Gunnison - Overland Reservoir Dam Expansion Restoration_Full Application

• Basin Roundtable: Gunnison
• Applicant: Overland Ditch & Reservoir Company
• Description: Overland Reservoir Dam Expansion/Restoration
• Account Source: Statewide
• Board Meeting Date: 9/19/2007
• Contract/PO #: 08000000038
• WSRA - Doc Type: Grant Application

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Form Revised Octo her 2006

Part A. - Description of the Applicant (Project Sponsor or Owner);

1.

Applicant Namc(s): I

Overland Ditch and Reservoir Company

Mailing address:

26093 Moss Rock Road
Hotchkiss, CO 81419

Home:

I Email address: I [e-mail]

970-835-8922 I
970-835-8922 I
970-872-7474 I

Taxpayer 10#: I 84-0434803
Phone Numbers: Business:

Fax:

2. Person to contact regarding this application if different from above:

Name:

Bob Church

Position/Title

President - Board of Directors

3. Provide a brief description of your organization below: Refer to Part 2 of criteria and guidance for required
Information. Attach additional sheet(s) as needed.

The Overland Ditch and Reservoir Company (The Overland) was founded in 1895 as a non-profit mutual
ditch company (Attachment A - Colorado Restated Articles of Incorporation dated February 1987).
Construction of the Overland Ditch was begun shortly after the 1895 foundation and the original
Overland Dam was completed in 1905. The dam's capacity was expanded and repaired many times
between 1905 and 1991 to a maximum storage volume of 6,200 acre-feet of absolute storage decree.
The company annually provides /V17,OOO acre feet of agriculture water to 10,000 acres (/V4,OOO
irrigated) and 130 shareholders in Delta County, Colorado. The company holds storage decrees for
7,171 acre feet of water but can only store 6,200 acre feet in the present reservoir. The Overland
currently has a CWCB loan approved to assist in the completion of this project.

The Overland has for more than 100 years provided ever expanding economic support to both Delta
County and the State by providing the water necessary to help sustain Colorado's livestock, grain,
orchard and vineyard agricultural industries. In addition to this economic foundation through
agriculture, The Overland has developed and sustains recreational access and facilities for the citizens
of the State of Colorado at the Overland Reservoir. The reservoir is very popular for camping, fishing,
boating and other recreation. The reservoir is also the only Colorado Division of Wildlife fishery in the
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