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SYSTEM OVERVIEW <br />The Laramie Poudre Tunnel receives water from the west branch of the Laramie River and the <br />Rawah Ditch and transports it to the Cache la Poudre River eight miles downstream from <br />Chambers Lake. The Laramie Poudre Tunnel is sometimes known as the Greeley-Poudre <br />Tunnel. The Laramie Poudre Tunnel is part of the larger Laramie River System of the Tunnel <br />Water Company. <br />This key structure is owned by the Tunnel Water Company: <br />Tunnel Water Company <br />Fort Collins, Colorado <br />President: Fred Walker <br />Phone: (970) 482-3433 <br />The Tunnel Water Company is a mutual ditch company with 2 shareholders: Water Supply and <br />Storage Company and Windsor Reservoir and Canal Company. There are 450 shares of Tunnel <br />Water Company stock. Water Supply and Storage is the majority owner of Laramie Poudre <br />Tunnel, owning 300 shares. Windsor Reservoir and Canal Company owns 150 shares. The <br />Tunnel Water Company purchased the Laramie Poudre Tunnel and adjoining Laramie River <br />System in 1938 after the Greeley-Poudre Irrigation District went bankrupt. Assets of the <br />Greeley-Poudre Irrigation District were split between Water Supply and Storage Company and <br />Windsor Reservoir and Canal Company. <br />The location of Laramie Poudre Tunnel is shown on Figure 1. <br />LaramiePoudreTunnel.doc 2 of 10 <br />