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<br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />supply the necessary water. Portions of the system are susceptible <br /> <br />to contamination by rodents and fertilizers washed periodically <br /> <br />into the collection system" <br />Due to the rapid influx of population in the last two to three <br />years, and expected increase of population in the near future, the <br /> <br />town's antiquated system has to be improved so that it will con- <br /> <br />tinually produce potable water consistent with the latest Federal <br /> <br />and state Drinking Water Standards. <br /> <br />CURRENT STATUS <br />On November 19, 1975, the town of Grand Valley submitted an <br /> <br />application to the Colorado Water conservation Board for state <br /> <br />assistance in the construction of improvements to their existing <br /> <br />water system. subsequently, the Board and the town entered into <br /> <br />a contract with Plateau Engineering, Inc., Grand Junction, Colorado, <br /> <br />to prepare a feasibility report for improvements to their present <br /> <br />water system" The report has now been completed and constitutes <br /> <br />the basis for the recommendations contained herein. <br /> <br />PROPOSED PROJECT <br /> <br />The town, at present, derives its water from a series of <br /> <br />springs along a bluff south of the Colorado River. Water is col- <br /> <br />lected and transported to town in a six-inch water line for distri- <br /> <br />bution and storage. However, the source of water for the springs <br /> <br />originates from a combination of surface waters tributary to <br /> <br />,Battlement Creek and Monument Gulch and from irrigation waters out <br /> <br />of Battlement Creek. <br /> <br />, -2- <br />