WSP03206

• File Number: 8210.399
• Description: Ute Water Conservancy District
• State: CO
• Basin: Gunnison
• Water Division: 4
• Date: 6/1/1962
• Author: Western Engineers
• Title: Supplemental Engineering Report-Proposed Water System - June 1962
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Report/Study

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accordance With the suggestion of Oity officials. A few
small tractshave annexed to theOity but, for the most part,
areas eligable for annexation have successfully resisted all
efforts to take them in. It is anticipated that small annexa-
tions to Grand Junction will continue but most of these wi11
be areas outside the Ute District.

Area No. III:

Area No. III is generally referred to as Fruitvale. In
this report, it refers generally to the area outside the Oity
of Grand Junction, located between the east city limits and
30 Road. It is bounded on the north by IlF" Road and on the
south by the Oolorado River. A small annexation to the Ute
District located southeast of Grand Junction between 27t Road
and 28 Road and south of "D" Road is also included.

The main development is economy-type residential construc-
tion and business and commercial construction.

Although Area No. III has been controlled by zoning and
planning regulations for several years, early development was
uncontrolled. For this and other reasons, residential
construction is not developing rapidly. Increased business
and commercial activity has been noticeable along U.S. Highway
6 and 24 By-pass. This activity will increase when a domestic
water supply becomes available.

This area is adjacent to the Oity of Grand Junction and
may be annexed at some future date. However, onoe the Ute
system is constructed and under operation, annexed areas will
continue to be subject to taxation and users under oontract
for water to the Ute District, need not be released.

Area No. IV:

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Area Nc. IV comprises approximately 5 square miles located
south of the Oolorado River and north of the Gunnison River
on West Orchard Mesa. It extends east to 29i Road. Almost
the entire area receives domestic water from small companies
or water districts that purchase bulk water from Grand Junotion.
This community is generally inhabited by average income people
and the homes in the residential subdivisions are predominately
of medium size and cost. Oommercial and business expansion
has been steady. This locality was extremely popular during
the Uranium boom when it enjoyed its most impressive rate of
growth.

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