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PO 12-12
Contractor Name
Rio Grande Canal Water Users Association
Contract Type
Grant
Water District
20
County
Rio Grande
Loan Projects - Doc Type
Report
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PROJECT SPONSOR <br /> The canal was started in 1881 by a group of German farmers. In 1884 all the stock in the company <br /> was issued to T. C. Henry. He borrowed $400,000.00 from the Travelers Insurance Company and at <br /> the same time he started to excavate the canal and some of the large laterals. In 1888 the Travelers <br /> Insurance Company foreclosed its mortgage, continued to enlarge and operate the system until <br /> 1930 when it was deeded to the Rio Grande Canal Water Users Association and became a mutual <br /> ditch company, owned and operated by the local ranchers and farmers. Construction of the canal <br /> was a major undertaking starting in1881 using 1,000 teams of horses and 3,000 men were <br /> employed. The canal consists of approximately 210 miles of canals and laterals to service around <br /> 300 stockholders and approximately 95,000 acres of land in three counties. It has 30 decreed <br /> priorities for water, totaling 1699.4 cfs. Almost 30% of the Rio Grande River is diverted into the <br /> canal during an average water year. It is by far the largest mutual ditch company in the San Luis <br /> Valley,if not the state of Colorado and the largest canal company in the state in terms of amounts of <br /> water diverted. <br /> Currently 100% of revenues are generated from shareholder assessments. The proposed <br /> hydropower facilities will increase revenues by approximately 2%. <br /> WATER RIGHTS <br /> The Rio Grande Canal is decreed for 1699.4 cfs with adjudication dates between 1896 and 1903, <br /> although this project does not propose to utilize the water rights in the canal. The hydroelectric <br /> facility will utilize flows in the Rio Grande River. Flows will not be diverted from the river; the <br /> turbine will be installed within the existing river flow. This project will not need to obtain a water <br /> right to operate.This has been confirmed with the Division Engineer. <br /> WATER AVAILABILITY <br /> Flows in the Rio Grande River were analyzed over the past 10 years. The average daily flow rates <br /> are plotted on a flow exceedance curve below. The proposed hydropower facility will use a <br /> maximum of 225 cfs, and is not expected to operate during the coldest three and a half months of <br /> the year.The chart below shows the portion of the river flows that will flow through the turbine. <br /> An analysis was also performed to determine the annual power production based on the past <br /> 10 years, using actual data, not averages. This analysis showed that even in the driest years, the <br /> hydropower facility was able to produce sufficient revenue to cover expenses. <br /> Rio Grande Canal Water Users Association I Project Sponsor 2 <br />
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