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1"- . The following paragraphs describe the current plan. It appears to be more environmentally acceptable than the plan presented in the auLhor- izing document and would contribute less salinity to the Colorado River. The main storage feature of the project would be Ridges Basin. Reservoir, located southwest of the City of .Durango. The Durango Pumping Plant, south of the city, would pump Animas River water to Ridges Basin Reservoir. Stored water would be released as required back to the Animas River for Aztec, Farmington and other potential municipal and i"dustrial us"rs in New Mexico. Durango and surrounding. communities would construct a treatment plant immediately north of the reservoir and would also obtain their additional municipal and industri.ll water from Ridges Basin Reservoir. In addition to storing a portio!, of Durango I s municipal and indus- trial water, Ridges Basin Reservoir would also provide storage for the Ute 110untain .Ute Indian tribe's industrial and irrigation water, t~e Southern Ute trib.e' s irrigation water and. water for the Colorado irrigators. The Ridges Basin Pumping Plant, located on the western edge of the reservoir, would .pump water from the .reservoir into Dry Side Canal which would then convey the water to the La Plata drainage. Southern Ute Reservoir would store La Plata River flows diverted into the reser- voir thr.ough a diversion dam and canal. The reservoir wo.uld be the storage facility for Southern Ute Indian municipal and industrial water and New Mexico irrigation water. Various methods of providing irrigation water to lands above the Dry Side Canal are being .considered. Sprinkler irrigation is currently planned for all project lands below the Dry Side Canal. The lateral systems would provide sprinkler pressure a~ each farm turnout. Project drainage would also be furnished, where required, on project land. Fisheries would be created in the inactive pouls of project reservoirs. In addition, recreational facilities would be provided at those reser- voirs. A minimum stream flow of 125 cubic feet per second is planned in the Animas River below.:the Durango Pumping Plant. Project costs, including operation and maintenance, have been estimated for plan formulatio.n purposes onl):'. No detailed engineerinfl sizing and cos.ting have been done for project facilities. .- 2