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<br />...--- <br /> <br />\ <br /> <br />..~ <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />COLORADO WATER CONSERVATION BOARD <br />823 State Centennial Building <br />1313 Sherman Street <br />Denver, Colorado 80203 <br /> <br />February, 1979 <br />(Revised December, 1979) <br /> <br />BEAVER PARK PROJECT <br /> <br />INTRODUCTION <br /> <br />The Beaver Park project is located in Fremont County, about 15 <br /> <br />miles east of Canyon City and about 40 miles southwest of Colorado <br /> <br />Springs. There are approximately 360 shareholders in the Beaver Park <br /> <br />Water, Inc., in the Beaver Park area. The company supplies irrigation <br /> <br />water to the farmers in the area and domestic water co the Penrose <br /> <br />community. <br /> <br />Fremont County has experienced a population increase from 20,000 <br /> <br />in 1970 to about 32,000 in 1978. It is assumed that the Beaver Park <br /> <br />area had a similar percentage of population increase. <br /> <br />The basic products produced in the Beaver Park area are avples, <br /> <br />cherries, vegetables, grapes, and some hay. Since, however, not <br /> <br />enough money can be assured through farming, most of the residents are <br /> <br />part-time farmers, augmenting their income by working in cities like <br /> <br />Colorado Springs, Pueblo, and Canyon City. However. most of the <br /> <br />residents would rather farm full time if it were profitable enough for <br /> <br />them. <br /> <br />. Water is obtained from Beaver Creek, which runs through the area, <br />