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Emergency Loan Application and Feasibility Study [BORROWER] <br /> <br />Schedule <br />Construction of the Project is expected to commence December, 2013. Project completion is <br />estimated to occur by April, 2013 to ensure that water delivery for the 2014 irrigation season. <br /> <br />Economic, Social, and Environmental Effects <br />The Butte Mill ditch is an important component of the agricultural economy in Boulder County <br />and the South Platte Basin. On average, nearly 1200 acres are irrigated under this ditch <br />providing for a significant contribution to the production of grains and pastures. In addition, <br />nearly half of the shares are used to irrigate City of Boulder’s Open Space and Mountain Parks, <br />either in fee title or protected through a conservation easement. Many of these properties are <br />used by the local community members for activities such as hiking, cycling, fishing and wildlife <br />viewing. The quality of the recreational experience would certainly deteriorate if the Butte Mill <br />Ditch was not able deliver irrigation water in future irrigation seasons. <br /> <br />Due to the breach and the movement of South Boulder Creek, there is approximately 1/3 of a <br />mile of stream that is abandoned. This section of the stream had stream characteristics such as a <br />low flow channel and healthy canopy. The current stream channel flows through a pond/gravel <br />pit and then flows into Boulder Creek. <br /> <br />Permits <br />US Army Corps of Engineers permit (exact permit to be determined). <br />City of Boulder Wetland Permit <br />