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. non-Indian lands, full service to Indian lands, and a minor amount for municipal and industrial use. Total depletions would be 28,000 acre-feet. Over the past few years. the Ute Tribal Business Commdttee has expressed ~4 various levels of interest for the Uintah Unit, potential developments on -J Leland Bench, and the Bonneville Unit mitigation package. on November 9, (J) 1982, the Ute tribe submitted to the Bureau of Reclamation an "Interim ~ Exploration and Planning Agreement Regarding Ute Water Resources." This agreement, which allows for further development of a study and a plan for construction of the Uintah Unit, has been agreed to by Reclamation. Since tribal attitude to development of a recommended plan is nonsupportive at this time and for the purpose of this report, depletions to the Colorado River System are those which were determined for the 1978 Definite plan Report. It is unlikely that major facilities can be completed before the late 1980's. It is estimated the project depletion would occur by 2000. f. Emery County project The Emery County Project as originally constituted depleted about 14,000 acre-feet. Utah Power & Light Company has contracted for 6,000 acre-feet of the project water for the Huntington Powerplant. Recent negotiations between Reclamation, the power company, and the water district resulted in the purchase of 2,000 acre-feet of additional project water. It is estimated that this has resulted in a decrease of Emery County depletions to 10,000 acre-feet in 1985. This assumes a two to one conversion rate, i.e., 8,000 acre-feet of project water sold to Utah Power & Light company will result in a 4,000-acre-foot reduction in irrigation depletion. g. Ute Indian Lands Under the Deferral Agreement of September 20, 1965, the Ute Indians agreed to defer development of 15,242 acres of land, but not beyond January 1, 2005. On August 13, 1975, the Ute Indian Tribe passed a resolution requesting that development of Indian facilities proceed concurrently with development of non-Indian facilities. The secretary agreed on August 21, 1975. Leland Bench was recognized as a means of developing 15,242 acres of land. This plan, as with the Uintah Unit, is not being strongly supported by the Ute Indian Tribe and has been included for further study with the Interim Agreement. For purposes of this report, depletions are based on the previous Leland Bench Development Plan. No construction schedule is available, and it does not appear that significant uses of water will be made by 1990. Total ultimate depletions are estimated to be about 45,000 acre-feet. The Ute Indian Compact (yet to be ratified) recognizes Indian rights to irrigate 12,845 acres of Class 6 and 7 lands in the White River drainage and 4,068 acres of Class 7 lands along the Green River, which would result in depletions of approximately 30,000 and 9,000 acre-feet, respectively. The State of Utah estimates that the latter will materialize by about 2000. It is estimated that about 1,500 acres of Indian lands near the White River have come under irrigation since the Comprehensive Framework Study determinations. Depletion is about 4,000 acre-feet. VI-18 ....