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<br />I <br /> <br />, <br /> <br />The main storage feature of the project would be Ridges Basin <br />Reservoir, located southwest of the city of Durango. The Durango <br />Pumping Plant, south of the city, would pump Animas River water to <br />Ridges Basin Reservoir. Stored water would be released as required back <br />to the Animas River for Aztec, Farmington and other potential municipal <br />and industrial users in New Mexico. Durango and surrounding communties <br />would construct a treatment plant immediately north of the reservoir <br />and would also obtain their additional municipal and industrial water <br />from Ridges Basin Reservoir. <br /> <br />In addition to storing a portion of Durango's municipal and <br />industrial water, Ridges Basin Reservoir would also provide storage for <br />the Ute Mountain Ute Indian Tribe's industrial and irrigation water, <br />and for the Colorado irrigators. <br /> <br />The Ridges Basin Pumping Plant, located on the western edge of the <br />reservoir, would pump water from the reservoir into Dry Side Canal <br />which would then convey the water to the La Plata drainage. Southern <br />Ute Reservoir would store La Plata River flows diverted into the reser- <br />voir through a diversion dam and canal. The reservoir would be the <br />storage facility for Southern Ute Indian municipal and industrial water. <br /> <br />Big Stick Reservoir, located north of Hesperus, would provide <br />~unicipal and industrial water for the La Plata River drainage" an~ <br />~rriga~ionwat~r f9Tlands above the Dry Side Canal. <br /> <br />The proposed Animas Power Plan would generate power to be used <br />along with supplemental purchases from the Colorado River Storage Project <br />to provide power for project pumping. <br /> <br />Sprinkler irrigation would be used on all project lands. The <br />lateral systems would provide sprinkler pressure at each farm turnout. <br />Project drainage would also be furnished on project lands, where <br />required. <br /> <br />Fisheries would be created in the inactive pools of project reser- <br />voirs. In addition, recreational facilities would be provided at those <br />reservoirs. A minimum stream flow of 100 second-feet is planned in <br />the Animas River below the Durango Pumping Plant. <br /> <br />Project costs, including operation and maintenance, have been <br />estimated for plan formulation purposes only. No detailed engineering <br />sizing and costing have been done for project facilities. Plan formula- <br />tion costs indicate a project construction cost of about $285 million <br />and develop about 200,000 acre-feet of water. <br /> <br />-2- <br />