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<br /><r::'" <br />- <br /> <br />~.J <br /> <br />q~-gS" <br /> <br />SAN MIGUEL WATER PROJECT <br /> <br />SAN MIGUBL WATER CONSERVANCY DISTRICT <br /> <br />.' <br /> <br />In trod uction <br /> <br />The San Miguel project is located in the Upper Colorado River <br /> <br />Basin in San Miguel and Montrose Counties in Southwestern <br /> <br />Colorado. Project area is somewhat distant from major trade <br /> <br />centers with Montrose about 70 miles to the Northwest, Cortez <br /> <br />about 100 miles to the South and Grand Junction about 125 miles to <br /> <br />the North. <br /> <br />At present there are four major collection and distibution <br /> <br />systems that bring water and irrigate land in the area. These <br /> <br />systems rely,mainly on spring snowmelt in the high mountains to <br /> <br />the south and east of the lands served. The four systems are: <br /> <br />(a) the J & M Hughes Ditch, originating on Fall Creek, above Wood <br /> <br />Lake, irrigating land on Beaver Mesa. This system has no storage <br /> <br />facility. <br /> <br />(b) The Farmers Water Development Company, operating the Gurley <br /> <br />Ditch system and irrigating land in the Norwood-Redva1e area. <br /> <br />Gurley reservoir is operated in conjunction with this system. <br /> <br />218 <br />sm/wp <br />