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<br />111-2 <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />The present energy shortagd has made the coal deposits in the Carbondale <br /> <br /> <br />area extremely important, and plans for increased coal mining and process- <br /> <br /> <br />ing have created a pressure on the present Town for developing new indus- <br /> <br /> <br />trial and residential sites to support coal industry expansion. The rate <br /> <br /> <br />of growth indicated is quite significant in comparison to the present Town, <br /> <br /> <br />The growth impact on the utility systems serving Carbondale is one of the <br /> <br /> <br />primary concerns of the community. <br /> <br />The water utility is one of the most important considerations of the <br /> <br /> <br />Carbondale administration relating to development. Carbondale has a <br /> <br /> <br />municipal water system which has been constructed, operated, and maintained <br /> <br /> <br />by the Town administration. The present water system is not adequate to pro- <br /> <br /> <br />vide enough water to the present Town customers during dry periods, and the <br /> <br /> <br />Town administration recognizes the need to develop a reliable and safe system <br /> <br /> <br />to provide water for domestic and fire protection needs. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />LAWS OF INCORPORATION <br />The Town of Carbondale was incorporated in 1888, and the present state laws <br />regarding Carbondale's incorporation are found in Sec. 31-1 CRS 1973. The <br />Colorado Statutes, which spell out the specific authority of Carbondale in <br />related discipl ines, are I isted below: <br /> <br />Right of Emi nent Doma In, Sec. 31-35-402 (a) CRS 1973 <br />Power to Enter into Contracts, Sec. 31- 35-402 (1) CRS 1973 <br />Powe r to Levy Taxes, Sec. 31- 20- 1 0 1 CRS 1973 <br />Power to Contract Indebtedness, Sec. 31-12-101 (?) CRS 1973 <br /> <br />WATER SYSTEM HISTORY <br />In the early years, Carbondale residents were provided water from hand dug <br />wells and ditches from the Crystal River. When ditch water was the main <br />supply, cisterns were used to store water in the summer for use during the <br />win te r . <br /> <br />The first municipal water sy,tem was built in 1909 and 1910. The original <br /> <br /> <br />system collected water di rectly from Nettle Creek, approximately <me-half <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />l <br />