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Ridgway Reservoir Micro-Hydro Project Loan Feasibility <br />Page 23 of 42 <br />CWCB Water Project Loan Appfication <br />4. Please provide a brief description of the owner's existing water supply facilities and describe <br />any existing operational or maintenance probleras. Attach a map of the service area <br />Tri-Caunt�stores various water ri ts in the Rid�way Reservoir (laa�las Creek Proiecti. Thev <br />have 2$ 10� AF in an M&I pool and sell 11200 AF pool of irrigation water to the <br />Uncom�ah�re Vallev Water Users Association We also exchauge our M&I nool for LNWUA <br />diversions from the Gunnisan River No si�nificant O&M probletns exist at t1v.s facilitv todav. <br />For exisking facilities indicate: <br />Number of shareholders: 7 417 damesfic water taps sold to date, <br />Numbexo£custox.�ers sezved: 17,000 ,a�rnax.l <br />Current Assessment per share: N/A. Number of shazes: N/A <br />Number of acres irrigated: I�T/A Waier Righ� 84 bQ2 AF first fill;, 84,602 .A.F second fill <br />which includes M&I irrigation, recreation, piscatorial, flood contral and hvd�ronc�wer <br />Average water diverted per year: Ar�nzox 35 00� AF 11�` fill watex �i�ht in Rid w�av Reservoir) <br />Pari B. - Description of the Project <br />1. Name of the Project: Ridgway Hvdropower Project (note: final name vet TBD) <br />2. Purpose of this loan application Check one. <br />X New project <br />Rehabilitation or replacement vf existing facility <br />Enlargement of e3cisting facility <br />Emergency Repair <br />Other (describe) <br />3. If the project is £or rehabilitation of an existing reservo�r, is the reservoir currently un�der a <br />storage restrictian order from the State Engineer? itES _, NO X <br />4. General Iocation af the project. {Please include county, and approximate distanc� and direction <br />from nearest town, as weli as 1ega1 description, if known. <br />Rid�vav Dam and Reservoir are located. in Oura�County Colorado a�proximately 25 miles <br />south of Montrose. Colorado. <br />S. Pleas� provide a brief narrative description of the propased project including purpvse, need, <br />facilities, type of water uses to be s��i and service area. Attach separate sheet, if needed. <br />Tri-CountXplans to build a hydropower facilit_,y at Rid�wa�Dam to produce approximatelv 22.6 <br />gi�a.watt hours of electrici ver_year at an installed capacity o� 7 MW (one 4 9 MV� and one <br />2 1 MW Turbine and �eneratorZ Far addi�ional information, sere attached overview slides and <br />2 <br />