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<br />Water users concerned\~ab()titfint:lusibri'il1"'N~ti6hal'.' Register ",~':
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<br />Bob SII_maga' ..." , "'~.,," in GrandJunction.:.,~_ .:~;'::} ":::::. water. to.iJie ~ther canals, and it the water users would like to see s
<br />Daily Senl'nel .... ' However, he said. officials with takes water directly from the Gun- meeting in the Montrose area as
<br />MONTROSE-FillymilesOfirri:'..1 the Advisory Council on Historic, .nisonTunnel. . well. ",". .
<br />gation canals in the Uncompahgre' Preservation have sssured the..bu~".: The tunnel. which brings water "There'.s"a,!ot of people . living
<br />Valley are being considered .for ! reau,.the ,designation wouldn'.l' a~ {from the Gunnison River to the Un- :.along,the canals that would hsve a ,;
<br />designation on the National Regis- ! fect concrete lining of the canal!, 'ii,:;::compahgre Valley, was the nlain ., tough time getting over to Denver," , .
<br />. ter of Historic Places, a prospect! McCall's office identified thlit' feature of the Uncompahgre he said.
<br />that has local water users con- : canals as possibly eligible for the' Project It has been on the register Mills said it would be difficult to
<br />cerned. .. National Register. It occurred . of historic places since 1979. set up such a meeting because
<br />"We just want to be assured it's . while the agency was dOingre-" The Montrose and DeltaC~nal"..'1 there is only a short time before the .'
<br />not going to impact us or our ability i quired archaeological and histori-.,:j the longest on the system at 32.,.., meeting scheduled in Denver. "I'm.'
<br />to maintain our canals," said Jim .) cal work as part of.a. canal.i.m.' p. ro.v.e~.'.i;.l. miles, is .'older. than the uncom-.:.. . not SaYingw. e. .'11 r. eject the ides. I'm .r
<br />Hokit, manager of the Uncom-\'.lment project .. .:. .::;. "I," ,~l pahgre Project,. having been built".," just saying it.will, be difficult,"she.!
<br />pahgre Valley Water Users Associ-)l' .{"We looked for 'cilltural-hist6rl"'\ in 1883 to use Uncompahgre River 'i said.,,,;,,,,,,, :.' ':,:,0:." ,..... .'. ".., ' .
<br />ation, "There's a lot of people that ,; cal sites, and we recorded the',~ water. It is significant because of: Rokltalso said he objeCted tothe :
<br />. l.,ive along those canals. We want to .: canals themselves and sent them,,,; its age'snd becsuse it wss one of fact that anylandowner wanting to ..
<br />f. make sure there's nothing that says : into the state," McCall said. "Theift the first private canals . purchased .' send a letter to comment on the i
<br />.It,..,: '.'.'. they ~an't im.prove their property." . :'it stst~ s~id t. hree. of the. ca,n. al. s.' m.. a. Y":~',.' by lhe..bure.au a. s.PI!.rt.. ,Pft.h,.'UnCl!m::, .' p .ropos..ed. .des.i~.nation.,.. \m.. ust.. ,.....ha.ve,.'J
<br />~}:. ..Prlvate property. owners ,be Significant because.of.thelr Im~. .pshgre proJec("i'i":.;#,o. .. ,his lettlJr nolarl~e~. \ ,~!~:,.;..,.:
<br />;;,f' :,Shouldn:t~e affected" eVlJn tho~gh:. '. portance.to. the dev~lopmen\ or thl!; '.. ,The, Ea~t 9an1f;;8 ,..' 'iThatu a provlsloniii;ffi'lfreaeral ,
<br />,,~lands wlthlD ~ feeton elthe~ Side .;,valleY.'::"i1,.J,,";".wl!'Mi~"'::~" .... " Jong.ls. slgm.ficant becau~. '~'" '"lawtom.akesUrethose,W)J?secom_:
<br />!....~~(~,.'T.i of t~e ca.nal. Will be IDclude~ If the ." }~'s.a",dl.ffer~nnltll.81iO~'ifr,O. :; ,'..,also .bUl.lt prl?r. to the proJec..t~nd/. ,.menta. ~g. ~..v~e.~\ej}1lo. $~elg". tx.s..r.e:~.
