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<br />STATE OF COLORADO <br /> <br />Colorado Water Conservation Board <br /> <br />Department of Natural Resources <br />1313 Shennan Street, Room 721 <br />Denver, Colorado 80203 <br />Phone: (303) 866-3441 <br />FAX: (303) 866-4474 <br />www.cwcb.state.co.us <br /> <br /> <br />MEMORANDUM <br />(Updated March 31, 2006) <br /> <br />Bill Owens <br />Governor <br /> <br />FROM: <br /> <br />Colorado Water Conservation Board Members <br /> <br />Bruce Johnson, P.E. ~..$t.. <br />Mike Serlet, P.E., Chief~ <br />Water Supply Planning a-i F ance Section <br /> <br />Russell George <br />Executive Director <br /> <br />TO: <br /> <br />Rod Kuharich <br />CWCB Director <br /> <br />Rick Brown <br />Acting Deputy Director <br /> <br />DATE: March 10, 2006 <br /> <br />SUBJECT: Agenda Item 17b, March 21-22, 2006 Board Meeting <br />Water Supply Planning and Finance Section - New Project Loans <br />Abbott Ranch - Well Replacement Project <br /> <br />(Note: Revisions to the March 10, 2006 loan memo are shown in Italics) <br /> <br />Introduction <br /> <br />The Abbott Ranch has applied for a $153,900 loan from the Severance Tax Trust Fund Perpetual <br />Base Account, to replace an existing irrigation well and to construct a new well and sprinkler supply <br />pipeline. The estimated total cost of the project is $170,953. Please see the attached Project Data <br />Sheet. <br /> <br />Backaround <br /> <br />The Abbott Ranch is located in Elbert County, approximately 10 miles northeast of the Town of <br />Kiowa. It consists of 1727 acres, of which 150 acres are irrigated, and the remainder is in dry-land <br />pasture. Additionally, the ranch has an adjacent 320 acre State lease that is utilized for cattle <br />grazing. The Ranch relies on two main revenue streams, cattle sales and hay sales. The cattle <br />operation maintains 100 head of Maine Anjou/Angus bred cows producing on the average 100 <br />calves (75 for market). In addition, the Ranch produces high quality horse hay for sale in the area, <br />with any low quality hay being used as cattle feed. Currently, the Ranch produces 300 tons of hay <br />on the 150 acres, with 70% being available for sale as horse hay. <br /> <br />For irrigation, the Ranch uses one alluvial well that is, 80 feet deep, in the Bijou Creek alluvium of <br />the Kiowa-Bijou Designated Basin. There is a one half-pivot (lower 70 acres) west of Comanche <br />Creek, and one whole pivot (upper 80 acres) east of the Creek. The existing well feeds the lower <br />center half-pivot first and then feeds the upper whole pivot by an interconnecting pipeline. The well <br />was originally drilled in 1959 and was replaced in 1975. The well permit allows an annual <br />withdrawal of 400 AF at 700 gpm. Historically, the well pumped at 700 gpm which produced 6 tons <br />per acre or a total of 900 tons. Due to deterioration of the casing pipe, the well can only pump 250 <br />gpm, and production has been reduced to 2 tons/acre, or a total of 300 tons annually. <br /> <br />Flood Protection. Water Supply Planning and Finance. Stream and Lake Protection <br />Water Supply Protection. Conservation and Drought Planning <br />