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<br />PRELIMINARY DRAFI' - SUBJECT TO CHANGE - 05/13/99 <br /> <br />Both reservations, however, currently have an inadequate supply of housing, with waiting <br />lists for members who wish to move into tribal housing. Currently, the Southern Ute <br />Indian Tribe has a shortage of about 237 housing units [Knight, p. 8], and the Ute <br />Mountain Ute Indian Tribe has a 145 families waiting for housing in Towaoc alone [Ute <br />Mountain Ute Indian Tribe, p.27]. Because of this current housing shortage and the <br />expected future growth, the tribes will very likely add substantial new housing in the <br />future. <br /> <br />Both tribes may wish to locate at least some of the new housing supply in areas away from <br />the current population centers, particularly if a reliable water supply from the ALP Project <br />is available. Accordingly, one possible use for ALP water for both tribes is to supply <br />housing developments located away from the current population centers. <br /> <br />The Southern Ute Indian Tribe may wish to locate housing in the Florida Mesa area and in <br />both the Animas and La Plata river basins. The Southern Ute Indian Tribe owns some land <br />in all three area, although some of the suitable land is assigned to tribal members. The <br />Tribe may wish to purchase additional land for new community developments. For <br />purposes of this report we have located three hypothetical 200 unit housing developments <br />near Colorado State Highway 172 on Florida Mesa, in the La Posta area of the Animas <br />River Basin and in the Redmesa area of the La Plata River Basin. <br /> <br />The Ute Mountain Ute Indian Tribe may wish to locate some new housing near the <br />eastern side of their reservation, in the La Plata River Basin. This location would offer <br />access to the employment opportunities in the energy industry near the Colorado - New <br />Mexico state line. For purposes of this report we have located one hypothetical 400 unit <br />housing development in the southeastern comer of the Colorado portion of the Ute <br />Mountain Ute Indian Reservation. <br /> <br />Housing developments with centralized, metered water supply systems will use water for <br />indoor purposes, outdoor landscaping and/or gardens, community infrastructure (grocery <br />stores, gasoline stations, laundromats, restaurants, etc.) and unmetered purposes (fire <br />protection, park irrigation, construction, system losses, etc.). Applying water use rates <br />that are typical for the West or for the country as a whole we estimate that each 100 units <br />in a housing development would use approximately 70 acre-feet per year (afy). For <br />purposes of this report, then, the hypothetical 200 unit housing developments would use <br />140 afy, while the 400 unit housing development would use 280 afy. These and the other <br />water use scenario discussed in this report are summarized in Table 5. <br /> <br />C. INDUSTRIAL PARK SCENARIO <br /> <br />The Southern Ute Indian Reservation lies just south of the City of Durango, which itself <br />has been growing. The Durango area has two industrial parks, one on the west side of <br />town and one now being annexed on the south side of town, which is almost filled to <br /> <br />2 <br />