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Feasibilitc Shide Farmers' High Line Canal and Reservoir Company October 2010 PROJECT SPONSOR As stated above FHL is a Colorado Mutual Ditch Company comprised of municipal, corporate ai7d agricultural shareholders. Currently 80 shareholders hold 1,110 shares of stock. As a mutual ditch company, FHL has the cluty to deliver water to its shareholders on a pro-rata basis, it also has the ability to fund its operations tlirough pro rata assessments on its outstanding shares. Assessments are set by the shareholders annually and comprise at least 85 percent of FHL's operating budget. Other amounts are collected from the lease of real property, recreation rights, and fees for crossing permits. FHL is a non-profit corporation in the State of Colorado, all of the assessments and fees collected go to the operation and upkeep of the Canal system. The Company's Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws are attached as Appendix A. PROJECT SERVICE AREA AND FACILITIES The FHL Canal is an approximately 31-mile long, mainly earthen canal in Jefferson and Adalns Counties, Colorado. The area historically served by the Canal covers approximately 96 square miles from Golden to Todd Creek. Soils consist of clay loams near the diversion to loams at the downstream extent of the service area. The service area is approximately 55 percent developed municipal land and 25 percent irrigated farmlancl, wluch the remaining land undeveloped. Approximately 70 percent of the water diverted in the Farmers' High Line Canal is used to fill Standley Lalce. Major strucnires along the Canal include the diversion dam and headgate at Clear Creelc, an extendecl length of piped canal uncler the Coors brewery facility, siphons uncler Van Bibber and Ralston Creelcs, the Crolce Canal crossing and turnout to Standley Lalce, a siphon under the Burlinbton Northern Railroad, and a few extended culverts. -2-