C150401 Feasibility Study

• Contract/PO #: CT2015-091
• Contract/PO #: C150401
• Contractor Name: Sanford Canal Company
• Contract Type: Loan
• Loan Projects - Doc Type: Feasibility Study

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Feasibility Study
For
REHABILITATION OF THE SANFORD CORE&DIVERSION
AT THE CONEJOS RIVER CONFLUENCE
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Mutual Ditch Company: Sanford Canal Company was incorporated July 23, 1892, as a
"Colorado Water Company." The original Articles of Incorporation cannot be found, but a copy
of the barely legible hand-written document in the online database of the Colorado Secretary of
State is included with this Feasibility Study. Sanford Canal Company became a nonprofit mutual
ditch company on 3/25/1912, per additional hand-written text followed by signatures of the
incorporators. That combined document was "inspected and properly Entered on the Records
of the Flat Tax Department," on September 19, 1968, thereby extending the existence of the
Corporation for another 20 years and formalizing the existence of the Company as a nonprofit
mutual ditch company. Copies of these early documents and the company Bylaws are included
in Appendix D. Sanford Canal Company has operated continuously since its inception and has
not changed from its original purpose of providing water for irrigation.
Clarification: References in other documents to ,I Sanford Ditch Company" are mistaken. The
correct name of the Company is The Sanford Company. References in any other
document related to this project, denote one and the same ditch company, ditch, and diversion
system: The Sanford Canal Company.
The Sanford Canal Company: The Company's stockholders divert water out of the Conejos
River and the San Antonio River in Water District No. 22, with priorities 104 (107.5 cfs) and 172
(38.8 cfs). The Sanford diversion irrigates approximately 3,000 acres, as shown on the attached
map, with facilities consisting of many miles of supply ditch, as shown in Figure 1. The
stockholders in the Company own water through their stock in the Sanford Canal Company,
with water delivered through the Sanford system of canals and ditches.
Support -The Conejos Water Conservancy District (CWCD or the District) plays a critical role in
the management of flows on the Conejos River and its tributaries, ensuring that sufficient
quantities of water are available to meet agricultural needs within the District and to satisfy
Colorado's obligation to the Rio Grande Compact.
A Collaborative Project: The Sanford Canal Company, with support from the District, is also
collaborating with neighboring ditch companies to participate in the Conejos Whole River
Strategy, a proactive and integrated process which combines structural upgrades, web-based
SCADA water management technologies, and greatly improved ditch management practices.
Grant Funding:The CWCB Water Supply Reserve Account grant application which accompanies
this loan was approved by the Rio Grande Basin Roundtable on August 13, 2013. As explained in
that proposal, the Sanford Canal Company joined with the Ephraim Ditch Company and East
7 Prepared by the Conejos Water Conservancy District, P.O. Box 550, Manassa,CO 81141
Per Contract:Nicole V.Langley,Transforma Research&Design(www.transformagrants.com)