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<br />(~:t1~ <br /> <br />CHAPTER III <br /> <br />CHAPTER IV <br /> <br />!>"'.'" <br />l.<;~:~;::~ <br /> <br />CHAPTER V <br /> <br />CHAPTER VI <br /> <br />CONTENTS (Continued) <br /> <br />Page <br /> <br />Setting (continued) <br />Social and economic characteristics (continued) <br />Land use and ownership 48 <br />Public services 49 <br />Education . . . 49 <br />Health . . . . 50 <br />Other services 50 <br />Local government . 50 <br />Cultural resources 51 <br />Present water and related land resources <br />development 51 <br />Irrigation .... 51 <br />Private .... 51 <br />Uncompahgre Proj ect 52 <br />Dallas Creek Proj ect 53 <br />Municipal systems 53 <br />Montrose 53 <br />Delta . . . . 54 <br />Olathe 55 <br />Rural systems 55 <br />Project Seven 55 <br />Public involvement . . 57 <br />Uncompahgre Project improvement planning 57 <br />Lower Gunnison Basin Unit Planning 59 <br />Problems and needs . . . . . . . 62 <br />Colorado River Basin salinity . . 62 <br />Uncompahgre Valley . . . . . . . 65 <br />Uncompahgre Project facilities 65 <br />Water use and salinity . . . . 66 <br />Formulation of alternative plans . . 70 <br />Ability of resources to meet needs 70 <br />Scope of the study . . . . . . . . 71 <br />Criteria and standards for plans 71 <br />Potential salinity control methods and initial <br />screening 73 <br />Alternative plans . ..... . . . . . 74 <br />Lining . . . . . .......... 74 <br />Concrete line all Uncompahgre Project <br />canals and laterals . . . . . . . . 75 <br />Concrete line all canals and laterals in <br />adobe soil areas " . . . . . . . 75 <br />Concrete line all deteriorated sections of <br />canals and laterals . . . . . . . . . . 76 <br />Earth line all Uncompahgre Project canals <br />and laterals . . . . . . . . . . . 76 <br />Plastic line all Uncompahgre Project <br />canals and laterals . . . . . . . . 76 <br />Land retirement . . . . . . . . . . . . 77 <br />Retire an 8,OOO-acre block of land in the <br />northeast portion of the study area and <br />line deteriorated sections of canals and <br />laterals on both sides of the valley 78 <br /> <br />O:lfG40 <br /> <br />11 <br />