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Water Project Loan Program - Project Data <br />Updated 3/16/2011 <br />Borrower: Farmers Pawnee Canal Company <br />Project Name: Ditch Flow Control Structures Project <br />Drainage Basin: South Platte <br />Total Project Cost: $250,000 <br />Increased to $281,000 <br />Type of Borrower: Agricultural <br />County: Logan <br />Project Type: Diversion Structures <br />Water Source: South Platte River <br />Fund Source: Severance Tax TFPBA <br />Average Diversion: 27,260 acre-feet <br />CWCB Loan: $227,250 (Including 1% fee) Interest Rate: 2.5% Term: 30 years <br />Increased to $255,530 (Including 1 % fee) <br />The Farmers Pawnee Canal Company provides irrigation water to approximately 10,000 acres of <br />land between Merino and Sterling, Colorado. It uses two separate structures to control flow in the <br />Pawnee Ditch. The first is a main diversion at the South Platte River. The second is a few miles down <br />the Ditch and is used to adjust flow. The main diversion is a concrete rollover wall with vents to <br />allow flushing of sand when opened. The secondary structure is currently controlled through the use <br />of board style gates. Both structures are labor intensive and require monthly maintenance. To help <br />with efficiency, the Company plans on replacing a portion of the main diversion with a new 12-foot <br />radial gate. It also plans on replacing the board gates at the secondary structure with four 8-foot wide <br />radial gates. UPDATE: The Company added automated hydraulic operators to the project, <br />which increased the total project cost to $281,000 and required an increase to the original loan <br />authorization. Installation is scheduled for the winter of 2011/12. <br />Location Map <br />