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<br />~ <br /> <br />.. "t j"\ <br />>- <br /> <br />.J"~ . <br /> <br />city of Montrose is energetically supporting the project and meeting <br />with various interests to promote its development. <br /> <br />Conclusions and Recommendations <br /> <br />The Dallas Creek project appears to be one of the better projects <br />now under consideration in Colorado. Its primary purpose would be to <br />provide a municipal, domestic and supplemental irrigation water supply <br />for a predominantly rural area which is now experiencing considerable <br />residential and industrial growth. The project would stabilize the <br />irrigation supplies for presently irrigated lands. <br /> <br />The environmental impact of the project will be minimal. The <br />existing Uncompahgre river below the proposed reservoir site at the <br />present time has very little fishery value. As a matter of fact, the <br />entire Uncompahgre river has very little fishery value. However, with <br />the construction of the reservoir and subsequent controlled releases, <br />fishery values of the river would increase many times over. The rec- <br />reational aspect of the reservoir itself would have a high value to <br />the area. <br /> <br />Additional municipal and domestic water for the area is most obvi- <br />ously required for the immediate future. This is evidenced by the fact <br />that the Tri-County Water Conservancy District has already constructed <br />a domestic pipeline at a cost of approximately 4.5 million dollars, <br />based upon the anticipated construction of the Dallas Creek project. <br /> <br />Construction funds in the amount of $1,057,000 are available for <br />the current fiscal year (FY 1976) and an additional $450,000 for the <br />transition period. This is a combination of appropriated and carry-over <br />funds. The President has requested that the sum of $4,500,000 be <br />appropriated to continue construction of the Dallas Creek project during <br />FY 1977. These funds appear to be adequate. It is therefore recom- <br />mended that the Governor and the members of Colorado's congressional <br />delegation be urged to support that request. <br /> <br />FLS :mm <br /> <br />-4- <br />