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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 />October, 1976 <br /> <br />DOVE CREEK PROJECT <br /> <br />UlTRODUCTION <br /> <br />The town of Dove Creek is situated in southwestern Colorado and <br />is the county seat of Dolores County. It is the center of a dry land <br />bean and wheat growing area. With the except:l.on of the mountain areas <br />to the east, the climate is comparatively mild with semi-arid to arid <br />conditions prevailing. There are a number of uranium and vanadium <br />mines located within a twenty-mile radius of the t~wn. Most of these <br />mines ceased pr~uction in about 1962 because ~f depreseed prices. <br />However during the past year, rising prices have led to increased <br />activity by the mining industry in the way of new expltlration and the <br />re-opening nf snme mines. The present population ~f Dove Creek is <br />approximately 700 persons, <br />As a part of the authorized Dolores Project which is expected to <br />be under construction by late 1977, water will be furnished to c.onvert <br />existing dry land farming in Dolores County to irrigated farming. A <br />small reservoir will be constructed near Dove Creek to provide a <br />municipal water supply for the town and adjacent rural areas, <br />At the present time, Dove Creek obtains its water supplies from <br />two wells located in the shallow alluvium of the Dolores River, Each <br />well has a peak production of approximately 120 gallons per minute, <br />However during the late summer and fall, this production decreases to <br />. approximately 50 gallons per minute. The water so obtained is untreated, <br />except for chlorination, <br />