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" Hydrology and Water Rights The source of water for the Company is direct flow water rights out of Alamosa Creek. The water rights diverted at the EI Viejo headgate are priority number one in Water District 21 with dates of appropriation ranging from 7-11-1888 and totaling 14.4 cfs. from the State Engineer's Office indicate that total average annual diversions are 6026 acre- Ofeet, based on record years 1991 through 2002, and that the maximum diversion rate was 19 cfs for record years 1985, 1986 and 1995 Project Description and Alternatives The purpose of this project is to provide a means for the EI Viejo Ditch is to provide irrigation water all water users while minimizing conveyance water losses, to update turnout structures and installation of measuring weirs. Five alternatives were considered: 1) The no-action alternative. 2) Removal of all trees within the ditch right-of-way. 3) Construct a concrete ditch 4) Grout existing channel 5) Replace parts of the open ditch with pipeline. Alternative No. 1 was considered unacceptable since the EI Viejo ditch would still have high ditch losses. Alternative No.2 was ruled out because of environmental and community concerns and it would not change the problem all that much. Alternative No.3 & 4 were ruled out due to cost, the landowners desire to have the ditch out of sight and out of the way and maintenance factors. Alternative No.5 was selected, since it is offered the least maintenance, best conveyance efficiency and the opportunity for energy savings with pipe pressure. The selected alternative, Alternative No.5, involves the installation of two pipelines with inlet and turnout structures, and measuring weirs. The Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS-USDA) LaJara, Colo. Field Office will prepare engineering designs and has cost estimates for the project. EQIP cost share contract plan as prepared by the NRCS is attached to this study. The estimated cost of the completed project is $220,029. The cost breakdown is summarized in Table 1. The NRCS Preliminary Design report and detailed cost estimate are included in Appendix D.