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Animas-La Plata Project Operation and Maintenance Contract Signed
Media Contact:
Pat Page, (970) 385-6560, ppage@usbr.gov
For Release: January 15, 2010
On December 30, 2009, Reclamation executed a contract with the Animas-La Plata Operation, Maintenance, and Replacement Association (Association) that identifies the terms and conditions for the operation, maintenance, and replacement (OM&R) responsibilities for the Animas-La Plata Project facilities (excluding recreational facilities). The contract signing is the culmination of several years of negotiations and consultation between Reclamation and the Association, which is comprised of project sponsors including the Colorado Water Resources and Power Development Authority, the La Plata Conservancy District, the Navajo Nation, the San Juan Water Commission, the Southern Ute Indian Tribe, and the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe.
The contract will become effective when the Animas-La Plata Project is completed and has been transferred from construction status to operation status. This is planned to occur when the initial filling of Lake Nighthorse has been completed, currently scheduled for 2011. At that time, responsibility for the operation of the project will be transferred to the Association. Reclamation will retain ownership of project facilities and oversight of OM&R activities. It is anticipated that a separate entity will be responsible for any recreational components of the project.
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