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The Pro j ect <br />The G�and Ri�er Ditch is also called the Cactus Va�ley Ditch. The water for the dz�ch is <br />dive�ied out of t,he Colorado River. The vvater right� are for Ditch No. 82-A wi�h Priority <br />No. 142-B in �Vater District 39, The water rights are for 50 CFS and ware initia�ly <br />grant�d in May of � 8$9. <br />The praject is to install approximately I400 feet of 60" pipe near �he �ntake of the ditch <br />fxom ihe Co�orado River west af New Castle. The pipeline replaces a stone wall built <br />over 10� years ago that separates the river from the ditch. <br />The ditch delivers water �0 148 shareholders, which also includes the Town o� Silt and <br />other industr�a.l users. Th� majoxity of the shareholders use the water for agriculture, <br />growing hay and pas�ure, and small tree farms. <br />During �he znrigation season of 20a9, the ston� wal� was breach�d, and r�vex water rushed <br />in�o the diich. That breach was repaired to allow the season to contxnue. <br />In 2010, it broke again and was t�mporarily repaired. With t�e assistance of Mike <br />Kishirnoto with NRCS, engineering p�ans were completed a1on� with an estima�e of the <br />costs to instal� �he pipel�ne. <br />If this section of the ditch is not repaired accordi�.g to current standards and needs, the <br />ditch will fail, causing addi�ional seditnents to �nter the Coloz�ado River, and e�eate soil <br />erosion from adjacent f e�ds. <br />This project as�ures proper distribuiion of water to the shareholders and a�sures clean <br />water being r�turned �o the river. <br />�onstruction <br />Tii� D1�C�'1 G01�1�.7c�1]y S�12t�.1'3U� �t7I� ,L7�1�.� ci�Yi� C�AU�C I�.UCI'SI.CI1 CUII��TULI.lUI1� LLC, u� Ri.fle, <br />CO3 for the work. <br />�'Iease see attached photos. <br />The work consists of teai�irig down the existing �ock wa11, digging the trench for the <br />pipeline, surveying for gr�de, rnatching ihat grade, installing the pipe, covering �he pipe, <br />leveling the so�l for drainage, at�d instal�ing a couple of drain pipes above the pipeline to <br />divert runoff water from the pipeline. <br />While the work is progressing on the pipeline path, large bou�ders wii� be hauled in and <br />put in place alang the xiver bank ta pro#ect the pipel�ne fram erosion. Kuers�en <br />Construci�on will place the rocks. <br />