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<br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br /> <br />CHAPTER II <br /> <br />GENERAL INFORMATION <br /> <br />In this feasibility report, alternative means are explored for providing treated <br /> <br /> <br />domestic-type water to several communities and water companies in two southwest- <br /> <br /> <br />ern Colorado counties, Montezuma and Dolores. One feasible and economically <br /> <br /> <br />practical alternative has been selected for implementation, and the proposed <br /> <br /> <br />facilities are diagramed in Figure 2-1, along with the pertinent features of the <br /> <br /> <br />Bureau of Reclamation's Dolores Project. The bureau project, which is scheduled <br /> <br /> <br />to be completed in 1984, is the anticipated raw water supply source for the <br /> <br /> <br />facilities studied in this report. The Dolores Water Conservancy District will <br /> <br /> <br />be responsible for overseeing operation and management of the transmission and <br /> <br /> <br />treatment systems ultimately constructed. <br /> <br />A. LOCATION: <br /> <br /> <br />Two tributaries of the Colorado River Basin drain the southwestern corner of <br /> <br /> <br />Colorado where the study area is located (See Figure 2-2). These are the San <br /> <br /> <br />Juan and Dolores Rivers. Raw water for the project will be supplied from the <br /> <br /> <br />Dolores River Basin. The general service area may be approximately described <br /> <br /> <br />as a ten-mile wide strip on either side of U.S. Highway 666 extending from <br /> <br /> <br />Towaoc to Dove Creek. Within this area, a number of water service entities are <br /> <br /> <br />found, including the municipalities of Cortez, Dolores, and Dove Creek; the <br /> <br /> <br />rural communities of Towaoc, Arriola, Lewis, Lebanon, Yellow Jacket, Pleasant <br /> <br /> <br />View and Cahone; and special entities such as Montezuma Valley Irrigation Company, <br /> <br /> <br />Montezuma Water Company, Blue Door District and Summit Ridge. The largest munici- <br /> <br /> <br />pality is the City of Cortel with a population of about 8,000. Later in this <br /> <br /> <br />report, the existing potable water facilities of the various water purveyors will <br /> <br /> <br />be discussed. <br /> <br />The elevation of the proposed major treatment plant is approximately 6800 feet <br /> <br /> <br />above sea level. About 80% of the service area may be served by gravity from <br /> <br /> <br />this point. The highest elevation to which water will be pumped is 7100 feet. <br /> <br />-6- <br />