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SYSTEM OVERVIEW <br />The Riverside Irrigation System (System) is comprised of two entities, the Riverside Reservoir <br />and Land Company (Company) and the Riverside Irrigation District (District). The System <br />includes storage water from both Riverside Reservoir and Vancil Reservoir, and direct flow <br />water via the Riverside Intake Canal, whereby System lands located downstream of Riverside <br />Reservoir. Water is conveyed to Riverside Reservoir for storage via the Riverside Intake Canal. <br />Water is then released from the reservoir via the Riverside Canal for irrigation. A regulating <br />reservoir, Vancil Reservoir, was constructed recently on the Riverside Canal to mitigate high <br />fluctuations inflow throughout the irrigating season. Riverside Canal conveys direct flow and <br />storage water from Riverside Reservoir to Vancil Reservoir, whereby Vancil Reservoir makes <br />releases to supplement irrigation in the lower portion of the Riverside system. The Company <br />also owns shares of storage water in Prewitt Reservoir and Jackson Lake, which it uses to satisfy <br />System deliveries to users outside of the System boundaries. <br />Key structures identified in the Riverside Irrigation System are as follows: <br />1) Riverside Intake Canal <br />2) Riverside Reservoir System <br />• Riverside Reservoir <br />• Vancil Reservoir <br />The components of the Riverside Irrigation System are as follows: <br />Riverside Irrigation Company <br />P.O. Box 455 <br />Fort Morgan, CO 80701 <br />Contact: Don Chapman <br />Phone: 970.867.6586 <br />The location of the Riverside Irrigation System is shown on Figure 1. <br />Riverside Irrigation System.doc Page 2 of 14 <br />