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APPENDIX 1 CLASSIFICATION OF MONETARY AMOUNTS Findine: Area Funds To Be Put To Better Use }~ Reduction in Size of the Animas-La Plata Project to Reflect the Minimum Water Water Requirements of the Indian Settlement Act and Regional Needs . $134 Million to $171 Million .'i '" ~ '" " ,. Conversion of Indian Water Rights From an Irrigation to a Municipal and Industrial Water Supply Function $59 Million" ;1 Total $193 Million to $230 Million 'These amounts represent the range of Federal funding that could be eliminated if the Animas-La Plata Project is downsized to accommodate only Indian water and regional municipal and industrial water commitments. The $134 miUion represents the amount to be saved if the non-Indian fun service irrigation water is not developed, and the $171 million represents the amount to be saved if the non-Indian fun and supplemental irrigation service water is not developed. Since these amounts were determined based on a construction cost per acre-foot of water developed, an allowance for construction economies of scale was not included in the computations. "This amount represents funds that could be recovered if the estimated construction cost of developing Indian irrigation water supplies is converted from irrigation use to municipal and industrial use. Upon such a conversion, the estimated construction costs would then be repayable over a 50-year period with interest upon first use of this water supply. This amount does not reOect any cost adjustments that would occur. from restructuring the Animas-La Plata Project or any future compensation to the Colorado Ute Indian Tribes in lieu of constructing irrigation distribution systems. In our opinion, any such adjustments or compensation would, however, be considered funds to be put to better use. 18