BOARD00179 ‎(2)‎

• Board Meeting Date: 5/23/2007
• Description: Director's Report - CWCB Director's Report
• Board Meetings - Doc Type: Memo

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increasing the dam cresl width, and additiOnallembankmenl protection. The Overland
Ditch Company shareholders at their August 2006 Board Meeting, approved increasing
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the capacity of the reservoir. The project is currently under design and is scheduled to
commence construction in the fall of 2007. !

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5. Orchard Mesa Irrigation District - Stokes Gulch Siphon Replacement
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Terms of Loan: $545,4000 2.5% for 30 yrs. I Project Type: Pipe Replacement
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The Orchard Mesa Irrigation District was orgaJized in 1904 and became a part of the
Federal Grand Valley Project in 1922 and opera~es under the 1921 Irrigation Act. The
District is located in Mesa County near the to~ of Palisade along the Colorado River.
The Stokes Gulch Siphon was constructed in the 1920's and is in need of repair. The
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Siphon and Power Canal are owned and operatfd by the District for the conveyance of
water for power generation and irrigation. The Siphon is located two miles east of
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Palisade along US 6. This project involves replrcing the existing Stokes Siphon with 300
feet of 12-ft. x 12-ft. pre-cast concrete box culve~t and 100 feet of channel reconstruction.
The project was bid in October 2006 with only ~ne Contractor submitting a bid. That
bid has been rejected by the District, based on the fact that is was $250,000 more then the
engineer's estimate. The District has re-bid the I project and has awarded the
construction contract to PCI Construction for $6.!49,OOO. Given time constraints to
complete the project prior to the 2007 irrigation ~eason, the District has elected to
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commence construction in October of 2007. Th~ District may ask for a loan increase to
cover the additional construction costs. i
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6. Lincoln Park Crooked Ditch Compan;Y - Ditch Rehabilitation

Authorization: Severance Tax Fund
Water Source: Colorado River

County: Mesa
Project Yield: 58,323 AF

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Authorization: Severance Tax Fund County: Fremont
Water Source: South Canyon Ditch Project Yield: 1,850 AF
Terms of Loan: $1,818,000@3.25% for 30 yrs. I Project Type: Ditch Rehabilitation
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LPCDC, a Colorado mutual ditch company, protides irrigation water to a 500-acre
service area in Lincoln Park, immediately south knd adjacent to Canon City, in
unincorporated Fremont County. There are 362! shareholders and 3,675 shares of stock.
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The irrigated acreage in the service area is primarily residential lawns and gardens,
hobby farms and pastures. Typical lot and tract ~izes are 0.25 to 5+ acres. LPCDC has
several senior water rights and diverts from the Arkansas River through the South
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Canon Ditch. The LPCDC ditch system has several branches totaling 62,220 lineal feet
(If) or about 11.8 miles in length. The ditch consi~ts of 29,075 If of 36"and 8,540 If of 24"
of concrete pipe, 16,085lf of 18" concrete/pVC pi~e, and 8520 lf of open ditch. The
existing, original piping (hand-poured concrete) has deteriorated and there are
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