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Julesburg Irrigation District Agenda Item 21c May 18-19, 2016 Board Meeting(Updated May 20, 2016) Page 2 of 4 Background The Julesburg Irrigation District, located in Logan and Sedgwick Counties of Colorado, is operator and part owner of the Harmony No. 1 Canal, which delivers both direct flow and storage water rights to the Julesburg Reservoir. The canal diverts water from the South Platte River approximately three miles southwest of the town of Crook. Canal deliveries provide direct flow irrigation water, storage water, and augmentation water to approximately 17,000 acres of land controlled by the Harmony Ditch Company and the Julesburg Irrigation District. The canal can also be used to deliver irrigation water to an additional 6,000 acres through Julesburg Reservoir rights, administered to the Petersen Canal, as a supplemental source if supplies at the Petersen head gate are not adequate. The District's existing 20- foot Parshall Flume structure at the main river diversion has incurred structural damage over time that will cause failure at some future point if not addressed. The District wishes to replace the existing structure with a new structure located immediately upstream. Loan Feasibility Study The District, with support from Erich Draht, P.E. of Draht Consulting LLC., prepared the Loan Feasibility Study titled "Feasibility of Reconstruction of the Harmony No. 1 Measurement Structure" dated March 2016. The feasibility study was prepared in accordance with the CWCB guidelines and includes an analysis of alternatives, preliminary engineering design, and construction cost estimates. Borrower - Julesburg Irrigation District The Julesburg Irrigation District was formed in 1904, and serves 19,129 bonded acres within the District, owned by 110 landowners. The District uses the terms shares and acres interchangeably, as one share is equivalent to one acre of land ownership. The District has a three-member board of directors elected by the shareholders at large. The current assessment is $23.50 per District acre. The District operates under the Colorado Revised Statutes Title 37 Article 41, the Irrigation District Law of 1905. The District has the power to condemn property as necessary for the use of the District, and the power to levy assessments for the operation of the District and debt service. Water Rights The District owns water rights, as well as shares in the Peterson, Settlers, and Harmony ditches. Water rights owned by the District consist of the following: TABLE 1: WATER RIGHTS Name Amount Appropriation Adjudication Water Court Date Date Case No. Peterson Ditch (80% owner) 164 CFS 3/1/1895 10/26/1907 CA0944 Settlers Ditch (100% owner) 89 CFS 12/13/1897 10/26/1907 CA0944 Julesburg Reservoir (refill) 8079 AF 9/30/1985 12/31/1996 96CW1033 Harmony Ditch 1 (100 shares) 252 CFS 4/28/1895 7/20/1896 CA0304 Harmony Ditch 1 450 CFS 2/12/1904 12/8/1908 CA0944 Julesburg Reservoir 28,178 AF 12/12/1904 12/8/1908 CA0944 Julesburg Irrigation District 95CW283 12,500 AF 12/30/1995 12/28/1995 (Aquifer Recharge) 03CW450 Average annual deliveries for the District are approximately 54,423 AF.