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<br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />_.~ <br /> <br />') 1""'\ r~ (') <br />..VIO <br /> <br />(General description) <br /> <br />of the Daigher Lake for additional storage and for a water right on the <br />Cucharas River. The present distribution s~'stem will probably be over- <br />hauled. <br /> <br />The oity furnishes vlater to two railroads and severnl industries. <br />The Denver and Rio Grande i~estern Railroad is supplied with an average <br />of 1 million gallons per month and the Colorado and Southern Ruilvlay <br />with 2.5 million ~allons per month. The Colorado Fuel and Iron Corp- <br />oration coal mining oamps of Cameron and dalsen use 2.5 million gullons <br />per month. An average of 2.5 to 3.5 million go.llons per month is used <br />by the Frontier Power Conpany. One other O(ll"-P, the Tolteo Co.mp, obtains <br />water from Walsonburg and oonsumes an average of 120,000 gallons per <br />month. <br /> <br />'. <br /> <br />,l\nticipa todneods-- <br /> <br />Walsenburg is the count)' se,\t of Ruerfc.no count:;. Dr:;-land farming <br />is extonsive. Coal rnini'ng is the chiof industry in this area. <br /> <br />The population of dalsonbu~g has incrocsed oach docade since 1880. <br />Tho stoady increaso bctwoon 1900 and 1930 w"-s due to expansion of tho <br />coal Dining industry. In 1940 the popu1c.tion vms 5,855, and the in- <br />oroo.se in population in tho lc.st fow yoc.rs is a. ttri buted to tho ,]orld <br />War II stimulus. <br /> <br />Future popu1o.tion growth tronds for the city will dopond to 0. leu-go <br />oxtent on the grO';lth of the ontiro V'C.lloy. Tho potential projoct 1'lould <br />add to the populo.tion of ';ialsonburg by increo.sod, dOr.1.."-nds for 000.1 frOI:l <br />the'r.rl.ne's in Ruorfo.no County and frou o.n enlargod tourist tro.do. <br /> <br />Tho city has an o.vorc.:;o per oapito. consunption of 280 gallons por <br />day. Of this anount, 16 gc.l1ons por co.;:>i to. o.ro usod by cOr.JI:loroial and <br />industrio.l consumers. The ronaindor is usod for donestio purposes and <br />for irrigation. J.vnilable ,"lator supplies arc udoquo.to for futuro ro.. <br />quiroI:lents. Yearly distribution by nenths fo11o\'1s tho so.T.1Q trond as <br />thc.t of Pueblo and Canon City. <br /> <br />18 <br />