PROJ01880

• Contract/PO #: C150165
• Contractor Name: Lower Platte and Beaver Canal Company
• Contract Type: Loan
• Water District: 1
• County: Morgan
• Loan Projects - Doc Type: Approval Letter

STATE OF COLORADO

Colorado Water Conservation Board

Department of Natural Resources
1313 Sherman Street, Room 721
Denver, Colorado 80203
Phone: [phone]
FAX: [phone]
www.cwcb.state.co.us

TO:
FROM:

MEMORANDUM
(Updated February 2, 2(04)

Colorado Water Conservation Board Members
John Van Sciver, P.E. JW1J
Mike Serlet, P.E., Chief 9vfS
Water Supply Planning and Finance Section.
January 20, 2004
Agenda Item 14a., January 27-28, 2004 Board Meeting
Lower Platte and Beaver Canal Company

Bill Owens
Governor

Russell George
Executive Director

Rod Kuharich
CWCB Director

DATE:
SUBJECT:

Dan McAuliffe
Deputy Director

Introduction
The Lower Platte and Beaver Canal Company (LPEiCC) is applying for a $310,500 Small Project
Loan to construct a well augmentation and ground water recharge project. The estimated total
cost of the project is $345,000. Please see the attached project summary and map.

Backaround
The LPBCC, located in Morgan County, operates the Lower Platte and Beaver Canal for the
benefit of the shareholders by providing direct flow irrigation water to a 15,OOO-acre seNice area.
The diversion is located on the South Platte River, about 4 miles east of Fort Morgan. The delivery
system consists of the diversion and about 25 miles of canal, constructed in the late 1800's.

There are 101 irrigation wells under the Lower Platte and Beaver system. These wells must be
augmented to cover depletions, in order to pump. The LPBCC operates an existing project that
generates well augmentation credits; however these credits are not sufficient to cover all the wells.
The LPBCC wishes to construct a recharge well, cl connecting pipeline, and multiple recharge
sites to fully utilize an existing 1972 recharge/augmentation priority, as well as an additional
priority dated 2003.

Feasibilitv Studies
Brent Nation, P.E., of Nation Engineering SeNices, Inc. has completed the feasibility study. The
study includes an assessment of alternatives availclble for construction of a well augmentation
project.

The Lower Platte and Beaver Canal ComDanv
The LPBCC is a mutual ditch company and a non-profit corporation registered in the State of
Colorado. There are 90 shareholders and 1476 shares of stock. The LPBCC has the power to
set annual assessments to be paid by the shareholders, the power to cut off water deliveries to
shareholders that fail to pay their assessments, and the power to acquire and sell the shares of
delinquent shareholders.