C150239 Feasibility Study

• Contract/PO #: CT2015-021
• Contract/PO #: C150239
• Contractor Name: Greeley Irrigation Company
• Contract Type: Loan
• Water District: 0
• County: Weld
• Loan Projects - Doc Type: Feasibility Study

Table 1. Summary of Greeley Canal #3 direct flow water rights
Adjudication Date Appropriation Date Amount (cfs)
April 11, 1882 (Original — April 1, 1870 52.00
Priority No. 35)
April 11, 1882 (First Enl. — October 1, 1871 41.00
Priority No. 45)
April 11, 1882 (Second Enl. July 15, 1872 63.13
— Priority No. 50)
April 11, 1882 (Third Enl. — May 15, 1873 16.67
Priority No. 58)
December 22, 1927 May 1, 1880 20.00
(Storms Lake Ditch)
Water storage rights controlled by the GIC were decreed in Fossil Creek Reservoir in
Civil Action No. 1591 by the District Court, Larimer County, State of Colorado, on
December 9, 1904 and in Case Nos. 2031 and 11217 by the District Court, Larimer
County, State of Colorado, on April 22, 1922 and September 10, 1953, respectively.
Fossil Creek Reservoirs stores water tributary to the Cache la Poudre River and is
located in Section 10, Township 6 North, Range 68 West, of the 6th P.M. Storage right
appropriation dates and amounts are as shown in Table 2.
Table 2. Summary of GIC's storage water rights
Adjudication Date Appropriation Date Amount (ac-ft)
April 22, 1922 March 5, 1901 12,052
September 10, 1953 March 5, 1901 1,545
September 10, 1953 June 1, 1904 12,052 (Refill)
September 10, 1953 June 1, 1904 1,545 (Refill)
The historical consumptive use of the water rights controlled by the GIC were quantified
on a ditch-wide basis in Case No. 96CW658 (also commonly known as the Poudre
Prairie water court case) by the District Court, Water Division 1, and State of Colorado.
The average annual consumptive use attributable to the GIC system was determined to
be 5,358 acre-feet. The average annual consumptive use per GIC share was determined
to be 10.31 acre-feet.
The GIC owns 60 preferred rights in Fossil Creek Reservoir that are delivered during the
irrigation season to shareholders on a pro rata basis.
The Colorado Decision Support System (CDSS) provides so-called straight-line
diagrams that show the various river diversions and other pertinent features of managing
the Division 1 rivers. The straight-line diagram for Division 1, District 3 can be found at:
http://cdss.state.co.us/DNN/SouthPlatte/tabid/58/Default.aspx
Aqua Engineering, Inc. Greeley Irrigation Company, Feasibility Study
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