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Introduction (Need for the Project) <br />The Terrace Irrigation Company (TIC) located in Conejos County, Colorado owns and operates <br />The Terrace Reservoir as an irrigation water storage reservoir for the benefit of the shareholders. <br />The Terrace has excellent various river rights and storage rights. Currently the reservoir is under <br />a 7' gage height restriction (approximately 2000 ac.ft.) placed by the State Engineer because of <br />the inadequate size and condition of the spillway. The TIC wishes to utilize the full storage <br />capacity due to the invaluable nature of water. <br />Project Sponsor and Service Area <br />The TIC was incorporated in the 1940's. The TIC is a 501 -C42 nonprofit irrigation corporation <br />with approximately 25 shareholders and about 9300 acres of farmland under irrigation in Rio <br />Grande and Conejos County. TIC is owner of the Terrace Reservoir which was built in the early <br />1900's on the main stem of the Alamosa River. At that time it was the largest earthen dam in the <br />US. <br />TIC delivers surface water to the shareholders from two sources: 1) direct flow from the <br />Alamosa River with various priorities; and 2) stored winter flows and peak runoff during the <br />irrigation season. This stored water is appropriated to each shareholder according to their <br />number of shares. Each shareholder can call for their water as needed for each individual <br />farming operation. The TIC articles of incorporation and bylaws are included in Appendix A <br />and B. <br />Table 1. - River Flow Priorities <br />Net <br />River Flow <br />Cumulative <br />Priority <br />Water Right <br />Admin # <br />Ord A # <br />ID <br />Name Units <br />Absolute <br />Total <br />ABS /CFS <br />ABS /AF <br />6422.00000 <br />1 1 <br />503 <br />Alamosa Creek Canal <br />4.800 <br />4.80 <br />6422.00000 <br />2 2 <br />601 <br />:Terrace Main Canal <br />2.000 <br />21.20 <br />7061.00000 <br />3 <br />503 <br />Alamosa Creek Canal <br />2.850 <br />7.65 <br />24.05 <br />7403.00000 <br />8 <br />601 <br />Terrace Main Canal <br />5.200 <br />7.20 <br />29.25 <br />r <br />7821.00000 <br />14 <br />601 <br />Terrace Main Canal <br />2.000 <br />9.20 <br />98.24 <br />56.5 <br />8464.00000 <br />15 <br />503 <br />Ala mosa Creek Canal <br />3.000 <br />10.65 <br />101.24 <br />56.5'. <br />9618.00000 <br />37 <br />503 <br />Alamosa Creek Canal <br />2.000 <br />12.65 <br />257.88 <br />56.5 <br />9618.00000 <br />37 <br />601 <br />Terrace Main Canal <br />2,000 <br />11.20 <br />262.81 <br />56.5 <br />9649.00000 <br />39 <br />601 <br />Terrace Main Canal <br />10.830 <br />22.03 <br />287.77 <br />56.5 <br />11048.00000 <br />4S <br />601 <br />Terrace Main Canal <br />7.120 <br />29.15 <br />347.71 <br />13062.00000 <br />1 71 <br />503 <br />Alamosa Creek Canal <br />10.000 <br />22.65 <br />608.29 <br />S6.5 <br />13585.00000 <br />76 <br />S03 <br />Alamosa Creek Canal <br />30.000 <br />52.65 <br />817.39 <br />56.5! <br />13585.00000 <br />3 76 <br />601 <br />Terrace Main Canal <br />18.000 <br />43.15 <br />839.26 <br />56,5 <br />r <br />13752.00000: <br />85 <br />503 <br />Alamosa Creek Canal <br />26.050 <br />78.70 <br />1124.09 <br />S6.5 <br />r. _. <br />19957.00000 <br />110 <br />3583 <br />Terrace Reservoir AF <br />17171.000. <br />1401.39 <br />17227.5 <br />20487.00000 <br />112 <br />601 <br />Terrace Main Canal <br />91.000 <br />134.15 <br />1492.39 <br />17227.5 <br />*AII Wintertime <br />flow storage rights (November 1- April 1) <br />