PROJ00040

• Contract/PO #: C153446
• Contractor Name: Grand Mesa Water Conservancy District
• Contract Type: Grant
• Water District: 0
• County: Delta
• Bill Number: XB 99-999
• Loan Projects - Doc Type: Feasibility Study

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for more effective use of water and related land resources in the Tongue Creek
basin, The study focused on the hydrological aspects of irrigation improvements
for existing irrigated lands, In addition, the consultant:

o Quantified water resources of the Tongue Creek basin and of the neighboring
basins of Leroux Creek and Overland Ditch,

o Analyzed the use of water and shortages of water under existing conditions,

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o Determined quantity of water available for development which is water not
present! y used,

o Examined agricultural aspects of irrigation improvements with emphasis on
establishing crop irrigation requirements,

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Formulated alternative plans to alleviate shortages of
season by impounding spring runoff for later use,
alternative plan was estimated in 1986 prices,

water in the growing
The cost of each

In an inception report dated 23 September 1985, consultant revised and improved
the preliminary plan of study which was submitted in the proposal for conducting
the study. Under the revised plan, the total work to be performed was separated
into II major tasks. In turn, the tasks were subdi vided into specific steps, methods
were specified and end products of each task were identified,

During the course of the study, the consultant undertook additional tasks not
specifically listed in the plan of study. One such task was to prepare an interim
report on progress and findings up to mid-March 1986, The report served as a basic
document at a workshop meeting in Cedaredge, Colorado on April 19, 1986, Repre-
sentatives from various organizations and interests, affected by the plan's imple-
mentation for improved irrigation, participated.

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