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<br />STATE OF COLORADO <br /> <br />Colorado Water Conservation Board <br /> <br />Deoartment of Natural Resources <br />1313 Sherman Street, Room 721 <br />Denver, Colorado 80203 <br />Phone: (303) 866.3441 <br />PAX: (303) 866.4474 <br />www.cwcb.state.co.us <br /> <br /> <br />TO: <br /> <br />MEMORANDUM <br />(Updated May 23, 2002) <br />Colorado Water Conservation Board Members <br /> <br />Bill Owens <br />Governor <br /> <br />Greg E. Walcher <br />Executive Director <br /> <br />FROM: <br /> <br />John Van Sciver, P.E. <br />Mike Serlet, P.E., Chief <br />Water Supply Planning and Finance Section. <br /> <br />Rod Kuharich <br />CWCB Director <br /> <br />Dan McAuliffe <br />Deputy Director <br /> <br />DATE: May 6, 2002 <br /> <br />SUBJECT: Agenda Item 12a., May 20-21,2002 Board Meeting <br />Delta Canal Company <br /> <br />Introduction <br />The Delta Canal Company (DCC) is applying for a $75,000 loan to rehabilitate the Delta Canal. <br />The estimated total cost of the project is $144,200. Please see the attached project summary and <br />map. <br /> <br />BackQround <br />The DCC, located in Delta County, operates the Delta Canal for the benefit of its shareholders by <br />providing delivery of water for irrigation within a 180-acre service area. The canal is located about <br />1 mile south of Delta and receives water from its headgate on the Uncompahgre River. The <br />Company rehabilitated the headgate and diversion several years back, and have since had the <br />NRCS evaluate the canal, which consists of about 2.5 miles of earth ditch in poor condition. The <br />canal banks are sloughing, and there is a significant leakage problem. The DCC plans to <br />rehabilitate the canal under the salinity program, by lining it with concrete. Construction needs to <br />start in fall 2002 to retain federal cost share funds for the project. Delaying the project a year <br />would cause undue financial hardship on the water users. <br /> <br />Feasibility Studies <br />The Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) has provided a preliminary engineering <br />evaluation and cost estimate for rehabilitation of the canal. The feasibility study was completed by <br />the DCC with input from the NRCS and includes an evaluation of alternatives available for <br />rehabilitation of the canal. <br /> <br />The Delta Canal Company <br />The DCC is a mutual ditch company and a non-profit corporation registered in the State of <br />Colorado, There are 15 shareholders and 202 shares of stock. The DCC has the power to set <br />annual assessments to be paid by the shareholders and the power to refuse to deliver water to <br />shareholders that fail to pay their assessments. <br /> <br />Water RiQhts <br />The DCC owns water rights totaling 26.92 cfs from the Uncompahgre River with appropriation <br />dates ranging from 1882 to 1888. Average total diversions are about 1620 acre-feet per year. <br />