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<br />00 <br />':::> <br />CO <br />CJ <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />, " <br /> <br />-.~ <br /> <br />the water use records are considered inadequate for reliable <br />analysis. However, measured use rates from the city of <br />Grand Junction (about 65 miles southwest of Rifle) and its <br />surrounding areas are considered to be representative of the <br />project area. Li ke the urban users in the project area, <br />Grand Junction residents use municipal and domestic water <br />for irrigating lawns and gardens, and that city has an <br />average per capita use rate of 0.29 acre-foot per year <br />(257 gallons per day) from 1970 through 1976. <br /> <br />RECREATION <br /> <br />There are no developed recreation facilities within the <br />project area. However, the project area does lie close to <br />several significant recreational features. It is located <br />near the White River and Grand Mesa National Forests. Major <br />ski areas are short distances to the east, and Glenwood <br />Springs, with its hot spring pool, has long been a favorite <br />year-round resort city. Two irrigation reservoirs, Rifle <br />Gap north of Rifle and Harvey Gap north of Silt, offer some <br />water-based recreational opportunities. <br /> <br />COSTS AND ECONOMIC ANALYSIS <br /> <br />This review of the costs and economic analysis of the West <br />Divide Project utilized all of the data contained in the <br />May 1982 planning report of the Bureau of Reclamation. The <br />Bureau's designs and quantity estimates were adopted without <br />change. A detailed review was made, however, of prevailing <br />unit prices in the area for similar work being construction <br />by non-federal entities. <br /> <br />A-ll <br />