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Last Chance Ditch Company <br />Introduction <br />The Last Chance Ditch Company (Last Chance) is a small ditch company <br />delivering water to approximately three thousand (3,000) irrigated acres and a <br />few gravel operations. Water source for the diversion is the St. Vrain Creek. <br />The current head�vorks consists of a �vooden headgate, originally constructed <br />in the early 1900's, and a concrete iixed cveir dam across the river. The current <br />headworks have been repaired and re�vorked several times in the last hundred <br />years and the ditch company is concerned for the safety of the downstream <br />users. Last Chance is pursuing the replacement of the existing headworks. <br />Alternatives have been evaluated for replacing and upgrading the head��orks as <br />�vell as replacing the existing dam. Last Chance is requesting a Colorado Water <br />Conservation Board loan for $250,000 for replacing and upgrading the existing <br />headworks. <br />Study Area Description <br />Last Chance Ditch head�vorks are located in Section 3, Township 2 North, <br />Range 68 West in Weld County Colorado. The headworks are north of Colorado <br />119 and west of Interstate 25. A topographical map of the area is included in <br />the Append�. <br />Last Chance is primarily a water source for agricultural activities ranging from <br />alfalfa to pasture and from sugar beets to vegetables. Although there is a <br />portion of water shares owned by gravel companies, historically they have not <br />used any of their allotted ���ater. A HydroBase summary report is included in <br />the Appendix. <br />A map of the service area is included in Appendix C. <br />Previous Studies <br />AGPRO performed a Head���orks Modernization Feasibility Study and <br />Preliminary Design report for Last Chance Ditch Company in 2009. In 2010, <br />AGPRO prepared a Head�vorks Construction Speciiication report for Last <br />Chance Ditch Company. Information from these reports ��as utilized for this <br />Loan Feasibility Study. <br />! ast ance itc ompany oan easi i rty tu y age o <br />