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CHAPTER I <br /> GENERAL INFORMATION <br /> This report has been prepared to present the findings of a study <br /> to determine the most advantageous long range plan for providing water to <br /> the town of Fruita. Evaluation of possible plans included analyzing the <br /> alternative water sources' quality and quantity, estimating capital , <br /> operation, and maintenance costs, and subjectively analyzing institutional <br /> arrangements. Final recommendations are based on weighing all of these <br /> factors. Figure I-1 is a map of proposed improvements. <br /> The Town of Fruita and its associated watershed and water system <br /> are located near the western edge of Colorado as shown in Figure I-2. <br /> Except for one reservoir and five springs , the Fruita watershed is located <br /> in a small section of the Grand Mesa National Forest approximately 20 miles <br /> due south of town in an area commonly known as Pinon Mesa. From the water- <br /> shed to the water treatment plant, located near the north edge of the Colorado <br /> National Monument, there are approximately 17 miles of pipeline.. In the <br /> Glade Park area there are several taps where untreated water is removed from <br /> the raw water transmission line. The Colorado National Monument is allowed <br /> to take up to 10 per cent of the pipe flow according to the agreement shown <br /> in Appendix A and has a separate water treatment plant. <br /> Historically the Fruita watershed has been plagued with pipeline <br /> problems, water rights litigation, and occasional low watershed yields and <br /> more recently with water quality problems. Over the years the community has <br /> solved its water supply problems by enlarging existing reservoirs, purchasing <br /> I-1 <br />