an annual total of 5,723 af. Due to construction activity <br />at Abiquiu and the requirement to release as much incoming Rio Grande water as <br />possible, there were no releases in November and December. <br /> <br />Table 8 shows the estimated accumulated sediment deposition and SJ-C contents in <br />Abiquiu Reservoir, Cochiti Lake, and Jemez Canyon Reservoir for 1998. <br /> <br />M&I Water l)se National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) Compliance <br /> <br />Reclamation will serve as the lead agencyfor the City of Albuquerque's Drinking Water <br />Supply Project EIS which is addressing the City's plan to directly use its SJ-C water for <br />M*I purposes. Interagency workshops have been held and monthly interagency <br />workgroup meetings are held to discuss various aspects of this and other City projects. <br />Coordination with Native Americans is ongoing. The formal EIS process will likely begin <br />in 1999. <br /> <br />Reclamation will serve as the lead agency for the City of Santa Fe's Water <br />Management and River Restoration Strategy EIS which also involves the City's direct <br />use of its SJ-C water supply. The scope of work and request for proposals to prepare <br />the EIS are currently being developed. <br /> <br />-9- <br />