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<br />Appendix VI
<br />Comments From .the Bureau of Reclamation
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<br />Now on p, 12,
<br />See comment 1,
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<br />: Change to read". , . tribe's claims to water rights
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<br />and because. . ..-
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<br />Now on p, 13,
<br />See comment 2,
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<br />paoe 12 first DsraarsDh first sentence: Change to read. ". . . SetUement Act
<br />(P.L. 100.585) pl'O..idcd IIftIj the .. impetus faf eo..alt li.:.li. -0 ~ the
<br />Animas-La Plata project,"
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<br />Now on p, 13,
<br />See comments 1 and 8,
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<br />Paae 12, second oaraaraoh: Replace the first sentence wlth "Phase I of the Project would
<br />provide aU of the Project M&I wster for Indians and nan-Indians. ~ would alsa include 89,610
<br />acre-feet of project irrigation water, which inctudes the Soulhem Ute Indian Tribe receiving
<br />approximately 780/. of their Irrigation water in Phase I, All of the remaining Irrigation and M&I
<br />water for the two Ute tribes would be stored and available in Ridges Basin Reservoir under
<br />Phase I."
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<br />Now on p, 13,
<br />See comment 5,
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<br />Now on pp, 13-14,
<br />See comments 1 and 8,
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<br />Paae 13 last sentence second Dsraaraoh: Delete and replace with "The Southern Ute
<br />Indian Tribe would receive a large portion of their lnigation water under Phase I (see above
<br />comment), Phase II, when funded. would provide the necessary faCIlities to deliver the
<br />Southern Ute's remaining irrigation water on their reservation and deliver water to the Ute
<br />Mountain Ute Reservation."
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<br />See comment 4,
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<br />Paae 16 first headln.: Change to read '1l1e Colorado Sauawfish and Razarback Suckef'
<br />and add text on the razorback sucker to parallel squawfish discussions.
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<br />Now on p, 17,
<br />See comment 2,
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<br />Paae 18 flrst full sentence: Nota that purposes other than just irrigation (such as M&I, flsh
<br />and wildlife, and river recreation) should be mentioned as uses of water stored when rivers
<br />are dammed to stare heavy sprtng Nnoff,
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<br />Now on p, 18.
<br />See comment 2,
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<br />Paoe 19 first DaraaraDh. third sentence: Change to read ". . . continued existence of the
<br />COIOradOSqUawfi~
<br />F:l:1...lIf at tt.at time ' ,. ,n : co "'.'. _ ..' "w,J,,,' ~ii."
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<br />Now on p, 18,
<br />See comment 6,
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<br />Paae 20 second DaraaraDh second sentence: Change to read.. . . and then Inaeasing the
<br />amount of water wiUldI'B...wl'l from the A. ,1..18D Ri,,~f fer depletions from the San Juan River for
<br />Ii the project aver time to calncide with the conslNcllon schedule, and perfanning scientific
<br />studies concurrantiy with the project's conslNcllon; ar (3) offsetting anticipated .~thdrs..els
<br />_._ of water fram the """""1lD1l!lIM River. , .."
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<br />Now on p, 19,
<br />See comment 6,
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<br />Pace 21 second DaracraDh first sentence: Change to read ". . . withdrawn annu.ally from the
<br />Animas River to allow the Colorada Ute Indians' the finlt phase of the project to be
<br />constnJcted and 50,000 aae-feet 01 water to be tAthdm..,1 a""..D.II~ r,4", the A,imaa fli...er
<br />~~___~jjl!llJlIU'~~toallaw..,,"
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<br />Now on p, 20,
<br />See comment 1,
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<br />Paas 22. continued oaraarach last sentence: Change to read.. . . used to mimic the 1'18ttlral
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<br />GAOIRCED-96-1 Animas-La Plata Project
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