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<br /> <br />. <br /> <br />CHAPrER II <br /> <br />PROBLEMS AIID NEEDS <br /> <br />projected by the year 2000. It is anticipated, however, that only about <br />half of the water required would have to be a treated supply for munici- <br />pal and domestic use and the remainder could be untreated water for use <br />on small. tracts, lawns, gardens, and public recreation areas. <br /> <br />As pointed out in Chapter I, the rural population of the project area <br />increased about four times faster than the urban population between 1960 <br />and 1970. Individual private land ownerships between 1970 and 1973 in- <br />creased 21 percent with total ownerships, including corporate holdings, <br />increasing 25 percent. This increase in number of ownerships was accom- <br />panied by a corresponding decrease in size of the ownerships. The increase <br />in number and decrease in size of ownerships point to a need for water for <br />small. tract residential developments. The requirement for this type of wa~ <br />ter is expected to increase rapidly. In line with an existing trend in the <br />area, it is anticipated that the water could largely be made available by <br />the conversion of irrigation water. <br /> <br />l: <br />I <br />I <br /> <br />/"'\ <br /> <br />1.;/ ,"", i <br /> <br />*'\4 "'($"",' '* v, t i <br />'11 ~ 'i ' , " , <br /> <br />o <br /> <br />#1 <br />I' 4 <br /> <br />. <br /> <br /> <br />1 <br />., <br /> <br />. ';'~~~'" '!st:'C <br /> <br />A residential development <br /> <br />for small. ranch-type home sites. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />The need for additional water in the Basalt area is substantiated by <br />requests for project water from a number of towns and private developments <br />in the area. The town of Basalt has requested a maximum of 5 cubic feet <br />per second or an average annual amount of about 2,500 a.cre-feet. Carbon- <br />dale has requested a maximum of 20 cubic feet per second. Interest in the <br /> <br />12 <br />