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<br />MR. SPARKS: Leroux Creek is a rather isolated watershed and: it's <br />below all of the coal production areas. There is a much greater <br />source of water from the North Fork of the Gunnison. Leroux Creek is <br />only a fairly small tributary of the North Fork. <br /> <br />MR. SCHUSTER: Virtually the finest farmland in Delta County has not <br />been given water by some federal project. The Delta area has water <br />from the Uncompahgre project. Along the North Fork, it's' from the <br />paonia project. <br /> <br />MR. SHERMAN: -I was going to ,ask the gentleman from Hotchkiss, do you <br />anticipate that the water here would be used in part for your purposes, <br />and if so, how does it relate to the project we're considering today? <br /> <br />MR. CONNELLY: At the present, time, we're renting this water out because <br />it's irrigation water" It's what we call "early water." At a ~uture ' <br />time it will be very valuable in our munic;ipal water supply. We're <br />countirig on it as future use because of the growth that is going to be <br />involved. As Mr. White mentioned, the groWth in Redland which is <br />above us, is really - I wouldn't say tremendous - but it I s there. More <br />water is needed for that area and also more municipal water from the ' <br />same watershed, as Mr. Sparks: said. We will need in our project, which <br />we will talk about when it comes up, we will have to procure more water, <br />or we would like to', and more ,and more shares 'of the OVerland for our <br />future g~owth. , <br /> <br />MR. SHERMAN:, You stated you had two hundred? <br /> <br />MR. CONNELLY: Three hundred. <br /> <br />MR. SHERMAN: Three hundred out of ten thousand? What's the:total <br />number? <br /> <br />MR. SCHUSTER: Ten thousand. <br /> <br />MR. CONNELLY: We have three hundred shares. <br /> <br />MR. SHERMAN: So translated to active water supply <br /> <br />MR. CONNELLY: I don't rightly lmow, because it varies with: the amount <br />of water in the OVerland. Now, the OVerland has been,going down and <br />there ,are problems that they have had with it. We could never count.on <br />using it except possibly in the early spring months. <br /> <br />MR. VANDEMOER: If the city needed more water, could you go:tothe <br />OVerland and buy it? And. the second question is: if you did, would <br />that dry up more land? .. : <br /> <br />MR. CONNELLY: That's almost certain. <br /> <br />MR. VANDEMOER: In other words, would you sell land with water or could <br />you sell water and still keep your land separate from'your:water sale? <br /> <br />MR. CONNELLY: Well, we're not interested in the land aspect. I'm not <br /> <br />-36- <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />I <br />