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<br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />. <br />. <br />. <br />I <br />. <br />I <br />I <br />1,1 <br />.1 <br />'I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br /> <br />manner similar to a water conservancy district but was formed prior to <br />the enab1 ing legislation for such districts. The UVWUA obtains its <br />water supply from the USBR-constructed Uncompahgre Project. <br /> <br />Beginning in 1903, the USBR began preparing final designs for a plan <br />conceived several years earlier to supplement irrigation water supplies <br />in the Uncompahgre Valley with Gunnison River water. Construction of the <br />Uncompahgre Project began in 1904 with a tunnel to divert water from the <br />Black Canyon of the Gunnison to the Uncompahgre Valley. The Gunnison <br />Diversion Dam was constructed in 1912. Operation and maintenance of the <br />diversion dam, tunnel and canal system was turned over to the UVWUA in <br />1932. The final major component of the project, Taylor Park Dam and <br />Reservoir, was completed in 1937. Operation and maintenance of the Taylor <br />facilities was turned over to the UVWUA shortly thereafter. Ownership of <br />the system remains with the USBR. Rehabilitation and Betterment (R&B) <br />loans to UVWUA have periodically been authorized for major maintenance <br />items at the request of the UVWUA, with repayment terms at a low interest <br />rate to be repaid over a period of 50 years. The following description of <br />the project components is excerpted from the USBR Project Data Book <br />(1981). <br /> <br />The Uncompahgre Project is located on the western slope of the Rocky <br />Mountains in west-central Colorado. Project lands surround the Town <br />of Montrose and extend 34 miles along both sides of the Uncompahgre <br />River to Delta, Colorado. Project features include Taylor Park Dam <br />and Reservoir, the Gunnison Diversion Dam, Gunnison Tunnel, six <br />diversion dams on the Uncompahgre River, 128 miles of main canals, <br />438 miles of laterals and 216 miles of drains. The system diverts <br />water from the Uncompahgre and Gunnison Rivers to irrigate <br />approximately 86,000 acres of project land. <br /> <br />The project plan provides for storage in Taylor Park Reservoir on <br />the Taylor River, which is a part of the Gunnison River Basin, and <br />diversion of water from the Gunnison River by the Gunnison Diversion <br /> <br />B-8 <br /> <br />El 1""',", ('0 ") 3 6 3 .. <br />tJ :,old,), ,:) <br />