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<br />.,;") <br />.8 <br />r-- <br /> <br />(~.:-' <br /> <br />':J <br /> <br />_. <br />.........: <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />jurisdiction over the area signed by not fewer than 1,500 owners <br /> <br />of the irrigated land within such area not within. an incorporated <br /> <br />city and by not fewer than 500 owners of non-irrigated land within <br /> <br />any incorporated city in the district. Section 37-45-109, C.R.S. <br /> <br />The Act provides that no city of over 25,000 in population shall <br /> <br />be included within a district unless written consent is obtained <br /> <br />from the chief executive officer of such city. Section <br /> <br />37-45-109, C.R.S. Grand Junction is the only city within the area <br /> <br />of the Grand Valley which is of such size. We understand that <br /> <br />some Laterals serve lands within the city limits of Grand <br />Junction.9 <br /> <br />If a water conservancy district is to be formed encompassing <br /> <br />an area having an assessed value of less than 20 million dollars, <br /> <br />the petition for the formation thereof must be signed by 25% of <br /> <br />the owners of irrigated lands outside of a town or city and by <br /> <br />five percent of the owners of non-irrigated land:3 to be included <br /> <br />in the district within such town or city. Section 37-45-109, <br /> <br />C.R.S. <br /> <br />An alternate method for creation of a water conservancy <br /> <br />district was provided by an amendment in 1981. rhis method <br /> <br />9 <br />The 1980 census shows the population of Grand Junction to <br />be 28,144. population of the other major communities within the <br />area of the Grand Valley Unit are, Fruita, 2,810; Clifton, 5,223; <br />and Palisade, 1,551 (Bureau of Census, 1980). <br /> <br />-33- <br />