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<br />(15) THE BLACK CANYON OF THE GUNNISON, AU'ALREADY POPULAR <br />SCENIC AREA, LIES EAST OF DELTA AND f10NTROSE. <br />(16) To THE SOUTH OF BLACK CANYON IS CIMARRON RIDGE, AS <br />SEEN HERE FROM A FIELD ON LOG HILL f1ESA. <br />(11) THE UUCOMPAHGRE VALLEY IS EXPERIENCING A RAPID RATE <br />OF POPULATION GROWTH, TYPIFIED BY THIS DEVELOPMENT ON SPRING <br />CREEK MESA NEAR IAoNTROSE. <br />(13) IlERE IS A BROADER VIEW OF THE SAME GENERAL AREA <br />SHOW I I~G THE TREfm TOWARD SI~ALL TRACT DEVELOPMENT. <br />(19) THE TRI-COUNTY \~ATER CONSERVANCY DISTRICT, SPONSORS <br />OF THE DALLAS CREEK PROJECT, HAVE BEGUN AN EXTENSIVE CONSTRUCTION <br />PROGRAM TO BRING PIPED WATER TO THE RURAL HOMES THROUGHOUT THE <br />BASIN. WHEN THIS SYSTEM HAS BEGUN, THE DISTRICT ANTICIPATED <br />OBTAINING A PERMANENT WATER SUPPLY FROM THE DALLAS CREEK PROJECT. <br />THEY ARE NOW USING AN INTERIM SUPPLY FROM THE GUNNISON RIVER, <br />DELIVERED THROUGH THE GUNflISON TUNNEL BY AGREEMENT WITH THE <br />UNCONPAHGRE VALLEY ~JATER USERS ASSOCIATION. <br />(2Q) llow LETS LOOK AT 'FHE PRESENT ANTICIPATED PLAN OF <br />DEVELOPMENT FOR THE DALLAS CREEK PROJECT. WATER FOR THIS <br />PROJECT WOULD BE PROVIDED BY STORAGE OF FLOWS IN THO RESERVOIRS - <br />DALLAS DIVIDE ON PLEASANT VALLEY CREEK AND RIDGWAY ON THE <br />UNCOMPAHGRE RIVER. LOOKING FIRST AT THE DALLAS DIVIDE SYSTEf1, <br />WATER WOULD BE DIVERTED FROM THE EAST AND WEST FORKS OF DALLAS <br />CREEK FROM APRIL THROUGH SEPTEI1BER WITH f1AJOR DIVERSIONS IN <br />JUNE AND JULY. THE DALLAS FEEDER CANAL WOULD CONVEY THE WATER <br />TO DALLAS DIVIDE RESERVOIR. WATER FROM THE RESERVOIR WOULD DE <br /> <br />4 <br />