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Emergency Loan Application and Feasibility Study UNION DITCH COMPANY Project Background During the unprecedented flood of September 2013 in the tributaries to the South Platte River, a significant number of diversion structures and dams along the river corridor were damaged. The Project repair /rehabilitation proposed in this Feasibility Study received significant damage as a result of the flood. [Describe: history, pre flood condition post flood condition, typical flows, areas irrigated by the structure, number ofshareholders depending on the structure, and operational uses ofthe structure] Union Ditch diverts water from the South Platte River just downstream of the confluence of the South Platte River and the St. Vrain River. There are 53 shareholders. The ditch provides irrigation water to approximately 60 farms in the LaSalle area, and also serves as a bypass around the Latham Ditch dry -up point on the South Platte River, as a delivery system for Section No. 3 Ditch (Godfrey Bottom Ditch) to deliver its decree water to its ditch during low river flows, and for augmentation. The diversion headworks were rehabilitated in 2002. The ditch is 14.3 miles long and is entirely earthen and unlined. Ditch cleaning is done on an as- needed basis. Typical flows are 100 cfs; the maximum ditch capacity is 195 cfs. Following the recent flood, the river washed around the diversion structure, there were several sections of the ditch washed out, a breach in one location, and the ditch was filled with sand and other debris. Water Rights The water rights impacted by this project include: Name Water Court Case Appropriation Date Adjudication Date Amount (cfs or AF) Avg. Annual Yield (AF) Union Ditch Company CA6009 11/5/1874 4/28/1883 100 cfs 25,391 AF Union Ditch Company CA6009 11/2/1881 4/28/1883 84.03 cfs under both Union Ditch Transfer Decree from Big Bend Ditch CA45608 9/26/1873 4/28/1883 4 cfs Approximately 1,000 AF Union Feeder No. 1 CA54658 7/15/1893 8/2/1918 20 cfs 1,145 AF Project Description Describe the desired project's goals. State whether the Borrower has or will retain a Professional Engineer for design services. Note that all structural projects funded through the CWCB Loan program will require a Professional Engineer. The goal is to return the ditch to its pre -flood condition. There is no structural work or other similar type of repairs being done that would require engineering, so an engineer is not being hired.