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Colorado Ute Indian Water Rights Settlement Act

Program Information

Popular name

NNMP 2-6

Program Number

15.510

Program objective

To supply municipal and industrial water supply to the Ute Mountain Ute, Southern Ute Indian Tribe, the Navajo Nation and non-Tribal participants from the Animas-La Plata Project in settlement of water rights claims for the Tribes, and also fulfill other project activities that may be required as a result of the construction, such as relocation of roads and moving powerlines. To complete construction of a reconfigured Animas-La Plata Project, consisting of facilities to divert and store water from the Animas River to provide for an average annual depletion of 57,100 acre-feet of water, to be used for municipal and industrial water supply only, for the Ute Mountain Ute and Southern Ute Indian Tribes, and other tribal and non-tribal entities in the Four Corners Region of the United States. Also, to supply 4,680 acre-feet per year to the Navajo Nation through a pipeline from Farmington to Shiprock, NM.

Program expenditures, by FY (2023 - 2025)

This chart shows obligations for the program by fiscal year. All data for this chart was provided by the administering agency and sourced from SAM.gov, USASpending.gov, and Treasury.gov.

For more information on each of these data sources, please see the About the data page.

Additional program information

  1. 2017

    Information not available. Due to the failure of the Bluff Road (N 367) and damage to the NNMP Pipeline additional funding has been secured for the Bluff Road/ NNMP Pipeline realignment design/build contract. The local Chapter has not provided support for the right-of-way (ROW) for the relocated pipeline. Discussions with the Chapter continue. Construction is delayed pending acquisition of the required ROW. Once construction is complete NNMP will be cleaned, disinfected and placed into service. NNMP is 96 percent complete.

  2. 2019

    Construction of the South Shiprock Tank and Nenahnezad Tank were completed during 2014. All Crossover Connections to existing distribution systems were completed during 2014 with the exception of crossover No.1 which is on-hold. Due to the failure of the Bluff Road (N 367) and damage to the NNMP Pipeline and a lack of funding, the scheduled cleaning and disinfection was not completed in 2014. Contract is currently on-hold (Stop Work Order) awaiting Right-Away (ROW) resolution from the Navajo Nation, and local Community Chapter. Depending on receipt of the ROW resolution the project will restart and be completed. The Contract Completion date is currently December 31, 2019, per Mod #45. NNMP is 96 percent complete.

  3. 2020

    Completion of the Navajo Nation municipal pipeline Bluff Road bypass value planning study.

  4. 2021

    Completion of the full HVAC test of the Durango Pumping Plant.

  5. 2022

    Design and permitting.

  6. 2023

    NNMP Pipeline Repair Design

  7. 2024

    Completion of NNMP Pipeline repair design and for the start of Construction of the repair work.

  8. 2025

    Construction budget projected for 2025 is approximately $10 Million dollars.

Single Audit Applies (2 CFR Part 200 Subpart F):

For additional information on single audit requirements for this program, review the current Compliance Supplement.

OMB is working with the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) and agency offices of inspectors general to include links to relevant oversight reports. This section will be updated once this information is made available.

2 CFR 200 UNIFORM ADMINISTRATIVE REQUIREMENTS, COST PRINCIPLES, AND AUDIT REQUIREMENTS FOR FEDERAL AWARDS and the applicable OMB Circulars. These documents may also be obtained by contacting the Bureau of Reclamation Office listed below.

  1. Colorado River Basin Project Act, Public Law 90-537, 82 Stat.885; Colorado Ute Indian Water Rights Settlement Act of 1988, as amended, Public Law 100-585, 102 Stat. 1973; Colorado Ute Settlement Act Amendments of 2000, Public Law 106-554, 114 Stat 2763A-266.

Program details

Eligible beneficiaries

  • Anyone/general public
  • Federal
  • Federally Recognized Indian Tribal Governments
  • Individual/Family
  • Local
  • Other private institution/organization
  • Profit organization
  • Small business

Additional resources