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WRCC, Inc. Agenda Item 23c September 9, 2008 Page 2 of 6 Background WRCC, Inc. owns six storage reservoirs and ove r 25 miles of supply ditches across Larimer and Weld Counties in Colorado. The reservoirs are: Big Windsor Reservoir, Douglas Reservoir, Reservoir #8, Annex Reservoir, El der Reservoir and Cobb Lake. Thes e facilities are used to store and supply irrigation water to agricultural user s. The Company divert s approximately 35,000 AF annually through the entire system. This Project involves the rehabili tation of Big Windsor Reservoir (Reservoir). The Reservoir is located about 8 miles north of Fort Collins a nd was originally made up of two independent reservoirs that were joined in 1976 by enlarg ing the western main embankment. The northern reservoir spillway was abandoned with the enlargem ent but a low area still remains in this area. As a result of a 1997 survey, it was discovered th at areas of the embankment were not properly constructed and low spots existed. The State Engi neer’s Office (SEO) worked with the Company to help suggest alternatives to co rrect the problem. Failure to perform repairs on the embankment could result in a storage rest riction of the Reservoir. In addition to the embankment problems, the SEO also has concerns regarding the spillway. The main spillway discharges into an area outside of th e historical natural channel onto farm land that is not owned by the Company. It is currently not ch annelized in any way and discharges over a large acreage that is slated for development. To meet SEO safety requirements, the Company intends to divert flows away from adjacent landowners and channelize the flows as efficiently as possible back to the natural drainage course. This project is being pursued by the Company as a result of SEO dam safety requirements. The SEO has classified the embankment crest mainte nance and abutment extensions as maintenance operations and has approved the plans for this wor k. The spillway extension plan is not under the jurisdiction of the SEO since that portion of the project has no effect on the dam or dam safety. Loan Feasibility Study Mayo Sommermeyer, The Dow Law Firm, LLC, pr epared the Loan Feasibility Study titled “Feasibility of Windsor Dam and Spillway Main tenance Project, August 15, 2008.” The study was prepared in accordance with th e CWCB guidelines. John Andrew, Ph.D., P.E., contributed the engineering and technical support portion of the Feasibility Study. WRCC, Inc. The Company is registered as a Colorado non-prof it mutual ditch company and was established in 2007 as the result of a corporate reorganiza tion. There are 1,000 shares of stock and 216 shareholders. The Company is managed by a five -member Board of Directors. The Board has the power to levy annual assessments and enter into loan agreements.