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<br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />~ <br /> <br />.... t P'" ';, <br />,1~~.L <br /> <br /> <br />BASALT PROJECT <br /> <br />GENERAL DISCUSSIONS <br /> <br />Climatic data--Glenwood Springs, <br />Elevation--5,823 feet <br />Average <br />precipitation <br />1907-1960 <br />(inches) <br />1.85 <br />1.79 <br />1.61 <br />1.93 <br />1.41 <br />1.20 <br />1.47 <br />1.77 <br />1.42 <br />1.40 <br />1.23 <br />1. 53 <br />18.61 <br /> <br />Colo. <br /> <br />Month <br />January <br />February <br />Ma.rch <br />April <br />May <br />June <br />July <br />August <br />September <br />October <br />November <br />December <br />Total <br /> <br />Average <br />temperature <br />1913-1960 <br />F.) <br /> <br />( degrees <br />24.5 <br />29.7 <br />37.9 <br />47.9 <br />56.3 <br />64.0 <br />71.4 <br />69.2 <br />61.8 <br />51.1 <br />36.7 <br />27.4 <br />48.2 <br /> <br />Average <br /> <br />TIle temperatures are moderate, ranging from 100oP. to -380F. through <br />the 1931-52 period of record. <br /> <br />Present Development <br /> <br />Industrial development <br /> <br />Agriculture is the basic industry of the project area. with livestock <br />constituting the major agricultural product. Most of the irrigated farm- <br />Imlds are devoted to the production of livestock feeds which are used in <br />conjunction with nearby private and public rangelands. Some potatoes and <br />other row crops are produced on the irrigated project lands. Most of the <br />livestock and other farm produce are shipped outside the a.rea for proc- <br />essing. <br /> <br />Mining is important to the economy of the region but no major mining <br />activities are ill operation within the project area itself. Recreational <br />attractions are important in the area. These include health and recrea- <br />tional resorts at Glenwood Springs and Aspen and nearby lakes, streams, <br />and spectacular mountains. <br /> <br />Irrigation development <br /> <br />Successful farming operations in the area have always been dependent <br />upon irrigation. The first appropriations of natural streamflows for <br />irrigation were made in 1882, immediately following settlement of the area <br />in 1881 after the removal of the Ute Indian tribe. Irrigation demands <br /> <br />8 <br />