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<br />ooallS2 <br /> <br />,;t.,< >: '-, <br /> <br /> <br />']\\i\TER' SUPPLY.' FOR THE SAN JUAN-CHAMAPROJECT <br /> <br />17 <br /> <br />that Colol'ado' projects should not haV:e to stand excessive shortages <br />because NEiw Mexico,tries to stretch the water supply of Navajo <br />Reservoir' too thin.': My own view is that, under the legislation"the <br />Secretary is charged with the responsibility of not overburdening the <br />Navajo Reservoir and he is prevented from entering into contracts <br />in the future' which might result in excessive shortages. I believe <br />that the distl:ictis adequately protected, Also, as hereinafter dis- <br />cussed', in lii)' opinion, the limitation of N ewMexico uses by reason <br />of its entitlement under the compacts would prevent the overburden- <br />ing of'Navajo'Reservoir., <br /> <br />Comments and conclusions--"New Mexico uses versus entitlement <br />, ., ., -, ' . .., <br />".' HavingdeteriIlined the physical availability of water in the San <br />JuariBasin, it then. becomes necessary to examine the relationship of <br />the water physically available for use in New Mexico and New Mexi- <br />co's entitlement to water under the upper Colorado River coinpacL <br />There appears to be agreement between the Bureau of Reclamation <br />and the State of New Mexico with respect to present and authorized <br />us~s amounting to 275,100 acre-feet as follows: . <br /> <br />:.~ <br /> <br />.,(",., <br /> <br />Thousand <br />" ,,'. , , . . acr.e.,feet <br />Present uses_ ____ n __ _ ___,___ c __ - cc- __ C n_ _____ n_ - __ - - - -_-- __ n_ n 92. 3 <br />Share' of 'evaporation'losses from main stem reservoirs_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ~'_ n _ _ _ _ n73, 3 <br />Hammond prdject_ _'__ _ ____ __ _ _c ___ ____ ____ n_____ ___ _ ______ ____ _ __ 6, 8 <br />.Extension,of lndian.landsc _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ___ _ _ _ __ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ n _ _ 24, 7 <br />Navajo Reservoir losses_ _ _'~ n _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ c _ _ _ _ _ _ n _ _ _n c_ ___" _ _ _ 3.9. 0 <br />Utah Construction CO__n___________________c______________~_______ 39,0 <br /> <br />Total by present and authorized projects _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ___ _ _ _ _ 275, 1 <br /> <br />With the addition of the depletion requirements for the Navajo <br />Indian irrigation project (252,300 acre-feet) and the initial phase of <br />the San JiIan-Chama project (110,000 acre-feet), New Mexico uses <br />would be increased to 637,400 acre-feet. . <br />New Mexico has indicated that part of its water would be used for <br />the New Mexico portion of the Animas-La Plata project. The de- <br />pletions by the New Mexico portion are estimated to be 34,100 acre- <br />feet and the addition of this amount would raise New Mexico uses <br />to an estimated 671,500 acre-feet. <br />Hereinbefore I expressed the opinion that under presently existing <br />flow conditions in the upper basin and without the authorization and <br />construction of additional storage there is no assurance that New <br />Mexico's entitlement to water will exceed 692,000 acre-feet annually. <br />This would mean that, based upon the expected uses listed above, <br />only about 20,000 acre-feet would remain for future New Mexico <br />uses after development of the initial phase of the San Juan-Chama <br />project, the Navajo Indian il'l'igation project, and the Animas-La <br />Plata project. <br /> <br />A verage annual stream depletion <br /> <br /> <br />SUMMARY OF CONCLUSIONS <br /> <br />It is my conclusion that the long time flows physically available in <br />the San Juan Basin are sufficient, with the regulation from storage in <br />the Navajo Reservoir, to supply the requirements of potential devel- <br />opments in Colorndo 1l,Il<Lthe water requirements of the initial phase <br />of the San JUlln project fwd the Navajo Indian il'l'igation project <br /> <br />,}i <br />