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.' In''' Q 00 ~ .' .' ANTICIPATEu EFFECTS OF ADDITIONAL DEVELOPMENTS (continued) the Archuleta station would be small since the water is presently of very good quality and the station is located only a short distance below the Navajo Uam where there would be no return flows. 13. Between San Juan River near Archuleta, New Mexico, and San Juan Hiver near Bluff, Utah Farmington Farmington, New San Juan Hiver. Municipal and Industrial. This future depletion to Mexico, is for 5,UOU acre-feet (6 x 106m3) out of the It was estimated that this would begin by year 1~90. Animas-La Plata Project, Colorado-New Mexico. The Ani~as-La Plata Project will develop flows of the Ani~as snd La Plata River syster.;s for irrigation, municipal and industrial use, recreation, and fish and wildlife conservation. The project will supply water to about 48,600 acr~s (19 700 ha) of new land and 21,500 acres (8700 ha) of pr~sently irrigated land. The new lands will include some Indian lands. The total new depletion will amount to 155,000 acre-feet (191 x 106m3). Project features include two storage dams, lengthy canals, and several diversion darns. Salt loading was detenllined by a special study. Hogback Expansion. This direct diversion to Indian land adjacent to the San Juan River will result in a new depletion of about 8,000 acre- feet 00 x 106m3) over present depletions. These lands, it< tbe vicin- ity of Shiprock, New Hex ieo, have been deve loped in sllIaIl b locks by the Bureau of lnuian Affairs over a period of years with further expansion planned for the future. The return flows directly seep into the San Juan RiverJ but the quality of these flows has not been determined. Four Corners Power-plant. This large steam electric powerplantJ in northwestern New MexicoJ is now using about 20JOOO acre-feet (25 x 106m3) of water. A total of 39,000 acre-feet (48 x 106m3) use is expected under future expansion. This will supply water for full operation of the five units totaling 2154 MW. The water and salts useci in future expansion of the plant will not be returned to the river. Navajo M&I Contracts. Several energy related industries and pos- sibly municipalities near the Four Corners area of New Mexico have either purchased or are considering the purchase of Navajo Reservoir water on a temporary basis. Under present autlloritiesJ the annual delivery of water under these contracts may not exceed 100,000 sere-feet (123 x 106m3). The contracts are scheduled to be terminated in the year 20U5 and the water returned to the river system. These users include the San Juan Power- plant, Utah International Inc., El Paso (coal gasification), and others including possibly the city of Gallup. Return Flow Dolores and Navajo Indian Irrigation Projects. The return flows froL1 the Dolores Project and the Navajo Indian Irrii;8tion Project were identified and treated specially because tlley do not return 53