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SYSTEM OVERVIEW <br />Julesburg Irrigation District (District) is an irrigation provider located downstream of Julesburg <br />Reservoir that includes Julesburg Reservoir storage water and direct flow diversions from the <br />Harmony Ditch No. 1, Settlers Ditch and Petersen Ditch. Stockholders that own land within the <br />defined District boundary have shared ownership of the District, and therefore are equally <br />entitled to the irrigation water. The District has ownership of storage rights associated with the <br />reservoir and also has ownership of shares in the Harmony Ditch No. 1 Company and Petersen <br />Ditch Company for direct flow diversions. The District is also responsible for operating the <br />Harmony Ditch No. 1 headgate. The District was formed in 1904 as an extension of the <br />irrigation system under the Harmony Ditch No. 1. Julesburg Reservoir and the Highline Canal <br />were completed in 1906. In the same year, the District purchased water rights in Settlers Ditch <br />and approximately 80% of the rights in the Petersen Ditch, and expanded its boundary to include <br />the ditches' service areas. <br />Julesburg Reservoir, also known as Jumbo Reservoir, is an off-channel reservoir located on the <br />north side of the lower South Platte River at the boundary of Logan and Sedgwick Counties, <br />Colorado. Water is conveyed to the reservoir for storage through Harmony Ditch No. 1. <br />Irrigation water is then released from the reservoir via the Highline Canal. The Highline Canal <br />directly serves irrigated land within the Julesburg Irrigation District (District) and also conveys <br />water to both Settlers Ditch and Petersen Ditch. Lands under the Settlers and Petersen Ditches <br />are also within the District. The Colorado Division of Wildlife manages the Red Lion and <br />Jumbo State Wildlife Areas, located adjacent to the reservoir. The reservoir and wildlife areas <br />are popular recreation areas. <br />Key structures identified in the Julesburg Irrigation District are as follows <br />1) Harmony Ditch No. 1 <br />2) Julesburg Reservoir <br />The components of the Julesburg Irrigation District are owned by: <br />Julesburg Irrigation District <br />315 Cedar Street <br />Julesburg, Colorado, 80737 <br />Contact: Larry Frame <br />Phone: 970.474.3737 <br />The location of the Julesburg Reservoir system is shown on Figure 1. <br />Julesburg Irrigation District.doc Page 2 of 12 <br />