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<br />to allo..... Dov{' Clee;., larmers to plant
<br />teed ClOPS SUCh as allalla and COIf'
<br />solagl? to supoon ranchIng and oa",
<br />ldrmlng P{.'fIOd'C drv spells olten dlmon.sr,
<br />culinary Nalel Supplies tor Dove C",€'-
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<br />hoatlnq season F Ishlllq III the rlvel WIll
<br />also ImplO~'e t>f'CiIlISP the Nate' ll'vel Will
<br />ne Conllolled ilnd aCO'S5 Will be m<loe
<br />easIer Ir. dOdltlon, campSites pICniC
<br />areas, and othlo" taCllltles ....,11 t:>€' pIO~"d(-d
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<br />alSO w.1I t>o. IHlgated lor thlo' tlrst tlm!";
<br />lnank.s to the Towaoc Canal
<br />Monlezuma Vall(;y talmers WIll receive
<br />supplemental .....'atel supplies to ensure
<br />mal crop losses ""II nOI OCCUf
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<br />The Dolores PrOlect lI..e Other Bureau
<br />01 ReclamatIon prOjects III weslern COlO-
<br />rado, IS a partICIpating prOJECl 01 lne
<br />COlO' ado R,ver Stolag.. PrOject {CRSPj
<br />The CRSP was designed to use waler from
<br />Ine Uppt"f Cololado River Sasm and In-
<br />Cludes prOjects In Wyommg Utah COIO-
<br />.adO, Ne.... Me~lco and Arrlona PrOject
<br />water WIll De stored and used to meel the
<br />water and pOWf;r demands of millions 01
<br />Amer,ca'1S hVlf1g In the Wesl
<br />Dams and reservOirs of the Dolores
<br />PrOlecl are deSigned to operate togelher
<br />as an Illlegraled system fOr prOVIding
<br />"'aler Water trom McPhee Reservo" Will
<br />be released at three POInts at McPhee
<br />Dam, at me Great Cut Dike (to be con-
<br />struct..d along a par1 of the western shole
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<br />Of McPhee ReservOIr!, and through the
<br />DOlores Tunnel Water releaSed from the
<br />dam WIll meet do,^nstream water fightS
<br />and PfO~'ldE' IIShlng opportunlt,es Water
<br />wIn be pumped out 01 Ihe reservOir at
<br />Great Cut DI..e and conveyed to MOllle-
<br />zuma Valley ""gatars through eJllstl'lg
<br />canals Water from Great Cut D,ke also
<br />Wilt tlOw to Monumenl Creek ReservOir
<br />through the Dove Cree.. Canal and WIll
<br />be used m tne lawn ot Dove Creek lor
<br />muniCipal needs Along me canal water
<br />WItt be pumped out to pressurlled
<br />spnnkler systems to ,rllgate farmlandS In
<br />fhe Dove Creek area
<br />Water releases through the Dolores
<br />Tunnel Will flo", by gravity tnrougn the
<br />DOlores Canatto teed Irrigation systems
<br />near Cortel Wate. will also !low to the
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<br />Towaoc Canal and COr1el-Towaoc Pipe-
<br />line to be conveyed to sprinkler Ifrtgalton
<br />systems near Towaoc and 10 mumClpal
<br />users In COr1el anc T owaoc
<br />Dawson Draw Reservo" Witt be maln-
<br />tamed as a wildlife management alea and
<br />Will provlCe a habltal lor f,sh. walerfowl
<br />and upland game
<br />The Buteau of RecJamatlon has de-
<br />Signed and IS COnStluCtmg through con-
<br />tract. tne DOIOles PrOject Upon com-
<br />pletion Of the prOj€'Cl the Dolores Water
<br />Conservancy O.stnct w!ll admlnlSlel pro-
<br />Ject water sales and delivery and Will
<br />operate and marnta_n the prOject faCIlities
<br />The dlstflCI Will also cont.acl With the U 5
<br />Government lor repayment of the reim-
<br />bursable costs of Ine DOlores PrOject
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<br />Arehaeologleallnvestlgatlons
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<br />The DOlotf'S PrOject lies on the trontler
<br />ot a large area InhabIted for hund.edS of
<br />vears by vanous IndIan groups To
<br />i.,d'" I"V'" dUUullI,,,,,,, d"....,.,"! i",j'dH
<br />cultures_ the Bureau of Reclamallon has
<br />contractec wltnl'1e UnIverSIty 01 COloradO
<br />to conduct .....hat WII! tle'Come one Of the
<br />largest archaeologIcal ,n\'est,gat_on pro-
<br />grams underta~en as part 0' a Federal
<br />construction prOject A l-\'eal 5500.000
<br />contract was a...arded In June 1978 and
<br />may De renewed by ReclamatIon annualtj.
<br />until tne program est_mated to ta..e
<br />- fearS IS compleled Tne malor pre-
<br />hlstonc grOuP to De In~estlgated '50 the
<br />Anasall ...1'10 dale rougnly Of'tween 500
<br />and 1300 A 0 HundledS 01 thell Sites ha,'e
<br />been Identltled
<br />Construction Of lne DOIOtes PrOject
<br />and suOSeQuenl !Iumg of proJecl resef\'OOfS
<br />Will destroy man',' of tne a,chaeologlcal
<br />SItes For thIS reaSOn. lhe archaeologIcal
<br />e><cavat,on schedule Witt prececle each
<br />construction stage and sleps ....111 be tal<en
<br />10 lemove SIgnificant Imdlngs Art,facts
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<br />'.'''"'0'''5 0' Y..ul~ CO"5"""~'lln COfll5 ..nd
<br />Yllung Adul~ Cons"..ar.o.. Co.t>s lla."c'pa'" In
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<br />from these and other sItes In the prOject
<br />area WIll De caretully studIed and pre-
<br />served, tney are eJlpected to add slg-
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<br />understand.ng ot histOriC and prehlstoflc
<br />cultures ,n the alea As WO'I< progressf'S.
<br />vlSllors WIll be able to oOserve tne e.-
<br />cavatlon ....orl< tn prog'ess a: a sIte open
<br />to tne Duohc
<br />The I,rst eJlcavatlon wor~ oegan In Ine
<br />Great Cut a.ea of the prOject III 1975
<br />HNe, arcnaeo1og,sts unearthed portions
<br />ot a large \'llIage ...h'Ch th€'\i oelle..e was
<br />a major population cente' Of tne Anasaz'
<br />Ind'ans oetween 75G and 95C A 0
<br />Unlvers'ty arChaeologists ass.sted OJ.'
<br />wor~ers In the Reclamation-sponsored
<br />Youtn Conservation Corps and YOung
<br />Adult ConservatIon Corps are reco~erlng
<br />.mponant m!ormahOn at thiS dig As
<br />construCllon of lhe Dolores PrOlect
<br />contmues and addItional Sites are In-
<br />~estlgated In!erestmg and ..aluable clues
<br />to understandIng the PH!hlstonc IndIan
<br />Culture Will be tound and Interpreted
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