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<br />" <br /> <br />CURR2NT STATUS <br />On January 23, 1975, the town of Dove Creek submitted an application <br />to the Colorado Water Conservation Board for state assistance in the <br />construction of improvements to its existing systems. Subsequently, <br />Iviorcan )~ngineering Company was authorized to prepare a feasibility report <br />to evaluate possible methods of providing an adequate water supply to <br />the town of Dove Creek and the surrounding rural area. The Dolores <br />Water Conservany District has assisted with this investigation. <br />Various federal agencies have also been contacted to explore the <br />possibility of grant funds from federal sources. It will be at least <br />five years before an additional raw water supply can be made available <br />from the Dolores Project, but even then a treatment and transmission <br />system is not a part of the project. <br />PROPOSED PROJZCT <br />The proposed project involves the constructinn of a water filter <br />and treatment plant within or immediately adjacent to the town of Dove <br />Creek, along with a small holding reservoir of approximately 100 acre- <br />feet. Until such time as the Dolores Project becomes a reality, the <br />holding reservoir would be filled b:' off-season pumping from the Dolores <br />River and through interception of limited surface runoff in the Dove <br />Creek area. Transmission lines would be constructed easterly to serve <br />the rural population. All these facilities will be required in any <br />event to take advantage of the proposed water supply from the Dolores <br />Project. <br />Until water from the Dolores Project becomes available, pumping <br />from the Dolores River would continue on an off-season basis and the <br />water from that operation would be stored in a small holding reservoir. <br /> <br />-3- <br /> <br />0319 <br />