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<br />.' <br /> <br />Logan Irrigation District <br />May 16-17, 2006 <br /> <br />Agenda Item 11 a <br /> <br />within the service area is primarily used to grow corn, alfalfa, sugar beets, pinto beans, and feed <br />crops. <br /> <br />Following adoption of a budget resolution in October, the LID certifiE~s the required levy to the Logan <br />County Commissioners, with copies to the State Treasurer and Department of Local Affairs. State <br />revenue laws pertaining to the assessment, levying, and collection of property taxes (including <br />enforcement of penalties and forfeiture for delinquent taxes) are applicable to LID. LID may also <br />refuse delivery of water to lands until all past due or delinquent assessments have been paid in full. <br />(C.RS 37-43-143.) Because this loan contract exceeds $75,000, the Irrigation District Law of 1905 <br />requires the LID to hold a special election of the legal electors in the district to authorize and ratify <br />the contract. C.RS. 37-41-113(4). The election must follow the same procedures that the district <br />would follow to authorize-the issuance of a bond. (See the election procedure in C.RS. 37-41-117.) <br /> <br />Iliff Irriqation District (Cooperating Entity) - 110 was also organized under the Irrigation District Law <br />of 1905 on March 6, 1911. There are 65 landowners and 10,874.3 District acres. The current levy <br />is $1.50Iacre. The service area of the district extends from about midway between Sterling and lIIiff <br />east to about 3 miles east of Crook. <br /> <br />Moman Prewitt Reservoir Companv (Cooperating Entity) - MPRC was organized as a Colorado <br />non-profit corporation on February 10, 1923. There an~ 58 shareholder holding 261 shares of <br />stock. The current assessment is $50 per share. MPRC serves various properties in Morgan and <br />Logan Counties. <br /> <br />As previously mentioned, a special agreement among the three parties is being drafted. This is <br />being drafted by LID attorney Mary Hammond and will specifically address loan responsibilities of <br />the parties, and will recognize CWCB as a 3rd Party Beneficiary to the agreement. <br /> <br />Water Riahts <br /> <br />The Prewitt receives water under Priority 75A for storage of 32,300 acre feet of water at a rate of <br />695 cfs with an appropriation date of May 25, 1910. The Prewitt Reservoir also has Priority 75R for <br />refill of up to 34,960 acre feet of water with an appropriation date of December 31, 1929. <br /> <br />Project Description <br /> <br />The purpose of this project is to construct an emergency spillway to provide unrestricted overflow to <br />pass flows resulting from 75% of the Probable Maximum Precipitation (PMP) without overtopping <br />the dam. The hydrology study was completed by W.W. Wheeler and Associates, Inc. and has been <br />approved by the SED. The investigation of the area adjacent to the reservoir revealed a natural <br />depression near the mouth of the inlet canal which would carry most of the flow from the PMP, but <br />was not low enough to bring the reservoir back down to its full storage level. The Prewitt Operating <br />Committee considered four alternatives in order to reach the current spillway design. The four <br />alternatives are: <br /> <br />1. The no-action alternative. <br />2. Lower the current natural depression. <br />3. Construct a pipe spillway near the west center area of the reservoir. <br />4. Construct a pipe spillway in the dam near the outlet. <br /> <br />Alternative 1, No-action alternative - This was considered unacceptable since it means the <br />Prewitt Reservoir storage would be further restricted by the SED. <br /> <br />Page 3 of 6 <br /> <br />...,;; .!.;_"~'''''~_"'''''"'dt_.,J_.. ._ " <br /> <br />,.......i..~.....;~ <br /> <br />":.L,.-""""....__.........i~""".;.,~..,."' <br />