# Animas-La Plata Project Publisher: CapexCue Canonical dossier: Dossier reference: release 1 (42b727e9-a81a-46f0-aa78-be84fde06bf1) Released project intelligence Oldest supporting observation: 2026-10-02T19:26:21.687843+00:00 Dossier released: 2026-10-16T13:16:42.408455+00:00 Source report dates and capture dates are listed per fact below; neither establishes an event date. ## Project summary The Bureau of Reclamation entry identifies the Animas-La Plata Project and places it in southwestern Colorado and northwestern New Mexico. It describes a project including Ridges Basin Dam and the Inlet Conduit, Durango Pumping Plant, Navajo Nation Municipal Pipeline, and Basin Creek improvements. Its history records general construction of the dam, conduit, plant, and appurtenant structures as complete in 2008; it reports pipeline pipe laying complete in July 2012, connections still in progress in 2013, and Colorado features transferred to operation and maintenance in March 2013. These are historical entries, not confirmation of present status. ## Evidence limits and unknowns - The visible page provides no publication date; its latest dated operational-status entry is March 2013. - Current construction, operations, storage, distribution connections, and procurement status are not established; the 2013 entry says work on connections continued. - The current recreation-management entity, facilities, and public-access status are not established; the 2012 entry describes access as conditional on identifying a management entity and constructing facilities. - Related documents and links are listed, but their contents are not summarized here. Current purchasing availability: unknown. Source-dated plans do not establish current progress or available supplier packages. ## Project metadata Country: United States Region: North America Physical assets: Not classified Derived from the exact released evidence; unresolved fields remain unclassified. ## Project category Water and environment Derived from the reviewed scope statement; delivery stage remains unclassified. The integrated project includes Ridges Basin Dam and Lake Nighthorse, the Durango Pumping Plant and Ridges Basin Inlet Conduit, the Navajo Nation Municipal Pipeline, and Basin Creek drop structures/improvements. The source describes the pipeline as the project's fourth major component and records related construction and operations as project features; it does not establish that every connection or activity was complete. Source: US Bureau of Reclamation screened government project narrative — https://www.usbr.gov/projects/index.php?id=585 | published unknown | observed 2026-10-02T19:26:21.687843+00:00 Project overview Oldest decisive evidence: 2026-10-02T19:26:21.687843+00:00 Newest evidence: 2026-10-02T19:26:21.687843+00:00 Knowledge reviewed: 2026-10-16T13:16:41.832908+00:00 Publication reviewed: 2026-10-16T13:16:41.832908+00:00 ## Name Animas-La Plata Project Status: reported Attribution: US Bureau of Reclamation own-government project narrative Source: US Bureau of Reclamation screened government project narrative — https://www.usbr.gov/projects/index.php?id=585 | published unknown | observed 2026-10-02T19:26:21.687843+00:00 ## Scope The integrated project includes Ridges Basin Dam and Lake Nighthorse, the Durango Pumping Plant and Ridges Basin Inlet Conduit, the Navajo Nation Municipal Pipeline, and Basin Creek drop structures/improvements. The source describes the pipeline as the project's fourth major component and records related construction and operations as project features; it does not establish that every connection or activity was complete. Status: reported Attribution: US Bureau of Reclamation own-government project narrative Source: US Bureau of Reclamation screened government project narrative — https://www.usbr.gov/projects/index.php?id=585 | published unknown | observed 2026-10-02T19:26:21.687843+00:00 ## Activity The source reports approval to initiate construction in 2001 and initial site work in April 2002; the history describes construction beginning with installation of the Inlet Conduit Sleeve in 2002. It records Ridges Basin Dam, the Inlet Conduit, the Durango Pumping Plant, and appurtenant works as having completed general construction in 2008. Pipeline construction then proceeded: the source reports significant progress in 2009, pipe laying complete in July 2012, and continued work on connections to existing distribution systems in 2013. Colorado project features were transferred from construction status to operation and maintenance status in March 2013. The page also reports that the 2012 recreation plan's area was not to open for public use until a management entity was identified and appropriate facilities constructed. The page provides no later project-status update. Status: reported Attribution: US Bureau of Reclamation own-government project narrative Source: US Bureau of Reclamation screened government project narrative — https://www.usbr.gov/projects/index.php?id=585 | published unknown | observed 2026-10-02T19:26:21.687843+00:00 ## Delivery The selected project was described as focused on providing the Colorado Ute Tribes and others an assured water supply. Lake Nighthorse began filling in 2009 and first filled in 2011; the history reports storage of 123,541 acre-feet, and the overview gives a maximum water-surface elevation of 6,882 feet corresponding to that storage. These statements do not specify present storage or operating conditions. Status: reported Attribution: US Bureau of Reclamation own-government project narrative Source: US Bureau of Reclamation screened government project narrative — https://www.usbr.gov/projects/index.php?id=585 | published unknown | observed 2026-10-02T19:26:21.687843+00:00 ## Location La Plata and Montezuma Counties in southwestern Colorado and San Juan County in northwestern New Mexico; the page also places it in the Upper Colorado Basin Region. Status: reported Attribution: US Bureau of Reclamation own-government project narrative Source: US Bureau of Reclamation screened government project narrative — https://www.usbr.gov/projects/index.php?id=585 | published unknown | observed 2026-10-02T19:26:21.687843+00:00 ## Cite this dossier CapexCue — Animas-La Plata Project — dossier released 2026-10-16T13:16:42.408455+00:00, release 1 (42b727e9-a81a-46f0-aa78-be84fde06bf1) — https://capexcue.com/projects/animas-la-plata-project-d51c107aa1464575/. For current information and later dossier updates, visit . This file records the release identified above; the current dossier may change.