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<br />The Dolores Project, begun in 1978. is
<br />an extensive Bureau 01 Reclamation
<br />project designed 10 store and provide
<br />needed water to the farms and residents
<br />of southwestern Colorado. Covering pans
<br />of both MOntezuma and Dolores Counties.
<br />Ihe Dolores Project wilt provide storage
<br />reservoirs and waler delivery systems
<br />designed 10 meet current and future irri.
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<br />gation and municipal water demands in
<br />the area.
<br />The town of Cortez. centraHy localed in
<br />the area serviced by Ihe prOJect. lies on
<br />U.S. Highways 160 and 666 within easy
<br />driving distance of a number of scenic
<br />attractions. lying to the southwest among
<br />lall mesas and desert sands is Ihe only
<br />spot in the Uniled States where four Stales
<br />(Colorado. New Mellico, Utah. Arizona)
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<br />louch. To the southeast. Mesa Verde
<br />National Park. with ils numerous ruins of
<br />ancienllndlan clift dwellings, IS but a
<br />short distance away. Cortez is close 10
<br />several other scenic areas including
<br />Hovenweep. Canyon de CheHy, Aztec
<br />Ruins, and Natural Bridges National
<br />Monuments. and Arches and Canyon-
<br />lands National Parks.
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