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<br />STATE OF COLORADO <br /> <br />Colorado Water Conservation Board <br /> <br />Department of Natural Resources <br />1313 Sherman Street, Room 721 <br />Denver, Colorado 80203 . <br />Phone: (303) 866-3441 <br />FllX: (303) 866-4474 <br />www.cwcb.state.co.us <br /> <br /> <br />MEMORANDUM <br /> <br />Bill Owens <br />Governor <br /> <br />Russell George <br />Executive Director <br /> <br />TO: <br /> <br />Colorado Water Conservation Board Members <br /> <br />Rod Kuharich <br />CWCB Director <br /> <br />FROM: <br /> <br />Tim Feehan, P.E. <br />Mike Serlet, P.E., Chief <br />Water Supply Planning and Finance Section. <br /> <br />Dan McAuliffe <br />Deputy Director <br /> <br />DATE: January 19, 2004 <br /> <br />SUBJECT: Agenda Item 14b, January 27-28,2004 Board Meeting <br />East Fork Mutual Irrigation Company <br /> <br />Introduction <br />The East Fork Mutual Irrigation Company (EFMIC) is applying for a loan in the amount of <br />$257,287 to make repairs to their existing ditch system. The estimated total cost of the project is <br />$343,049, which includes pipe installation, pipe joint rehabilitation, slope stabilization, and <br />concrete headwalls. Please see the attached project summary and map. <br /> <br /> <br />-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- <br /> <br />Backaround <br />The EFMIC, located in Grand County, owns and operates the East Fork Ditch to deliver direct flow <br />irrigation water for the benefit of the shareholders. Water is diverted from the East Fork of <br />Troublesome Creek, located about 10 miles northeast from the Town of Kremmling, through a 13- . <br />mile ditch system to a 4,000-acre service area. <br /> <br />The 13-mile East Fork Ditch is an open channel system that meanders along steep mountain <br />slopes and open pasture land. In recent years, the Company has experienced slope failures <br />along a specific portion of the ditch. These slope failures were most likely caused by ditch flows <br />saturating the surrounding soils and the steep nature of the adjacent side slopes. In the summer <br />of 2003, the Company lost a portion of their ditch and were forced to make improvements to allow <br />them to continue irrigating. <br /> <br />Feasibility Studies <br />Northwest Colorado Consultants, from Steamboat Springs, Colorado has completed the <br />Feasibility Study, with the assistance from members of the EFMIC. The study includes a summary <br />of improvements already in-place and an assessment of alternatives to repair existing pipe joints, <br />construction of the concrete headwalls, and the stabilization of failed slope areas. <br />