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<br />PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE <br /> <br />the use of reservoir waters for domestic purposes. This problem is <br />primarily prevalent during the summer months. In some cases utiliza- <br />tion of simple chlorination ma.v tend to enhance the taste and odor <br />problem experienced with using lake waters. <br /> <br />.~. .') <br /> <br />In general, wells are used as a source of domestic water in the <br />rural ar"as. However, some rural areas are dependent upon water stored <br />in cisterns or hauled from a community water supply. The develo::;lment <br />of individual water supplies for domestic purposes, which are satis- <br />factory from the standpoint of quality and quantity, is essential and <br />necessary to protect the health of individuals red ding in rural areas. <br />Experience indicates that it is generally impractical to develop indi- <br />vidual ground water supplies of satisfactor;\' quality and qua.."ltity for <br />domestic purposes from shallow wells in the Dove Creek area. Wells <br />ranging in depth from 100 to 200 feet are necessary. In some areas <br />shallow wells are utilized for stock-watering purposes. Some schools <br />in the rural areas rely on potable water transported from a community <br />supply. The practice of hauling water from an approved source is unsat- <br />isfactory from both an economic and sanitary standpoint. The cost of <br />having ;,later delivered to the rural areas amounts to about $8.00 per <br />1,200 gallons, which includes a charge of $1.00 per 1,000 gallons at <br />the source. On the basis of revenue received from '"ater sales to users <br />beyond the reach of the water mains, the town of Dove Creek sold about <br />1.75 million gallons of water and t~e town of Dolores about 1 million <br />gallons during the 6-month period of April through September 1960. <br /> <br />.:'.";. <br /> <br /> <br />Occasionally water of questionable quality is obtained from adjoin- <br />ing irrigation canals and utilized for domestic purposes without ade- <br />quate public health measures being take". During the irrigation sea- <br />son many livestock are watered directly fo'om the irrigation ditches. <br /> <br />"_.U <br /> <br />A summary of pertinent data pertaining to the existing public water <br />supplies is shown in Table 3. <br /> <br />. ..... <br /> <br />122 <br />