FLOOD04607

• County: Gunnison
• Community: Upper Gunnison
• Basin: Gunnison
• Title: Final Report Appendices Upper Gunnison-Uncompahgre Basin Phase I Feasibility Study
• Date: 5/1/1989
• Floodplain - Doc Type: Project

The Big and Little Cimarron Rivers generally experience late summer
water shortages.

Gunnison River. Approximately 2000 acres located in District 62 are
irrigated by about 50 ditches originating on the Gunnison River or
the tributaries of South Beaver Creek, Willow Creek, Soap Creek,
Stueben Creek and Pine Creek. Among the largest of these are the
Frank Adams #2 Ditch (40 cfs), Cooper #2 Ditch (30 cfs), and Cooper
Ditch (20 cfs). These ditches all have their diversions on the
Gunnison River between Gunnison and Blue Mesa Reservoirs, with
original decrees dated 1905 and additional decrees dated 1941.

B.2.5 Municipal and Industrial Water Users

B.2.5.1 General

Municipal and industrial (M&I) water use is relatively small in the
study area in comparison to the total water use. The MU water and
wastewater treatment faci 1 it ies located in the study area are shown in
Figure B.S.

The primary M&I water suppliers within the study area are the
Project 7 Water Authority; the municipalities of Gunnison, Crested Butte,
Ouray and Ridgway; Mt. Crested Butte Water and Sanitation District;
Sky1and Metropolitan District; and the Lake City Area Water and
Sanitation District. Each of these water suppliers is discussed below.

In addition, there are many small M&I water suppliers in the basin.
These entities will be discussed as a group.

B.2.5.2 Project 7 Water Authority

Project 7 Water Authority (Project 7) was created for the purpose of
having one treated water supplier to serve the Uncompahgre Valley area.

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