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<br />/ <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />1 <br /> <br />.~ <br /> <br />COLORADO WATER CONSERVATION BOARD <br />823 State centennial Building <br />l3l3.Sherman street <br />Denver., Colorado 80203 <br /> <br />December, 1979 <br /> <br />OLIVE STREET WATER DISTRICT PROJECT <br /> <br />INTRODUCTION <br /> <br />The Olive Street Water District is located approximately <br />one-half mile west of the city Park in Pueblo, Colorado. The <br /> <br />district itself is in an unincorporated area of Pueblo County. <br /> <br />It was officially formed in 1978, so that the residents within <br />would have a legal entity to qualify for state and federal funding <br /> <br />on a water project. The present population within the district is <br /> <br />,. <br /> <br />60 people, but the proposed project can serve and benefit up to <br /> <br />175 people. <br /> <br />After the district had been formed, an election was held to <br /> <br />select a board of directors. Mr. Donald Gaylord was elected to <br /> <br />that board and was subsequently selected to serve as chairman. He <br /> <br />has been most active in pursuing funds fOr their water project; <br /> <br />and, until April, 1979, it appeared as though they might get some <br /> <br />funding from the Farmers Home Administration (FmHA). However, as <br /> <br />the ownership of the system would have to be signed over to the <br /> <br />Pueblo Board of Water Works after the construction costs were <br /> <br />paid off, the FmHA rules and regulations prohibit that agency from <br /> <br />providing any funds for it. <br />The residents in the district now obtain water from either <br /> <br />domestic wells or cisterns. They also have ditch rights for <br /> <br />irrigation water from the Bessemer Ditch Company. There are no <br />