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<br />Feasibility of the Replacement <br />of the <br />San Luis Valley Canal Company <br />Flood Water Control Structure <br /> <br />Project Sponsor <br /> <br />The San Luis Valley Canal Company (SLVCC) is a Colorado Mutual <br />Ditch Company and a Non-profit Corporation. Articles of <br />Incorporation and Bylaws are included in Appendix A. <br /> <br />The company's facilities, built about the turn of the century, <br />are located in the San Luis Valley in south central Colorado <br />approximately 3 miles east of Monte Vista. They consist of a <br />headgate structure to divert water from the Rio Grande River, two <br />wasteways to return excess water to the river, two large flood <br />water control structures, approximately 93 miles of canal and <br />about 150 small structures. <br /> <br />Project Service Area <br /> <br />The company diverts 524.78 cfs of water from the Rio Grande River <br />to 94 share holders and provides irrigation water for <br />approximately 11,000 acres. All water users are located in <br />Alamosa county. Irrigated crops include potatoes, alfalfa, <br />barley, carrots, wheat, oats and rye. <br /> <br />Need for the Project <br /> <br />The SLVCC is undertaking this project to continue to provide <br />irrigation water to its shareholders to irrigate their crops. <br /> <br />Due to the deterioration of the existing flood water control <br />structure1s concrete it has become necessary to replace the <br />structure. If the structure is not replaced it will eventually <br />fail. If a failure occurs during a flood event on the Rio Grande <br />River the amount of water entering the canal will not be <br />controlled. Much of the canal will be destroyed and the <br />surrounding project lands flooded. Flood waters would be <br />directed through the canal and its laterals towards the urban <br />areas of Alamosa, Mosca, and Hooper. <br /> <br />1 <br />