<br />':.~'1t...".. ".:; des~.ahon Is sl!pro. ved., sa. Id GI.O-,: 'bulldln,g, ,Who ICh.. JIIa);be .JIM. ~,pu..rc"ased. b. .YI~n. d beCaU$e't. f.ha., ....th. ose 0., ~."'1, . cled property.. .own-'. '
<br />~':'1'1. ,~, s. MillS.. ~. oOrdmatl!i.r<lo: 'o.t the;. Na. .tI111~glster,,~lIulle;iltlll\al'C. ,h''''!ewJ!lP!lI~ :!IF rePI.~celD... en~Ofers.,,l';~~,.,,,,_.,,,, . ._.. . "i"'.' ".' ,!' .' 1
<br />",5t!'onal"Reglster fol<'JI1~Ql(i ad . !\!] e > Ii \Pin,ntiieed(irding',:'Oth .' 11011" 'aim] '. .
<br />" Hi8torlc S~le . . '. . '16~''''''' . Id'~b 'Irllmajotl . .
<br />"Jfa private property owner is us- cause they are 10 feet wide and The Uncompahgre Valley canals the affectel property owners o~,; '(
<br />ing private money to make Im- made out of dirt, but because they would not be the first irrigation ject, the nomination will be hal~
<br />provements, then we have abso- were so important to the valley," he system in Colorado to be included ed." . '. ,;;,~
<br />lutely no legal right to intervene," said. on the historic register, Mills said, If they do not, and the state h1tr.'
<br />Mills said. . All of the Uncompahgre Irriga- but they are unique because they toric preservation review commit-
<br />However, the designati6n would ; tion Project is historically signifi-, include both federal and private. tee approves the nomination, it will'
<br />. givestatlJ and fe~eral historical ;can~ because it was one ofthe.firs\.i\land. ":c:~,/; "".,"Jo,..<";.H",,_'d;',be I?assed,ont? the keeper. of the
<br />.-:. preservatl,on agencies the right to I" projects undertaken ..,by the newly,' ,.,Mc~altssld. ,the,,,burellU"~&ia.lso"'N ahonsl,.Reglster. o~" Hlsto!IC
<br />.' . comment ,:ll~d make recomehda-,. created B~reau ~f Re~lamat\_o~;) . ,',workmg 10:. complete. no~~nahon'~Pl~ces 'foP:a; final deCISIon. Mills:
<br />- ...r, tIol!s re~ardlD.g any state or federaI'1.1905. ~\.":' .,1..' .\. .f....Jl1';~Ji '-' ,papers :ror"180. m. e -canals, I"",; Ihe<):. } sald:.:I~: :J,j! ":,,t ", ,; . ',;J Ik". '
<br />,~ltr achons IDvolvlDgthe canals. ; However.!: three.. ,csnal~~ Grand yalley., :'We're .abOU(i4oneil' If It becomeS"hsted on thenatlon-,
<br />""'t . Federal of!lcial~ were concerned ! found to b.e ParticulllrlY.~ign!fica~~: year behind where .we, are. oil' the..; al re~bter. land owners might al.so;
<br />~" ,.,.",...lhe deslgnat.lOn m~g~t p. r.even.t them. . ' . Mcca.ll said. . .' '.. . ."."': , o/".';.>~"l1<.<.' u... I!com. p. ahgre. ".. pr.. 0,Je.ct1..'..'. .MC..,. caw". be e. .hgl.ble f.O r..fede. r. al. t .ax .credltS'. ;:.,
<br />:'~ ,. fr?m . some day hnlDg the ca.n~ls ,.; The South Canai::a1lOut 11'Iilllesl1;",sald.:.. '-". ;,Ai,j/,;'"fi '~~1ll"ii~1-.snd:federaL grants "for,'any'workt;
<br />1:' !. 'With. co..ncret. e as part Of. a sahmty ,.pong.:was ,0. ne."Of. '..~. '.I,r I,rS tfcll*.. '!.I ..., Thecolllrs.. d.CTJJflstOtl.t.1l'ril. s..' theYil.do; to. ;;pres.. . .e. ~ th.IlJI.liW. I. t"
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