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'002003 However, if the Navajo Project should be 4 preferentiai Indian Use as against Colorado, regardless of the aqreement in New Mexico; there could be no new Use in Colorado iri years wheh the Navajo Reservoir would be empty and inflows to the reservoir would be less than the diversion demand of the Navajo Project. Use of Water from the Navaio and the Blanco Rivers. The streams to be intercepted by the initial unit of the San Juan-Chama Project include the Navajo and Little Navajo Rivers and the Rio Blanco. The entire flow of the Little Navajo River is presently diverted during the summer months of each year for irriga- tion use in Colorado. A substantial base flow now remains in the " Navajo and the Rio Blanco Rivers over and above diversions in Colo- rado, thus providing good fishery for the two streams. Stream Fishery By-pass Water. With regard to the effects of the San Juan-Chama Project on fishery values of these streams, under the heading of"Minimum Flows" the following statement appears on Page A-41 of the Bureau of Reclamation Report of 1955: "145. Aquatic habitat studies have been conducted on the Pagosa Division streams to determine the minimum flows that will be required to protect the existing fishery. Analysis of the operation study indicates that if the Pagosa Division is operated as shown in this study, with-the-project streamflows will be about equal to the minimums that are considered to be necessary to maintain the fishery. The schedule of minimum flows that has been developed is shown in table 11. The schedule is included for information and guidance, but is not presented as a recommendation." On page A-14 of the same report, there appears Table 6, "Proposed average releases to project streams and estimated stream- flows, San Juan Chama Project, Pagosa Division". This table contains' -13- l ,i. <; 4 ~ <_:::",'\..il: , "I l~ ,,~.,,_i-~