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Social, Economic, and Physical Impacts <br />The project will have no significant social impacts. <br />Although shareholders in FMRIC will be impacted with increased <br />assessments for construction and loan repayment, the project will <br />have a long term positive economic impact by assuring continued <br />diversions into FMRIC system and as indicated before, the reverse <br />of this situation is not acceptable. <br />The project will have no significant physical impacts once <br />construction is complete. The new diversion structure will occupy <br />the same area as what exists now and will be about the same size <br />and shape. <br />Permitting <br />All easements and rights of way have been arranged for. <br />The Company expects to be exempt from 404 permitting by Statutory <br />exemption, 33 CFR Section 323.4(a)3. <br />Financial Plan <br />The total cost of the project is $1,439,638. The most convenient <br />source of funding for this project could come from a loan with <br />the Colorado Water Conservation Board (CWCB). The following <br />financial analysis assumes that FMRIC would pursue a CWCB loan. A <br />preliminary CWCB loan application is found in Appendix C. <br />The total cost of the project is $1,439,638. $1,308,630 or 90% <br />(plus a 10 origination fee) may come from the CWCB, and the <br />remainder from the project sponsor, FMRIC. A $1,308,630 CWCB loan <br />at 1.85% interest over a 30 -year repayment period would calculate <br />to an annual payment of approximately $57,232. The loan payment <br />of $57,232 amounts to an additional assessment of $20.12 per <br />share or approximately $0.76 per acre feet diverted annually. The <br />$20.12 will be added to the existing share assessment of $118.40 <br />bring the FMRIC yearly assessment to $138.52 per share. The <br />increased assessment will bring in the extra revenue needed to <br />cover the CWCB payment. This financial analysis should stay <br />consistent over the period of the CWCB debt retirement. <br />Feasibility Study <br />FMRIC <br />Diversion Structure <br />July 2012 <br />i <br />