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<br />~' <br />I <br /> <br />COLORADO WATER CONSZRVATION BOARD <br />823 State Centennial Building <br />1313 Sherman Street <br />Denver, Colorado 80203 <br /> <br />October, 197E <br /> <br />DOVE CRlEK PROJZCT <br /> <br />U1TRODUCTION <br /> <br />The town "f Dove Creek is situated in southwestern Colorado and <br />is the county seat of Dolores County. It is the center of a dry land <br />bean and wheat growing area. With the exception of the mountain areas <br />t" the east, the climate is comparatively mild with semi-arid to arid <br />cenditions prevailing. There are a number of uranium and vanadium <br />mines located within a twenty-mile radius of the t~wn. Most of theee <br />mines ceased pr"'1iuction in about 1962 because ~f ~pre9eed priees. <br />However during the past year, rising prices have led to increased <br />activity by the mining industry in the way of new exploration and the <br />re-opening of some mines. The present population of Dove ~r&ek is <br />approximately 700 persons. <br />As a part of the authorized Dolores Project which is expected to <br />be under construction by late lS77, water will be furnished to convert <br />existing dry land farming in Dolores County to irrigated farming. A <br />small reservoir will be constructed near Dove Creek to pr~vide a <br />municipal water supply for the town and adjacent rural areas. <br />At the present time, Dove Creek obtains its water supplies from <br />two wells located in the shallow alluvium of the Dolores River. Each <br />well has a peak production of approximately 120 gallons per minute. <br />However during the late summer and fall, this production decreases to <br />approximately 50 gallons per minute. The water so obtained is untreated. <br />except for chlorination. <br /> <br />OJ<.1 <br />