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Alternative No. 4 - B.H. Eaton Ditch Company <br />Background <br />The B.H. Eaton Ditch diverts water from the Cache la Poudre River in the NW corner of <br />th <br />the SE ¼ of Section 19, T6N, R67W, in the 6P.M. in Water District 3. There are a <br />total of 192 active shares in the B.H. Eaton that operate under three priorities, originally <br />decreed in Case No. CA320. All three water rights are fairly senior and allow diversions <br />under priority Nos. 9, 18, and 25. <br />Table 10 - B.H. Eaton Ditch Information <br />PriorityAdjudicationAppropriationDecreed Flow Rate <br />No.DateDate(cfs) <br />9 April 11, 1882April 1, 186429.1 <br />18April 11, 1882June 1, 18663.33 <br />25April 11, 1882July 25, 18729.27 <br />Historical Service Area <br />Historically, the B.H. Eaton Ditch serviced approximately 933 acres below the Cache la <br />Poudre River from its headgate. The B.H. Eaton Ditch headgate is located next to the <br />Whitney Ditch headgate and services lands south of the Cache la Poudre River. The <br />Whitney Ditch services lands north of the Cache la Poudre River. <br />Water Availability <br />The B.H. Eaton has historically diverted from April to October, according to records <br />provided by the State. Prior change of use cases have decreed a diversion season of <br />April through October, which is consistent with historical operations. <br />Delivery and Consumptive Use <br />Pro-rata river headgate diversions from 1950 and 2005 averaged 25.9 acre-feet per <br />share. Assuming a ditch loss of 15 percent, pro-rata farm headgate deliveries were <br />22.0 acre-feet per share. Assuming a farm efficiency of 50 percent, we might expect <br />that the consumptive use credit would be 10.8 acre-feet per share, which is consistent <br />with prior change of use cases. These are the values used in this report. <br />Alternative No. 5 – Box Elder Ditch Company <br />Background <br />The Box Elder Ditch diverts water from the Cache la Poudre River in the SW ¼ of the <br />th <br />NE ¼ of Section 20, T7N, R68W, in the 6P.M. in Water District 3. There are a total of <br /> <br />