C150349 Feasibility Study I

• Contract/PO #: C150349
• Contractor Name: Ordway Feedyard LLC
• Contract Type: Loan
• Water District: 17
• County: Crowley
• Loan Projects - Doc Type: Feasibility Study

• Combined transit and evaporative losses sustained under the current regimen were 66% in
2012 (data source -State Engineers Office and Colorado Canal Co). This means that the
Feedyard had to begin with 1,454 acre feet of water, in order to lose 954 acre feet of water
along the way so as to provide 500 acre feet of water to the feedyard. This pipeline project
eliminates 850 acre feet of that loss, freeing up that water for other uses.
• The current water supply is not secure. Evaporative loss forces the Feedyard to purchase water
on the spot market - a vulnerable source.
• The current water supply storage and delivery system is not secure. The majority of Lake
Henry water rights are held by Front Range cities. The reservoir's water levels are controlled
mainly by Front Range users, creating increased vulnerability for the company. When less
water is stored in Lake Henry, evaporation rates become greater. In the 2012 drought, the
Feedyard was forced to install a floating pump in Lake Henry in order to get required water
from the Lake.
• With use of Feedyard -owned wells, augmentation water could be stored at higher elevation
reservoirs, further reducing evaporative loss.
• Finally, water quality from project wells is of higher quality than water that is currently being
used.
For existing facilities indicate:
Number of shareholders: n/a
Current Assessment per share: n/a
Number of shares: 571 shares owned
Number of acres irrigated: varies, at River Ranch
Water Right: see Appendices F &G
Average water diverted per year: n/a
Part B. - Description of the Project
1. Name of the Project: Ordway Feedyard Water Line Extension
2. Purpose of this loan application. Check one.
X New project
Rehabilitation or replacement of existing facility
Enlargement of existing facility
Emergency Repair
Other (describe)
3. If the project is for rehabilitation of an existing reservoir, is the reservoir currently under a storage
restriction order from the State Engineer? n/a
4. General location of the project. Crowley County. The Feedyard is approximately one mile east of
Ordway, and the River Ranch (location of wells) is 14.7 miles from the feedyard.
5. Please provide a brief narrative description of the proposed project including purpose, need,
facilities, type of water uses to be served and service area. Attach separate sheet, if needed.
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