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<br />000533. , <br /> <br />.~ <br />, <br /> <br />Ridgway Pumping Plant will be cO~5tructed to deliver additional <br /> <br />water from Dallas Creek to Log Hill Mosa. Water will be diverted from <br /> <br />the Uncompahgre River upstream from the town of Ridgway into the Ridgway <br /> <br />Canal for conveyance to the lower reaches of Dallas Creek to provide <br /> <br />additional water for the Ridgway Pumping Plant and for irrigated lands <br /> <br />in the lower Dallas Creck area, <br /> <br />A buried pipe lateral system will be provided to distribute <br /> <br />irrigation water and provide gravity pressure for sprinkler application <br /> <br />to the Log Hill Mesa lands, <br /> <br />Water treatment and distribution facilities for municipal <br />and industrial water will be provided by the Tri-County Water Conservancy <br /> <br />District or other individual users. About 310 miles of pipelines have <br /> <br />been constructed by the Tri-County District for domestic water deliveries. <br /> <br />Water for the system is being obtained from the city of Montrose and the <br /> <br />Uncompahgre Project on a temporary basis until water is available from <br /> <br />the Dallaa Creek Project. <br /> <br />Recreation and fishing opportunities will be provided by <br /> <br />project reservoirs and Ridgway Reservoir will be operated to reduce <br /> <br />downstream flood damage, Flows will be provided in project streams to <br /> <br />maintain fishery values. <br /> <br />Advance Planning Work <br /> <br />Since authorization, several changes in the project plan have <br /> <br />been found necessary due to: <br /> <br />(1) changes in land values and ~ontemplated land and water use; <br /> <br />(2) need for additional project municipal and indu5trial water; <br /> <br />(3) problema involving the originally selected Ridgway Reservoir <br /> <br />site including foundation conditions at the damsite and the right-of-way <br /> <br />reQuired for the reservoir. <br /> <br />~ <br /> <br />, <br />I <br />t <br /> <br />I <br />, <br /> <br />~ <br />