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PROJECT SUMMARY <br /> Highland Ditch Company <br /> Contract No. C150369 <br /> SECTION 1 —BORROWER INFORMATION <br /> Name: Highland Ditch Company, a Colorado nonprofit corporation <br /> Address: 4311 State Hwy 66, Longmont, Colorado 80504 <br /> Contact: Jill Baty, Manager and Board Secretary <br /> Phone Number: 970-535-4531 <br /> E-mail address: highlandditch @aol.com <br /> Type of Entity: Colorado nonprofit corporation <br /> SECTION 2—PROJECT DESCRIPTION <br /> A. Description of PROJECT: The BORROWER applied to the CWCB for a loan for the <br /> Emergency Highland Ditch System Repairs to repair damages to the main <br /> diversion structure, headgate, SCADA system, and inlet and outlet of Foothills <br /> Reservoir caused by the 2013 flood event. <br /> B. Description of Feasibility Study: The CWCB has reviewed a feasibility study report <br /> dated October 14, 2013 on the PROJECT, entitled "Emergency Funding for Damaged <br /> River Diversions/Dams From the September 2013 Flood Event"which was prepared <br /> by Highland Ditch Company, Longmont, Colorado and is incorporated herein by <br /> reference. Based upon the feasibility report, the CWCB determined the PROJECT to <br /> be technically and financially feasible. <br /> SECTION 3—CWCB'S AUTHORITY <br /> Severance Tax Perpetual Base Fund: This loan is made pursuant to the provisions of <br /> §§ 39-29-109(1)(a)(I), 37-60-119 and 37-60-120, C.R.S., which authorize the CWCB to <br /> loan money for water projects from the CWCB Severance Tax Perpetual Base Fund for <br /> the benefit of the people of the state, provided that the BORROWER assures repayment <br /> of that money. <br /> Section 37-60-122(1)(b), C.R.S., authorizes the CWCB to make loans of up to <br /> $10,000,000 from the CWCB's Construction Fund and the State Severance Tax Trust <br /> Fund Perpetual Base Account Fund without prior approval from the General <br /> Assembly. <br /> SECTION 4 - BOARD APPROVAL <br /> At its October 2013 meeting, the CWCB approved a Small Project Loan from the <br /> Severance Tax Perpetual Base Fund to the BORROWER in an amount up to $1,980,000 <br /> for PROJECT costs, not to exceed 100% of the cost of the PROJECT, with a loan origination <br /> fee of 1% of the cost of the PROJECT, in accordance with CWCB Policy No. 16, resulting <br /> in a total loan amount of $1,999,800 for 30 years with no payments and zero interest <br /> for the first three years followed by 27 years of amortized payments at the interest <br /> rate of 1.95%. <br /> Appendix 1 to Loan Contract C150369 <br /> Page 1 of 4 <br />