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I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I A. CHAPTER II DESCRIPTION OF SPONSORING ENTITY BACKGROUND INFORMATION L General. The Orchard Mesa Irrigation District is a division of the Grand Valley Project, which is located near Grand Junction, Colorado, in Mesa County, within the Upper Colorado River Basin (see Figure I-A), The Grand Valley Project was constructed by the Bureau of Reclamation to provide irrigation water to approximately 38,000 acres of diversified farmland adjoining the Colorado River both above and below its confluence with the Gunnison River. The irrigation facilities on the OMID were constructed with a Federal loan; they are owned and operated by the District. The District and the Bureau of Reclamation have entered into a series of agreement over the years which established repayment SChedules for the initial construction and several major improvement projects, 2. Area Served by OMID, The District boundaries encomj)ass 10,027 acres. Of this area, irrigation water is supplied to approximately 9,200 acres through 40 miles of canals, There are approximately 4,000 water users that own the acreage that is irrigated in the District. The District lies south of the Colorado River, starting south and east of the Town of Palisade and extending west to the confluence of the Gunnison and Colorado Rivers, The OMID service area includes the areas known as the Vinelands, East Orchard Mesa and Orchard Mesa; portions of the west end of Orchard Mesa are adjacent to and in the City of Grand Junction, Mesa County, Colorado, All lands within the service area are located within T.I S, R,l W., R.I E., and R.2 E, Ute PM. A service area map is attached (Fig. II-A), The area of the j)roposed MML project is indicated on this map. II-I