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<br />The municipal and industrial water supplies would be 'available for <br /> <br />use within the boundaries of the Tri-County Water Conservancy District. <br /> <br />The municipal water would be made available to residential users, and the <br /> <br />industrial water would be provided for light industrial uses siillilar to <br /> <br />those already in the valley. Most of the supply is planned for use in <br /> <br />. <br />, <br /> <br />Montrose; Olathe, Delta, and surrounding rural areas under the piped <br /> <br />system of the Tri-County Water Conservancy District. The remaining <br /> <br />supply would be available for use anywhere in the district, the only <br /> <br />restrictions being that only 5,100 acre-feet of the supply could be <br />, <br /> <br />" <br /> <br />diverted above the M and D Canal in order that adequate fishery flows <br /> <br />would be available in the river between the reservoir and the canal. <br /> <br />The project water supplies would be distributed through existing facilities <br /> <br />or facilities constructed by the Tri-County Water Conservancy District <br /> <br />or the water users. <br /> <br />The water reserved for recreation use at the Ridgway Reservoir would <br /> <br />be used for irri~ation of trees, shrubs, and parks. It would also be used <br /> <br />for drinking water and for sanitary facilities there. <br /> <br />The plan includes two public recreation areas. at the reservoir, and <br /> <br />measures to enhance fishing opportunities, improve wildlife habitat, and <br /> <br />mitigate wildlife habitat losses caused by the reservoir development. <br /> <br />.J..~ . . . <br />~ _ ~\Jcf': ..:- <br />