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1. Ad zona a. Miscellaneous Additional Depletions Consumptive uses due to irrigation and stockpond evaporation ~ have increased by about 6,000 acre-feet since the Comprehensive Framework '-l Study estimates were prepared. Municipal and domestic uses have increased by ~ about 6,000 acre-feet. It is expected that an additional 6,000 acre-feet will ~ be used for municipal purposes for the Navajo Indian Nation and for the city of Page, Arizona. Water for Page is reserved by The Reclamation Development Act of 1974, Public Law 93-493, which, among other actions, provided for the incorporation of the city. b. Navajo Powerplant Consumptive uses according to records provided by the Navajo Generating Station averaged 22,000 acre-feet over the 1980-85 period. The contract for sale of water out of Lake Powell allows for annual uses of up to 34,100 acre-feet; however, present physical limitations preclude this level of use. 2. ~oming a. Miscellaneous Additional Depletions Values used for 1985 represent additional depletions that have developed since the Comprehensive Framework Study (1965 level) estimates were prepared. These values and the projections to 2000 were provided by the Wyoming State Engineer. b. Seedskadee Project Fontenelle Dam is the only feature of the project that has been constructed. Irrigation facilities have not been built, and there are no plans to reactivate studies to identify an irrigation project. Repairs now underway at Fontenelle Dam will severely restrict storage capacity until the expected completion date of 1989. By contract of June 14, 1962, the State of Wyoming purchased 60,000 acre-feet of capacity in Fontenelle Reservoir. The United States notified the State that the yield from the 60,000-acre-foot capacity would be available on January 1, 1969. The State optioned 25,000 acre-feet to Sun Oil Company and 35,000 acre-feet to Pacific Power and Light Company with 25,000 acre-feet as firm supply and 10,000 acre-feet when available. A second contract, dated December 27, 1974, was signed with the state of Wyoming which would have yielded up to 125,000 acre-feet of additional water for use in Wyoming. This additional yield was based on the assumption that Reclamation's direct flow irrigation water right could be converted to a direct flow municipal and industrial right. In 1983, the Wyoming Supreme Court ruled, in another case, that the State Engineer does not have the power to grant a change of use for unexercised rights. This has put a cloud of doubt over what the ultimate yield of the reservoir will be. The State Engineer is currently considering an application from Reclamation to convert the large inactive capacity to active capacity. The outcome will determine the scale of development and resulting yield that can be expected VI-S