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, 001986 on present use and plans for additional use of Colorado River water in the State of New Mexico. In order to further clarify the reported plans of the State of New Mexico regarding the use of San Juan River water, a letter under date of December 23 , ,1957, of New Mexico State Engineer S. E. Reynolds is also made a part of this report. The letters above referred to, with attached tables, are reproduced in this report for information purposes only. The time schedule for submitting this report would not permit a detailed study of the above data by the committee. From study of the letters the com- mittee concludes that plans of the State of New Mexico include three additional new water use demands on the flow of the San Juan River at the Navajo Dam and upstream tributaries. These three new water use demands include the Navajo Irrigation Project as reported, the initial unit of the San Juan-Chama Project as reported and a use demand iden- tified as "Municipal and Industrial (M and I) Water" of 224,000 acre feet. Such demands are in addition to present water use and the water requirements of the authorized Hammond Project, the authorized Fruit- land Project and the authorized Hogback Project. Testimony in support of the three new water use demands was given in the Senate Committee hearing on legislation for the authorization of the Navajo and San Juan-Chama Projects. Division of Basin. For purposes of analysis of the water supply and water de- mand on the San Juan River, the Basin naturally divides itself into two separate study divisions. The stream runoff and water demand on the Navajo Reservoir and upstream tributaries are considered as one division. The second division includes the Animas River and that section of the San Juan River downstream from the Navajo Reservoir. - 4 - l .., ~ . z .;~_..:" -";'_-_~"_ ~i-1i~