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<br />OwIDe to the CMW1tIC eom- are.. It 1$ the leeally-de- LOst Canyou., The T01IrD of. ....tel' eom'Pll.n1es 11.1'& found In .Jl.?!5 tor every $1 co.t. dlnrston, ete. -. the' river. its proJecta' in cen-
<br />.PI~ty, of the Doloru River algnated organ1$at101l for VOlores, wbleb bas U. own the Montelores at.., IncludIng a The SouthwlIstern Colo- _ A (ed'anl 1I.eney. !:he Up- era!. SJld Its maintenance and
<br />. JtrGlecl aet10ns and o~.. b8DdUI!I' the c:ontracts and watertreatment.)'stem.pro- Maneos,whlehalsob.u.$rul'al rado Water ConsernUon per Colorado River Basin conset"lat1onase-oneerns tbe
<br />sllt10ns Pllrtlclpat1D1aDd .some other business c./Jl\ee.rn1nI the ..,idea treakmenUor the Monte_ domestic water company, Soard' Is . step in POWer_. t_ Comm1aslon, holds one O!the rbutual activities afteeUilc all
<br />t.rm. used,lhe CcrteJ:'News- Dolores Rivet ProJ~t; U ZUlDa Water Co. system. SummU Ridge. ele. bove the Dolores Water Con~ most Importll,Dt posiUons in the parUclpaUnc statu. BII~
<br />p"e1'# herein w1II tryt~de~ weU as. w\3rk.lneonservatlDn . TheMDntezl,lnlaVf11eyIr_ _ CUbic leet per aecond1s servatlDn District, be1nc the detumlniDC the_tate- of the. rest at tbese duties 1J; the
<br />ftlle -.rn1 llst SDrne of same: of water resDurces. .etc. rlCatlon ,CD. Is . DOJ1-prof1t, used I" now 1ln4 vGlume mea- orrantzaUOD represenU,nJ' aU. DoIDres ,and ll1I the otIier Dperation ofthepaweraoun:es
<br />. -, 'I:he DOlores Water Con- - The MOl1tetuma Water company, -with stoekbolders, 8urement. the vaunt ofeub1c the water d1strtcts In, :the pro~ ,on the top half ol-th'" at Glen 'Can)'Dn (Lake-Ptnrel1)
<br />. .mW\.cl D\s-\'t1ck. IICt1ng CD., a non-prom olJ'anIzatioo, which prOVides. lrt'llaUon teet of water no 'l&: per see- .outhwestern part af the state. watershed, consisting of the currecanu (MontrGse-Gunnl~
<br />through 1m beard of direc. provides domest1c(treatedtor ""ateI' ,to- a b1r part of the ornf'past a riven PL 'nt., . Next In Une Is the CD1D_ ColoradD Rlverdra1napparts. son projects), FlamJnl Gorge
<br />tora.ls the publIc orran1za- human'cODSUfDPUon, lmdDther MOIItezumaValley. OneDlthe - Acn_foot.1stheeqo1valenl rado Wa-ter Conservation OJ CDIDradD, .Wyomlng, utah (Wyoming. Utah. CD1Drado
<br />Jlon, w1th powers similar to Such uses) waler to the rural sloekhDlders Is the City of of an 20cre of 12000' covered !Jaatl1, the slate aceney of and New Mexica. The lower borders) and Dthers.
<br />that of a "city gOVernment, areas of a large part of Cortez. wblch hIlS Its own one toot deep wIth water, water districts ',WhD. 11'1. the BllSln states are Arizona, FroOl th$se power sources
<br />W1aICb represents the best In. Monteuma County. Its head. t:reatrnent and distribution - Cost-benent-rll.tlD Is the case Dt the. proJects, eoor- NElV8!i', CaUtornfa and M~-' CDrne revenues of power sold
<br />' lerest8- Of the DDlores River quarters is In DoIDres. Much system and Its own 'Water an'lOll1lt of return from a pro. dln.te the state.s effDrtS for lCD, ",bleb In turn ftnance up to.
<br />.ate~hed-lnupeclallyIDrm. of the "ater :f0l' the supply district. jeet, such as a reclamation 811 the activlties concerning ThIs commlsslDn is in 80 per cent Of the costs of the
<br />ell d1s:trlet In the Montelares COlDeS lTom wells drllled In :- other wateT dlst.r1ets, Jnd WOTt in which the return Is reclamatlDn, cDnservatlon. eharre Df the upper part of projilcts. 'nlls is tDr the a-
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<br />mount wh1eh Inwlves the Ir-
<br />rlr$tiDD parts of the prDJects~
<br />. The DolDres River Pro-
<br />ject.1s a $9.0 ml11lop. plan
<br />which wDUld turnlsh IrrIga-
<br />tiDn to the hu&:e _dryland areas
<br />betwe8ll here "nd nove_creek.
<br />furnlsb -the IndWrtrtal and
<br />dDmestlc supply tDr develop-
<br />m ent as welt as pnsent fleeds
<br />tor Cortez, DolDres, Dove
<br />Creek aild otbeJ:' eommunltlu.
<br />In addition, It would help to
<br />satisfy" ela1ms b)'. the U~S,:-
<br />government on water rights 01;'-
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<br />MOl" Definitions
<br />about
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<br />nIt! Uto MOIln\!ll~ 'fl'lt,.,'wMeh
<br />rig-lllll_io 1,.:1(:1\ h' lh! l;I""f~'mM
<br />tury '''lid Vro"!~ll,lr' I'U\' W:'I.<!I" I
<br />rJRht chtlm~..[ I,W, (,l!l"r l'I"'UP ,
<br />or Indlvj'lu:ll, 1,',:!! III W11'M'
<br />rh::hts cl:!lms l!< lu'ol.>:l"ly tho.
<br />MOII_tev.tlrua V..llPY lrrll!:IJUon
<br />Co, which 9lsn hilS prloriUf!'s
<br />da.Ung bilCk to tI,'! Il<at C'!IIM
<br />tury.
<br />Y the Indllm rJght.o; uetnhe
<br />met and the !Jt)lot!!8 projed
<br />not bunt. We. efred would be
<br />tD use' the present s~lles
<br />furnlghed In tho) MaM08' Val-
<br />ley, since tho M..nco.s River j
<br />ruzis'directly through the Ute
<br />Maunlaln al'soP.t"Vlltionan(\th\\!l
<br />is coiu;tderod the ru;1msrY
<br />source to consIder In satisfy.
<br />Ing: the Indian claims. Tltls
<br />means. thAt anotbet gtffeTn-
<br />ment ageDcy. We Buresu (1l
<br />Indian Altairs, Is deeply. to-
<br />volved In the project.
<br />M Other agencies wortdng
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<br />But'uu of: Rectl!lmaUon 'WtUeb
<br />18 to be tile actaal blJilder" till!
<br />N oUonlll Park Seryiee and
<br />U,S. Forest Sorvlce~ stale
<br />;md 1edttral 1lI;ene\es fOt
<br />sports and wildUfe, and the
<br />SoU Conse.r'llllloD Service and
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