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<br />from Kannah Creek. In 1911, the City, after condemnation proceedings, <br /> <br /> <br />was granted this paramount water right but was ordered to pay a sum of <br /> <br /> <br />$189,932.26 to area ranchers, as a settlement in the case. <br />Also in 1911, construction was started on the first flowline that <br />would bring this new water source to town, some twenty miles away. In <br />1912, this newly constructed line of wood and steel started delivering <br />up to 5 million gallons per day to the citizens of Grand Junction. <br />Around 1938 the city built it's first water treatment plant,on <br />Reservoir Hill, that would treat up to 5 million gallons per day. This <br />plant was expanded to treat 7.13 million gallons per day in 1946. <br />Needing to expand and reinforce it's mountain water supply the <br />City constructed Carson Reservoir in the Kannah Creek area in 1947 to <br />hold 650 acre feet of water. <br />In 1955, the City acquired water and land rights from Mr. <br />Hallenbeck and Mr. Anderson. This gave the City water rights in the <br />Hallenbeck #1 Reservoir ( now Purdy Mesa), Juniata Reservoir and <br />Reeder Reservoir, reservoirs on Grand Mesa, and direct flow water <br />rights to fill all. With these acquisitions the City formulated plans <br />to build a second flowline to town. This line was of wrapped steel and <br />increased capacity to deliver water to town to 12.5 million gallons <br />per day. <br />II" thp J:it.}'-.grelt4--ZO- ni n the flPed for additional wa-t~. In 1957, <br />the City acquired direct flow water rights in the Gunnison River for <br />120 cubic feet per second. A few years later the City added additional <br />water rights in Raber click and Juniata Reservoirs. Along with these <br />rights came additional direct flow rights. The City constructed a new <br />pump station on the Gunnison River in 1972 to use it's Gunnison river <br />water right. At this time the City also acquired Colorado River water <br />rights of 120 cubic feet per second with an appropriation date of <br />1947. <br /> <br />10 <br />