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", July and August, when releases would be needed from Hay Gulch Reservoir to supplement the flows from Ridges Basin Canal. Hay Gulch Reservoir would store excess La Plata River flows. The La Plata'Diversion Dam and Canal would divert water to Hay Gulch. The Lower Animas Canal would be located about four miles below the Durango Pumping Plant and would di-. vert water from the Animas River by gravity to Southern Ute Reservoir. This water would be used for indus- trial purposes on the Southern Ute Indian Reservation and for irriga- tion in New Mexico. The Lower Animas Canal would irrigate by gravity the Southern Ute Indian lands near the reservoir. Irriga- tio~ water for the New Mexico lands would be conveyed from the Southern Ute Reservoir by the New Mexico Irrigation Canal. Sprinkler irrigation would be provided to the Third Terrace and Tunnel Ditch areas of New Mexico. Pressure in most of these two areas would be provided by the slope of the ground; only one small pumping plant would be required to supply pressure for part of the Third Terrace area. The proposed Animas Power Plant would generate power to be used along with supplemental pur- chases from CRSP to provide power for project pumping. Animas River flows would be diverted from the river channel into a 1,750-cfs capacity tunnel; a minimum 50-cfs bypass has been assumed as necessary in all current studies. The tunnel inlet would be located on the first sharp bend south of the Tacoma Power Plant. The tunnel would convey water from the inlet to a penstock, which would lead to the power plant, The power plant would be recessed in the canyon wall so that it would not detract from the area's scenery. Sprinkler irrigation is planned for all project areas except the La Plata, New Mexico area; the La Plata, Colorado area above Ridges Basin Canal; and the Southern Ute Indian lands around Southern Ute Reservoir. The lateral systems would provide sprinkler pressure of 45 to 100 psi at the far:n tu:-nouts. Pun:ping plants would provide this pressure where the ground slope was in- sufficient to pressurize the pipe- line. Project drainage also would be provided. Fisheries would be created in the inactive pool of project reservoirs and recreational faci- lities would be provided at each reservoir. .A miriimum stream by- pass of 100 cfs is planned below both the Durango Pumping Plant and the Lower Animas Diversion Canal, except when the natural flow drops below 100 cfs. SCHEDULE The Definite Plan Report and Draft Environmental Statement are scheduled for completion by Sep- tember 1976. The Final Environ- mental Statement should be avail- able in January 1977. ..