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The project area will begin in Parcel # 2691-3510-3510-0004 and end in Parcel <br />#2691-3530-0006. This ditch currently provides imgation water to approximately 125 acres of <br />field crops which are essential to the productivity of the dairy. A map of the ditch is provided in <br />Appendix C(photos are available upon request). <br />Hydrology and Water Rights <br />Water supplying the ditch originates from irrigation returns which flow into an unnamed <br />tributary and are then diverted into the Raymond Ditch. The Raymond Ditch adjudication #545 <br />was recorded in Mesa County, CO on March 1, 1947. The priority for this adjudication is #789. <br />The full water right for this adjudication has been diverted ever year since the original recorded <br />date. Record with this is on file with the State Engineer's Office. See Appendix A. <br />Project Description and Alternatives <br />The Raymond Ditch is located in the Salinity Control area defined by the Natural Resources <br />Conservation Service of the US Department of Agriculture (NRCS). The NRCS has approved a <br />grant which will provide approximately 30% of the total projected cost. The benefits of the <br />reconstruction project will include: <br />1. Decrease of seepage which will subsequently improve the environment and decrease the <br />amount of salt that leaches into the Colorado River. <br />2. New head gates and punch plates will be installed to increase the efficiency of water flow <br />and measurements and to reduce the amount of debris in water. <br />