PROJC02279 ‎(2)‎

• Contract/PO #: C150222
• Contractor Name: Orchard Mesa Irrigation District
• Contract Type: Loan
• Water District: 72
• County: Mesa
• Loan Projects - Doc Type: Contract Documents

RESOLUTION
(CWCB -Stokes Gulch Siphon Contract)
The Board of Directors ("Board") of the Orchard Mesa Irrigation District ("District"), at a
special meeting held on July,~~, , 2006, adopts the following Resolution:
RECITALS
A. -The District is an irrigation district operating under the Irrigation District Law of
1921, Sections 37-42-101 et seq., C.R.S.
B. The District diverts water .from the Colorado River at the Grand Valley Project
Diversion Dam ("Roller Dam") east of Palisade, Colorado. This water is diverted into the District's
Power Canal approximately five miles downstream of the Roller Dam. This water passes under the
Colorado River in a siphon, and continues to be transported in the Power Canal on the south side of
the Colorado River to the District's pumping plant, where it is pumped into the District's Canals
Nos. 1 and 2 for distribution to landowners in the District.
C. The Stokes Gulch Siphon ("Siphon") crosses Stokes Gulch adjacent to the Colorado
River, and is a part of the Power Canal. The Siphon is over 85 years old and is in poor condition.
If the Siphon fails, it could cause significant damage to adjacent properties. In addition, since the
Power Canal is the main source of irrigation water to landowners within the District, failure of the
Siphon would interrupt the supply of irrigation water to the landowners and could cause significant
damage to crops which rely on this irrigation water. The District has evaluated several alternatives
for the repair or replacement of the Siphon and has determined that the best alternative is the
replacement of the Siphon.
D. Thus, the Board hereby reaffirms its determination that the best interests of the
District and of the landowners in the District demand that the Siphon be replaced and that provision
be made for paying the cost of such replacement.
E. The District desires to obtain a loan from the State of Colorado for the use and benefit
of the Department of Natural Resources, Colorado Water Conservation Board ("CWCB") for the
purpose of preparing the fmal design and constructing the replacement of the Siphon (the "Project").
F. CWCB has authority to loan funds to the District for the Project.
G. The loan from CWCB, in an amount not to exceed $600,000.00, was approved at a
special election of the landowners in the District held on February 24, 2006. However, due to a
procedural error regazding the notice for that special election, it was necessary to hold another
election. The second special election was held on July 20, 2006, and the loan from CWCB, in an
amount not to exceed $600,000:00, was again approved at that second special election.
Appendix 3 to Loan Contract C150222