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. . . Page 5 used in the near future with storage structures and conveyance features that allowed for deli very of the water. They wanted restitution for the years of neglect and breach of trust, They wanted to be able to lease or sell water off the reservation, and they wanted a development fund to insure construction of tribal facilities for water, The federal government wanted a final resolution of the Indian claim;; prior to the construction of the Animas-Ia Plata Project. relief from the breach of trust clail15. and resolution of cost sharing for construction of the Animas-Ia Plata Project The negotiation process began when teams foD11ed by each entity held general meetings in Towaoc, Ignacio, and Durango. where all parties presented their positions and proposed principles which could be agreed upon. In the beginning the negotiators found it difficult to obtain a cOllUl1itment from the federal team. The various agencies c~rising the federal team had trouble formulating any decisions without returning to Washington for further input, The large group meetings were not moving towards resolution of the concerns, As a conseqJ.ence, three committees were foD11ed; one was coIlCel:Iled with cost sharing and finance. another legal issues. and the third. stream quantification of water rights, The federal government was dismissed from the process until an agreement was reached between the state of Colorado the Ute Indian Tribes. The legal conunittee focused on the necessity of amending the federal Non-Intercourse Act. off reservation leasing or sale of water, and the effects that this would have on the Upper Basin Compact. Colorado River Compact, and neighboring states, The finance connnittee sought to establish the arrounts needed for a tribal development fund. cost sharing for construction of the Animas-Ia Plata Project. and how to involve local water users in the process,