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Water Supply Protection
File Number
8220.106
Description
Animas-La Plata
State
CO
Basin
San Juan/Dolores
Water Division
7
Date
9/25/2000
Title
Record of Decision - Animas-La Plata Project/Ute Indian Water Rights Settlement
Water Supply Pro - Doc Type
Record of Decision
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<br />I . <br />I <br /> <br />In addition to viewing the analysis and making a final decision from the perspective of an Indian <br />water rights settlement, the FSEIS evaluates items not ordinarily found in Bureau orReclamation <br />NEPA documents. As several commenters noted, the FSEIS bases part of its analysis on non- <br />binding water use scenarios. These scenarios, developed in conjunction with the Colorado Ute <br />Tribes, allowed the Department to fulfill the requirements of NEP A by providing a context for <br />analyzing water uses from the modi tied ALP which is based on the best available information. This <br />approach also respects the Colorado Ute Tribes' sovereignty and protects their ability to allocate <br />water in accordance with future needs consistent with federal law, The FSEIS also provides <br />directions and commitments for future NEPA compliance once actions in furtherance of end uses <br />are undertaken. <br /> <br />III. Scone of Analvsis <br /> <br />A plan of approach was developed that described how the NEP A process was to proceed (refer to <br />Attachment I in Volume 2 of the FSEIS for more information). All alternatives underwent an initial <br />threshold assessment to identify those that were capable of meeting the project's purpose and need. <br />All alternatives initially appeared to have the potential to meet the project purpose and need, and they <br />were evaluated against the following criteria: (1) an evaluation of environmental impacts; (2) an <br />evaluation of the degree to which an alternative met the purpose and need and contained the elements <br />necessary to secure an Indian water rights settlement; and (3) an evaluation of the technical and <br />economic merits. <br /> <br />A. Alternatives Analyzed <br /> <br />Building on the identification of a range of future water uses and an evaluation of potential water <br />sources in the region, alternatives were identified that had the ability, in whole or in part, to provide <br />water to the Colorado Ute Tribes in fulfillment of the 1938 Settlement. These alternatives included <br />the alternatives evaluated in the 1996 FSFES, those identified by Reclamation in the January 1999 <br />Notice of Intent, alternatives suggested during February 1999 scoping meetings, and a combination <br />of the structural and non-structural components of all of these alternatives. The alternatives were: <br /> <br />Alternative 1 - Administration Proposal, consisting of a structural element (Ridges Basin <br />Reservoir with a 90,000 af capacity) and a non-structural element (purchasing water rights <br />for 13,000 af of depletion). <br /> <br />Alternative 2 - Administration Proposal with conservation pool added, increasing the overall <br />reservoir size to approximately 120,000 af. <br /> <br />Alternative 3 - Administration Proposal with San Juan River Basin Recovery Implementation <br />Program Element added. <br /> <br />4 <br />
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