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<br />HOW CAN FARMERS OBTAIN PROJECT WATER? <br /> <br />By signing a petition to purchase water <br />from the Dolores Water Conservancy Dis- <br />trict. The amount of water received will <br />depend upon the irrigable acreage the <br />farmer owns within the boundaries of the <br />District, with a maximum limit set by <br />Reclamation policy. Shareholders in the <br />Montezuma Valley Irrigation Company will <br />petition directly to the Company for <br />supplemental water. <br /> <br />WILL THE PROJECT CHANGE <br />FARMING METHODS? <br /> <br />Yes. In the Dove Creek area, the project <br />water supply and facilities will be de- <br />signed to convert dry land farms to <br />sprinkler irrigation. The owners will <br />have a period of 5 years after the water <br />is available to prepare their land for <br />irrigation. As a result of the project, <br />the cropping pattern will probably change. <br /> <br />Farming methods will not change in the <br />Montezuma Valley area. The farmers will <br />have more water in the late growing sea- <br />son than is now available and a suffic- <br />ient supply during the entire irrigation <br />growing season. <br />