PERMFILE100724

• Permit No: M1980047
• IBM Index Class Name: Permit File
• Section_Exhibit Name: EXHIBIT E RECLAMATION STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

began soon thereafter and led to attempts at dryland farming
during the first quarter of the 1900s.
The effects of cattle grazing were exacerbated by increases in
sheep herding between 1925 and 1933. Between the human settlements
and livestock grazing there was significant damage and deterioration
of the rangeland. This situation eventually led to the passage
of the Taylor Grazing Act in 1934 (named for Congressman Edward
F. Taylor of Glenwood Springs) which effectively terminated home-
steading and which created grazing districts and forage allotments.
RECENT
Up until very recently, the historic patterns of land use estab-
lished in the earlier part of this century have prevailed along
the entire western slope of Colorado.
Ranching and farming, where water is available, remain the major
industries. Grand Junction, located about 60 miles southwest
of the project, is the major market and transportation center
for the region.
The area surrounding the proposed facility is very sparsely pop-
ulated. Most of the towns are concentrated along the Colorado
and White River valleys. These towns include DeBeque, Rifle,
Silt, New Castle and Glenwood Springs along the Colorado River
drainage basin, and Meeker and Rangely on the White River. The
nearest town, Grand Valley, Colorado, is about 14 miles away.
It has a population of 250 and is located at the confluence of
Parachute Creek and the Colorado River. The only other inhabitants
near the permit areas are a few ranchers along Piceance Creek
to the north and Parachute Creek to the south.

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