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<br />16 ~r:) <br /> <br />TABLE OF CONTENTS [Phase 1: Preliminary Report] <br /> <br />,;, Pal(e <br />Number <br /> <br />CHAPTER 1 - INTRODUCTION <br />Scope and Purpose of the Study ....................................... 1-1 <br /> <br />Basin Characteristics .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . .. 1-1 <br />Description of Study Area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 1-2 <br />Concurrent Studies. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 1-2 <br /> <br />CHAPTER 2 - ISSUE IDENTIFICATION AND HISTORIC WATER TRANSFERS <br /> <br />Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 2-1 <br />Water Transfer Process in Colorado. . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 2-1 <br />Prior Transfer Interest in Ft. Lyon Canal Company Water ..................... 2-3 <br /> <br />Issue Identification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .,. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 2-5 <br />Ft. Lyon Canal Company Issues ......,'........................... 2-5 <br /> <br />Regional Issues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 2-7 <br />Issues for the State of Colorado .................................. 2-10 <br />Factors Contributing to Water Sales. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . 2-12 <br /> <br />Summary. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ., . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. .. . . . . . . . . 2-13 <br />CHAPTER 3 - THE FT. LYON CANAL SYSTEM AND ITS ENVIRONMENT <br /> <br />Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 3-1 <br />Physical System ................................................... 3-1 <br />Water Rights and Water Storage Operations. . . " . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 3-4 <br /> <br />Operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 3-6 <br />Historical Diversions and Water Supply .................................. 3-7 <br /> <br />Groundwater Supply. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 3-8 <br />Historical Consumptive Use and Return Flows ............................. 3-8 <br /> <br />Irrigated Soils .................................................... 3-11 <br />Description of Wildlife and Fisheries .................................... 3-14 <br /> <br />Wetlands. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-15 <br />Aesthetics ....................................................... 3-15 <br />Water Quality ........................ '. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-15 <br />Value of Ft. Lyon Shares. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . '. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-18 <br />Summary. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-18 <br /> <br />CHAPTER 4 - FT. LYON SERVICE AREA AND SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES <br /> <br />Introduction. . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 4-1 <br />Summary Description of Study Area. . . . . . . . . " . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 4-1 <br /> <br />Historical Background. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .'. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ., 4-1 <br />Demographic Analysis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . i. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 4-3 <br />Population Growth and Decline . . . . . . . . . . . .:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ., 4-3 <br /> <br />Age of the Population . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 4-6 <br />Dependency Ratio ................................................. 4-8 <br />Income ......................................................... 4-10 <br />Education ....................................................... 4-11 <br />Mobility and Length of Residence ...................................... 4-12 <br /> <br />Ethnicity ................. . . . . . . . . . . .; . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.12 <br /> <br />'\ <br />