2002

• UCREFRP Catalog Number: 2002
• Author: U.S. Bureau of Reclamation.
• Title: Final Environmental Impact Statement
• USFW Year: 1986.
• USFW - Doc Type: Grand Valley Unit, Stage Two, Colorado River Basin Salinity Control Project, Mesa County, Colorado.
• Copyright Material: NO

CHAPTER III ALTERNATIVES
Table 7
Stage Two lateral systems
(Alternative B)1/
Total Miles Capacity Total water
length to be ranges Total Responsible water users in
Lateral system Number (miles) piped (cfs) turnouts Ownership user organization/ or ganization
East end portion of Government Highline Canal 32 25 22 1-13 252 Private Mesa County and Palisade Irrigation Districts _
Middle portion of Government Highline Cana]5/ 54 83 73 1-36 619 Federal Grand Valley Water Users Association Unknown
West end portion of Government Highline Canal 9 36 36 5-43 189 Federal Grand Valley Water Users Association 50
Stub Ditch 48 7 3 1-7 110 Private Mesa County Irrigation District 3/690
Price Ditch 109 58 30 1-8 597 Private Palisade Irrigation District 3/4,800
Grand Valley Canal/ 71 50 34 1-11 452 Private Grand Valley Irrigation Company 1,420
Grand Valley Highline Canal 80 46 22 1-27 402 Private Grand Valley Irrigation Company 315
Kiefer Extension 37 25 10 1-28 145 Private Grand Valley Irrigation Company 160
Grand Valley Mainline Canal 60 72 33 1-29 692 Private Grand Valley Irrigation Company 630
Independent Ranchmen's Ditcit~/ 33 11 8 1-11 153 Private Grand Valley Irrigation Company 400
Orchard Mesa Canal No. 1 93 42 27 1-23 424 Private Orchard Mesa Irrigation District a/3,480
Orchard Mesa Canal No. 2 70 25 10 1-7 197 Private Orchard Mesa Irrigation District 8/
1/ Based on January 1984 appraisal-level data.
2/ With the exception of the Grand Valley Water Users Association, water user organizations a re only responsible for delivering water through the lateral
headgates.
3/ Water is delivered from the Government Highline Canal under con tract with the Palisade and Mesa County Irrigation Districts. The Grand Valley Water
Users Association maintains the canal and turnouts.
4/ All irrigators served directly from the east end portion of the Government Highline Canal are either in the Mesa County or Palisade Irrigation
Districts; the numbers shown for the Price and Stub Ditches include thes e irrigators.
5/ Includes lateral A41.
6/ Includes the Mesa County Ditch laterals.
7/ Does not include the new pipe irrigation system in Fruita.
8/ Total number of irrigators listed under Orchard Mesa Canal No. 1 laterals represents the total number of irrigators in the entire Orchard Mesa
Irrigation District and includes those served from both Orchard Mesa Can als No. 1 and 2.
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