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1.2. STUDY AREA DESCRIPTION <br /> The spillway structure is located on the north side of Highway 50 approximately 12.5 miles <br /> north east of La Junta and 6 miles west of Las Animas, Colorado. The Spillway is located in <br /> the southwest corner of Section 10, of Township 23 South of Range 53 West of the 6th P.M. <br /> in Bent County. <br /> The Company diverts water off the Arkansas River at the LACC Diversion Dam located one <br /> mile west of the spillway structure. Water is conveyed through the head gates of the canal <br /> easterly through Sections 9, 10, 11, and 13, of Township 23, Range 53, and Sections 18, <br /> 17, 20, 21, 22, and 23, of Township 23, Range 52 West of the 6th P.M., toward the <br /> Purgatoire River. Approximately 2 miles west of the Purgatoire River, a Parshall flume <br /> marks the beginning of the CECC. The CECC canal runs into a siphon under the Purgatoire <br /> River and proceeds another 7 miles before tailing into John Martin Reservoir. <br /> Historically, Company diversions have been used for irrigation of alfalfa, pasture grass, corn, <br /> wheat and sorghum in Bent County. The acreage served by the ditch system is estimated <br /> at approximately 5,600 acres for the LACC and 2,700 acres for CECC (Figure 2). <br /> September 2014 Draft <br /> Page 13 <br />