WSPC05720

• File Number: 8064.100
• Description: Ute Tribes
• State: CO
• Basin: San Juan/Dolores
• Water Division: 7
• Date: 7/1/1985
• Author: Unknown
• Title: Ute Mountain Ute Tribe Water Projects Notebook
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Report/Study

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PRELIMINARY DOLORES PROJECT WATER DEVELOPMENT PLAN
PREPARED FOR THE UTE MOUNTAIN UTE TRIBAL COUNCIL
PREPARED ~y THE UTE ~OUNTAIN WATER RESOURCES TASK FORC~

INTRODUCTION

The Water Resources Task Force has been instructed by the Tribal
Council to prepare plans and recommendations for beneficial use of Dolo~es
Project water allocations with no indebtedness or financial risk to the
tribe. What follows is the result of on-going Task Force efforts to
fulfill this directive. While this plan is preliminary in the sense
that it will need to be developed through the input of additional
information, the unfolding of events and progress in negotiations with
the United States and other parties, it does recommend actions that need
to be taken in the near future.
The plan will outline progress to date, a set of policy recommendations,
and the actions that will need to be taken to put policy recommendations
. into effect. This plan will be updated as needed to provide a consistent
framework for additional information, decisions and policies.

PROGRESS TO DATE

Domestic Water Improvement

1. A Domestic Water System Improvement Plan was prepared by the
Task Force with the assistance of KKBNA (now Chapman Engineering)
and adopted by the Tribal Council in April, 1983.

2. A total of $628,000 was secured through Indian Health Service

Jobs Bill funding and Community Development Block Grant funds

to construct a new main storage tank, renovate the east side

tank, and equalize water pressure throughout the community,

These improvements will be completed in the summer and fall of

1984, Funds are also being identified and programmed to

complete system improvements in 1985.

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