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Feasibility of the Rehabilitation of the Deuel and 5nyder Improvement Company Rivcr Sand Gat~ Structure Project Sponsor The Deuel and Snyder Improvement Company (DSIC) is a Colorado mutual ditch company and a non-profit corporation. DSIC was formed in the late 1800's to construct and operate the Deuel and Snyder Canal for the benefit of the shareholders. The DSIC currently has 15 shareholders with 161 total shares of company ownership. The 161 shares are broken into two different categorie5 based upon the two different types of water rights owned by the DSIC. The smallest division of company ownership is the 21 shares associated with the company's Meadow Rights. The DSIC has two Meadow Rights which allow them to divert up to 21 cubic feet per second from the South Platte River but only from April 10`h through July 10`h of any given year. The remaining 140 shares are associated with the Company's conventional irrigation rights whieh allow them to divert up to 63 cubic feet per second from the South Platte River, at a headgate located about a 1 mile northwest of Fort Morgan, Colorado. Based on the State Engineer's diversion records from 1950 through 2007, DSIC has had an average annual diversion of 4,590 acre feet for all water diverted into the Deuel and Snyder Canal or approximately 28.5 acre feet per share. The State Engineer's diversion records are found in Appendix A. Project Service Area The service area is located in Morgan County, from about 1 mile north of Fort Morgan to about 6 miles northeast of Fort Morgan on the north side of the South Platte River. Deuel and Snyder water is used to irrigate approximately 1,650 acres. The water is typically used to irrigate corn, alfalfa, beans, and sugar beets. A map showing the irrigated lands of the DSIC is found in Appendix B. Feasibility S[udy Deuel & Snyder Improvement Company River Sand Gate Structure February 2009 1