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I' I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I MANCOS PROJECT, COLORADO LOCATION The Mancos Project is located in southwestern Colorado near the town of Mancos in Montezuma County. PURPOSE The project furnishes a supplemental water supply for 13,746 acres. PLAN The primary project features consist of Jackson Gulch Dam and Reservoir, the Inlet Canal and the Outlet Canal. The 2.6-mile Inlet Canal diverts water from the Yest Mancos River to the offstream reservoir. Vater from the reservoir returns to the original streambed at a point higher than the project land through the 2.2 mile Outlet Canal. Local interests constructed the major part of the distribution system around the turn of the century. In 1947, the Bureau of Reclamation constructed the works furnishing supplemental water to an established agricultural area and providing a domestic water supply for Mesa Verde National Park, the Mancos Rural Vater Company, and the town of Mancos. AUTHORIZATION AND CONSTRUCTION The President approved the project on October 24, 1940, under the Vater Conservation and Utilization Program Act of August 11, 1939 (53 Stat. 1418) as amended October 14, 1940 (54 Stat. 1119). Construction commenced on July 24, 1941, and was completed May 18, 1950. Vorld Yar II delayed.construction of this comparatively small project. The Civilian Conservation Corps started to build the dam under Reclamation's supervision. In March 1942, the Civilian Conservation Corps was disbanded, and people from the Civilian Public Service resumed construction. Because they made very little progress, it was necessary to complete the work by contract after the war. The major project works were completed between May 1947 and December 1948, and the project delivered the first water from Jackson Gulch Reservoir to the water users in 1949. OPERATING AGENCY The Mancos Yater Conservancy Outlet Canal, and Reservoir. distribution system. District operates and maintains the Inlet Canal, The water users operate and maintain the