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Florida Consolidated Ditch Company <br />May 17-18, 2017 Board Meeting (Updated May 22, 2017) <br />Page 3 of 5 <br />Agenda Item 27a <br />Water Rights <br />The total water rights decreed for the four ditches are summarized in Table 1. Based on Colorado <br />Division of Water Resources diversion retords (1964•2014) for the Florida Canal and Florida Farmers <br />Ditch, the system carries an average of 43,000 AF per irrigation season. <br />TABLE 1: WATER RIGHTS <br />Original Ditch Co. Adjudication Appropriation Case Number Decreed Rate Use <br />(Share dass) <br />Date Date or Volume <br />Florida Canal (B) 11/8l1923 9/29/1888 CA1751 24 cfs Irrigation <br />Florida Canal (B) 11/8/1923 3/9/1893 CAt751 16 cfs Irrigation <br />Irrigation <br />Plorida Canal(8) 11/8/1923 5/29/19t1 CA1751 9�0 AF (Pastorius <br />Reservoir) <br />Florida Canal Enlargement (C) 11 /8/1923 3l13/1907 B•1751 3i cfs lrrigation <br />Florida Canal Enlargement (C) 11/8/1923 3/13/t407 CA1751 4U cfs Irrigation <br />FloridaFarmersDitch(Ay 11/8/1923 t2/5/1883 CAt751 12.OBcfs Irrigation <br />Florida Farmers Di[ch (A► 11/Bl1923 5/15/1887 CA1751 1.33 cfs Irrigation <br />Rorida Farmers Ditch (A) 11lB/1923 5/16/1888 CA1751 8.58 cfs Irrigation <br />FEorida Farmers Ditch (A) 11l8/1923 2/15/1889 CA1751 23 cfs Irrigation <br />Florida Farmers Ditch (A) 1118/19Z3 3/13/1907 W0306 31 cfs Irrigat4an <br />Florida Farmers Ditch (A► 3/21/i466 6/5/1946 8-1751 110 cfs Irrigation <br />florida Coop Dit[h (D► 11l8/1923 11/10/1910 8-1751 4 cfs Irrigation <br />FloridaCoopDitth(D) ���g��gZ3 11/10/1910 CA1751 Zb�{S Irrigation <br />Project Description <br />The purpose of the Project is t� relocate the Hess lateral outside of the Highway 550 right-of-way. In <br />doing so, the Company also hopes to improve the efficiency of the canal conveyance system. To <br />achieve this, three alternatives were analyzed: <br />Alternative f- No Action: This alternative was not seletted due to CDOT's plan to widen Highway <br />550. If the Company does not relocate the Hess Lateral outside of the right-of-way, CDOT will reatign <br />the open channel ditch for the Company and the additional Project benefits wilt not be realized. <br />Selected Alternative 2- Replacement of Existing Open Ditch wrthin Buried lrrigation Pipeline: This <br />alternative roughly follows the current atignment of the Hess Lateral and CDOT's proposed alignment <br />of Highway 550. It is composed of approximately 21,700 feet of pipeline and 16 headgates (turnouts). <br />The Opinion of Probable Cost is 52.800,000, which indudes engineering services a�d contingency. <br />Alterrtative 3- New 6uried lrrigation Pipeline Aligrtment: This alternative is composed of <br />approximatety 21,070 feet of pipetine and 21 headgates, which increases the number of service turnout <br />points to water users in comparison to Alterative No.2. The alignment goes through existing <br />subdivisions and woutd require new easements. The Opinion of Probable Cost is 53,280,000 which <br />includes engineering services and contingency. <br />