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<br />.' <br /> <br />111'7'1 <br /> <br />!i;-'i'l <br />{~ <br /> <br />QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS <br />AiHMAS-LA PLATA PROJECT <br /> <br />INDEX <br /> <br />A. GENERAL <br />I. What is the status of the project today? <br />2. Is the $600,000 of planning money enough? <br />3. What happens without the project? <br />4. How will downstream water users on Animas River be <br />affected? <br />5. Would the entire project be operated by Colorado Board? <br />6. What is the priority on water in Ridges Basin? <br />7. How would the federal investment in the Animas-La Plata <br />Project be repaid? <br />8. What will be the cost of pumping? <br />9. will electrical cost to project increase? <br />B. SOCIAL IMPACTS <br />I. How have the socio-economic impacts of the project been <br />determined? <br />2. What are the local area population projections both <br />with and without the project? <br />3. How many people are expected to be brought in to the <br />area during construction? <br />4. How many local people will be hired? <br />5. What are the expected new housing needs? <br />6. What is the expected impact of the project on the <br />school systems? <br />7. How will the industrial growth affect Durango - <br />economically and socially <br />C. MUNICIPAL WATER USES <br />1. How has the Durango Municipal Service Area been defined <br />in the project plan? <br />2. What water rights from the Animas River are now owned <br />by Durango and its water organizations? <br />3. What limitations. will be placed on the water rights of <br />Durango service area after the project might be com~ <br />pleted? <br />4. Explain Conditional and Absolute rights. <br />5. Will Durango continue to use its water rights from the <br />Florida River? Can it retain those rights if they are <br />not used? <br />6. What happens to Durango's present treatment plant? <br />7. What would happen to Durango's Animas Pump and Force <br />Main (29th Street System)? <br />8. Could the practice of raw water pumping be continued <br />with the project? <br />9. Are supplies for the Durango service area adequate? If <br />so, when is it projected that they will not be? <br />10. What poplation and municipal use rate was used in de- <br />signing the project? <br />ll. How many downstream water rights are senior in priority <br />to those of the Durango service area? <br />Chart - Durango Municipal and Industrial Water <br /> <br />PAGE <br /> <br />1 <br />1 <br />1 <br />1 <br /> <br />2 <br />2 <br />2 <br /> <br />2 <br />3 <br /> <br />3 <br /> <br />3 <br /> <br />4 <br /> <br />,.; <br /> <br />;;.1 <br /> <br />4 <br />4 <br />5 <br /> <br />5 <br /> <br />> <br /> <br />5 <br /> <br /> <br />5 <br /> <br />6 <br /> <br />6 <br />6 <br /> <br />6 <br />6 <br /> <br />6 <br /> <br />6 <br /> <br />6 <br /> <br />6 <br /> <br />7 <br />