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r` <br />FORT MORGAN RESERVOIR & IRRIGATION COMPANY <br />Telephone (970) 867 -7561 <br />fmrico@twol.com <br />218 East Kiowa Avenue <br />Post Office Box 38 <br />Fort Morgan, CO 80701 <br />July 27, 2012 <br />Ms. Anna Mauss <br />Colorado Water Conservation Board <br />1580 Logan Street, Suite 600 <br />Denver, Colorado 80203 <br />RE: LOAN APPLICATION- FORT MORGAN RESERVOIR & IRRIGATION <br />COMPANY REHABILITATION OF THE DIVERSION STRUCTURE <br />Dear Ms. Mauss: <br />The Fort Morgan Reservoir & Irrigation Company is pleased <br />to submit the enclosed loan application and feasibility <br />report. These documents support our request for a loan in <br />the amount of $1,308,630 for rehabilitation of the Fort <br />Morgan Canal river diversion structure. <br />FMRICo is undertaking rehabilitation of the diversion to <br />ensure that it can continue to divert water from the South <br />Platte River. The river diversion structure has lost its <br />effectiveness due to the large amount of sand that has <br />accumulated upstream from the diversion. There is also a <br />problem with debris, mainly trees, hanging up on the <br />structure causing continual maintenance issues. <br />There are approximately 15,000 acres served by FMRICo. The <br />Company has average annual diversions of 74,890 acre feet, <br />primarily used for agricultural irrigation. This project <br />will have a long term positive impact by assuring continued <br />diversions into FMRICo system. <br />We are hopeful that the CWCB will give favorable <br />consideration to our request for a loan in the amount of <br />$1,308,630. <br />