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<br />The primary entities supplying agricultural water in the study area are. <br />the Upper Gunnison River Water Conservancy District (UGRWCD), the Uncompahgre <br />I <br />Valley Water Users Association (UVWUA), and the Bostwick Park Water <br />Conservancy District. There are also numerous private agricultural ditches in <br />the study area. <br /> <br />The 1 argest supp1 ier of M&I water in the study area at present is the <br />Project 7 Water Authority, which treats and delivers water to the cities of <br />Montrose, 01athe, and Delta, as well as to the rural water systems operated by <br />Tri-County Water Conservancy District (Tri~County), Chipeta Water Company, and <br />Menoken Water Company. Other M&I systems are operated by the municipalities <br />of Gunnison, Crested Butte, Ouray, and Ridgway; the Mt! Crested Butte Water <br />and Sanitation District; the Sky1and Metropolitan District; and the lake City <br />Area Water and Sanitation District. <br /> <br />Add it i ona 11 y, Tri -County is the sole supp 1 i er of water from the USBR' s <br />Dallas Creek Project. Of the 39,400 af of water avat1ab1e from that project; <br />28,100 af is allocated for M&I use, 11,200 af is allocated for irrigation, and <br />100 af is allocated for recreation. Tri-County has commitments from Montrose, <br />Delta and 01athe to purchase 14,000 af Dallas Creek water. Present plans are <br />that the Dallas Creek M&I water will be marketed through Project 7; however, <br />that is not a requirement of Tri-County's agreement with the USBR and could <br />change. <br /> <br />3.3 COLORADO RIVER WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT <br /> <br />The Colorado River Water Conservation District (CRWCD) is a political <br />subdivision of the State of Colorado, and was formed by the General Assembly <br />in 1937 to conserve and put to beneficial use the waters of the Colorado River <br />in Colorado. The District includes all or part of 15 counties west of the <br />Continental Divide and north of the crest of the San Juan Mountains. The <br />Gunn i son River bas i n represents 8000 of the 29,000 square mi 1 es ins i de the <br />CRWCD boundaries. <br /> <br />c:! .1 1 <br /> <br />. " <br /> <br />3-2 <br /> <br />. 10003156" <br /> <br />,t.. I <br />