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<br />, (t ~) <br /> <br />UTE WATER CONSERVANCY DISTRICT <br />560 25 Road, P.O. Box 460 <br />Grand Junction, CO 81502 <br /> <br />Office <br />Telephone: 303-242-7491 <br />FAX: 303-242-9189 <br /> <br />EXHIBIT ,g C. <br /> <br />Treatment Plant <br />Telephone: 303-464-5563 <br />FAX: 303-464-5443 <br /> <br />August 25, 1994 <br /> <br />City of Grand Junction <br />Community Development Department <br />250 N. 5th Street <br />Grand Junction, CO 81501 <br /> <br />Mesa County Planning Commission <br />P. O. Box 20000 <br />Grand Junction, CO 81502-5022 <br /> <br />Re: Land Use & Development Policies/Water Resources <br /> <br />Ladies & Gentlemen: <br /> <br />The Grand Valley is blessed with numerous water sources for <br />both irrigation and household uses. Palisade, Clifton, the City <br />of Grand Junction and the Ute Water systems and supplies are more <br />than adequate for the current populations served. Unlike human <br />populations which continue to grow, water is a finite resource. <br />Therefore, in the interests of future generations and our growing <br />community, we must seek and seize opportunities to conserve our <br />municipal water supply. To do otherwise nurtures waste and <br />unnecessary economic burden on the general public. Use of potable <br />water for landscaping maintenance is an excellent example of both <br />waste and economic burden. <br /> <br />Some individuals choose to pay the price of potable water for <br />yard care; others have no alternate source of water and, all of us <br />support the collection, treatment and distribution facilities <br />. which deliver the resuJ.t,ing unnecessary high water rl..rnand,,_ <br /> <br />It is respectfully suggested that you give very serious <br />consideration to the development and adoption of additional <br />regulatory provisions in your "Land Use and Development Policies" <br />which would obligate developers (especially residential <br />developers) to include landscape maintenance irrigation systems in <br />all new projects. <br /> <br />All development on any land that has been or could be <br />irrigated from one of the canals or ditch systems in the valley <br />should be required to maintain or acquire sufficient water from <br />that canal or ditch to support the anticipated landscaping.of the <br />project. Developer responsibilities should also include design <br />and installation of irrigation systems within the project <br />(including water shares) that can be transferred with property <br />