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<br />Sheek Ditch Company <br />May 16, 2005 (Revised May 31, 2005) <br />Page 2 of 4 <br /> <br />Agenda Item 15b <br /> <br />and several others in the Mancos Valley. Qualifying agriculture producers that install more "efficient <br />irrigation systems, which reduce salt loadings" may be eligible for funding by the EQIP. <br /> <br />Feasibilitv Studv <br /> <br />Tom Weaver, Company President has completed the feasibility study in accordance with CWCB <br />guidelines. The study includes an assessment of alternatives availablei for ditch rehabilitation.. The <br />cost estimate is provided by NRCS. Raymond Keith of the Mancos Conservation District, continues to <br />provide guidance and coordination on salinity projects in the valley. <br /> <br />The Sheek Ditch Company <br /> <br />The Company is a non-profit corporation registered in the State of Colorado in January 2004 and is in <br />good standing. There are 17 Company members. The Company is relatively new; however, the Ditch <br />has been in existence for nearly 126 years. Prior to incorporation, an iryformal version of the Company <br />managed the Ditch by distributing costs or in-kind services for Ditch m$intenance and repair needs <br />(approximately $500 per year). Future member assessments will be based on a prorated amount of <br />adjudicated water rights owned by each member and conveyed through the Ditch(1cfs = 1 share). The <br />Company's Funding Agreement establishes the proportionate amount for each member. The Company <br />will own, operate and maintain the new pipe system and diversion structure and will have the <br />responsibility to receive, convey and deliver irrigation water to the members of the Company. The <br />Company will repair, improve and/or reconstruct the Ditch when neces~ary. The Company DOES NOT <br />own any of the water conveyed in the Ditch. . <br /> <br />Water Riahts <br /> <br />The members of the Company own the water rights conveyed in the Ditch. The source of the irrigation <br />water is the Mancos River. An open ditch currently carries the 9.3 cfs and an average of 1,781 acre-feet <br />per year (measured 1974-2002 per State Engineer's Office Summary),: with the highest diversion <br />measured in 1975 of 2,863 ac-ft. The 9.3 cfs is diverted from the Mancos River at diversion structure <br />#565 under 15 different adjudicated riglits with dates of appropriation rjanging from 1878 to 1890. In <br />addition, 11 rights to storage water in Jackson Gulch Reservoir are us$d to supplement adjudicated <br />rights late in the irrigation season. . <br /> <br />Proiect Description <br /> <br />Three alternatives were analyzed in the feasibility study: <br /> <br />1) No action alternative <br />2) Individual members construct pipeline to meet their own needs i <br />3) Participate in the Mancos Valley Unit of the Colorado River Ba~in Salinity Control Program . <br /> <br />The Company chose to participate in the Salinity Control Program primarily due to the available NRCS <br />funding assistance. The selected alternative includes a new diversion structure, flow rate measurement <br />structure, approximately 18,000 feet of PVC pipeline, metered delivery points to each member, valves, <br />drains and vents, and river channel improvements to improve delivery of the water to the diversion <br />structure. . <br /> <br />Total Project cost estimate is: <br /> <br />TOTAL <br /> <br />$71,200 (20% of Const. Cost) <br />356.000 <br />$427,200 <br /> <br />1. <br />2. <br /> <br />Planning/Engineering <br />Construction <br />