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<br />e <br /> <br />e <br /> <br />--e- <br /> <br />- <br /> <br />~G7~) <br /> <br />(Gonora.l c.osori::>tion) <br /> <br />Ca.non City <br /> <br />Existing fa.oilitios <br /> <br />The "Io.tor suppl,' for Ca.nen City is obta.iaod fron tho Arkr.nsa.s <br />River undor deoreod rights of 22 socend-foot. The divorsien da.8 for <br />tho water-works syston is locatod in tho Royal Gorgo, 7 oilos ubovo <br />the to\'Il1. a.ne. c,ivorts wator into a. 30-inch pipoo :en tho \'Iinter tho <br />capa.city ef tho line is reduced by ioo, but onorgonoy wolls fer pu~p- <br />in!,; aro a.vc.ilo.blo. Tho water frOl:l theso \'Iolls. which is vmrn becauso <br />of warn sprinGs in the a.roa. contains a.bout 20 gra.ins por Go.llon hard- <br />noss (342 ;:>a.rts por ::d.llion). Tho rivor wa.tor is po.lo.roblo a.nd ha.s a. <br />ha.rdnoss of a.bout 7 gra.ins per ;o.llen (120 parts por lxlllion). <br /> <br />Tho SYStOCl includos n purifica. tion pla.nt cons~is,ting of two slow <br />sa.nc. fil tors with co.puciti'o's of 1 exlllion'lSnllons- ench-por du:;. Tho <br />oo.pacity of thoso filters is iaCl,e'oqua.to to noot tllo sunr.l6r~ donnuc.s. <br />Tho wa.ter, oxcopt for 3 to 10 sooone-foot divorted to the Fruitlo.nd <br />Di tch for irrit;c,tien, is nc)torec. o.t tho purifictltion pla.nt. J.nnuc.l <br />consu,,1ption o.vorO-Ges 573.8 !Jillien go.1lons. <br /> <br />Tho Southern Colore.do Power COe',lpc.ny's pla.nt a.nd tho Coloro.c.o <br />Sto.te Ponitentia.ry at Canon City have separato wator supplies. Tho <br />Southorn Coloro.do P9\'lor Cm-,1J.lany clivorts 13,000 gnllons per oinute <br />froCl tho ~rka.nsus Rivor for ceo lint; purposos. Boilor wa.ter for tho <br />pUl"lCr ootlpa.ny. obtt'.ined fron "lOlls in tho va.lloy a.lluviun. is put <br />through zoolito softoners a.nd thon ovupora.toc.. <br /> <br />In 1933 'the Colorudo Ste.te Penitcntiury instc.lled its own systen <br />of wo.tor supply which consists of ono well wost of the prison. Tho <br />stvro.ge tcnk locutod en a. cliff diroctly north of tho prison hus n <br />capa.city of 100,000 sullons. During tho periud 1934 te 1936, tho con- <br />sUl~ticn ruto V/US 8 Dillion gallons per nonth; tho rato fron 1936 to <br />the prosent ti~JO n.vcragcc.l 11 ::ti.llion t;ullons por ~:lonth. The Vla.tor <br />which is pa.la.ta.Ulo conto.ins 13 Grains por gallen (222 pe.rts por '.al- <br />lion) ha.rclnoss. <br /> <br />ionticiputod neods <br /> <br />Co.non City is tho eounty soo.t of Frel:lOnt County, and its popu- <br />lution is sustainoc. chiefly by o.~riculturo, nininG, o.nd industry. <br />The a.gricultur0.1 o.roo. oncro.ces nco.r1y 12,000 c.crcs of irriGo.ted lund <br /> <br />15 <br />