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<br />.:i'D <br /> <br />STATE OF COLORADO <br /> <br />Colorado Water Conservation Board <br />Department of Natural Resources <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />SAN JUAN, DOLORES AND SAN MIGUEL BASINS <br />FACT SHEET <br />Southwest Colorado Rivers <br />Don Schwindt, CWCB Member <br /> <br />Overvie'IN <br /> <br />There are ten significant river basins in the <br />southwestern portion of the State. This area includes all <br />or a portion of nine counties; LaPlata, Montezuma, <br />Archuleta, San Juan, San Miguel, Dolores, and parts of <br />Montrose, Hinsdale and Mineral counties. However, the <br />majority of the population in the Division resides in La <br />Plata (Durango), Montezuma (Cortez), and Archuleta <br />(Pagosa Springs). Per capita income in these counties, <br />in comparison to the rest of Colorado, is provided <br />below. <br /> <br />Q) 30 <br />825 <br />" <br />E 20 <br />.l!l <br />'Q. 15 <br />.. <br />() 10 <br />.. <br />~ 5 <br /> <br />O~ 0'" ~ ~ I:) <br />,s.0 _ri-O~ .5/,0 :l:~~ ~d-0~ <br />~ <;)"" ...;p' #\.0 d-CP <br /> <br />~0 <br />~ <br /> <br /> <br />Issues <br /> <br />Water supply demand will increase as agricultural <br />needs increase and the population increases. <br /> <br />Water quality To be added <br /> <br />Flood control is not a critical issue in the basins as <br />many of the waterways and floodplains are in highly <br />channelized areas, and the population lives out of the <br />floodway. However, urban development and increasing <br />infrastructure needs such as bridges and buildings <br />within floodways may occur into the future. <br /> <br />Drought protection issues are very important in the <br />basins. Only limited formal drought protection policies <br />are in place. <br /> <br />Bill Owens <br />Governor <br /> <br />Greg E. Walcher <br />Executive Director, DNR <br /> <br />Peter H. Evans <br />Director, CWCS <br /> <br />Dan McAuliffe <br />Deputy Director, ewes <br /> <br />Tourism and other seasonal uses of water significantly <br />impacts water needs. Tourism is the major industry in <br />the area, followed by agriculture. <br /> <br />70,000 <br /> <br />60,000 <br />50,000 <br />40,000 <br />30,000 <br />20,000 <br />10,000 <br />o <br /> <br />. Archuleta <br />. Dol..... <br />. La PIlla <br />. MonteZLm8 <br /> <br /> <br />1998 2000 2005 2010 2015 2020 <br /> <br />CWCS Region 7 Population Projections <br /> <br />Population in the area has been increasing steadily <br />over the past ten years and is expected to continue <br />increasing. <br /> <br />