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<br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br /> <br />E. <br /> <br />OMS~1 <br /> <br />their entirety (Loutzenhizer, Selig, East and Garnet), and <br /> <br /> <br />eli~nate winter flows for livestock through the distribu- <br /> <br /> <br />tion system by providing replacement water through the rural <br /> <br /> <br />domestic system. All five canals to be lined are located <br /> <br /> <br />east of the Uncompabgre River in the Mancos Shale Formation. <br /> <br /> <br />The lower Gunnison Basin Unit is currently awaiting funding <br /> <br /> <br />for advance planning studies and future construction. <br /> <br />Although most of the surface water in the Uncompabgre <br />drainage is derived from snowmelt, the quality deteriorates <br />as tbe water flows downstream. In particular, the <br />Uncompahgre River and its tributaries are subject to <br />pollution from mine drainage, highly mineralized natural <br />runoff, agriculture and occasional construction activity.2 <br /> <br />Water SunDlv ~ ~ <br /> <br /> <br />About 86,000 acres of land receive irrigation water from tbe <br /> <br /> <br />Uncompahgre Project. Some Df the irrigation water is <br /> <br /> <br />provided by storage releases from Taylor Park Reservoir <br /> <br /> <br />(106,200 acre feet) on the Taylor River about 70 miles east <br /> <br /> <br />of the study area. <br /> <br />E-11 <br />