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Alternative No. 4 - B.H. Eaton Ditch Company <br /> Background <br /> The B.H. Eaton Ditch diverts water from the Cache Ia Poudre River in the NW corner of <br /> the SE 1/4 of Section 19, T6N, R67W, in the 6th P.M. in Water District 3. There are a <br /> total of 192 active shares in the B.H. Eaton that operate under three priorities, originally <br /> decreed in Case No. CA320. All three water rights are fairly senior and allow diversions <br /> under priority Nos. 9, 18, and 25. <br /> Table 10-B.H. Eaton Ditch Information <br /> Priority Adjudication Appropriation Decreed Flow Rate <br /> No. Date Date (cfs) <br /> 9 April 11, 1882 April 1, 1864 29.1 <br /> 18 April 11, 1882 June 1, 1866 3.33 <br /> 25 April 11, 1882 July 25, 1872 9.27 <br /> Historical Service Area <br /> Historically, the B.H. Eaton Ditch serviced approximately 933 acres below the Cache Ia <br /> Poudre River from its headgate. The B.H. Eaton Ditch headgate is located next to the <br /> Whitney Ditch headgate and services lands south of the Cache Ia Poudre River. The <br /> Whitney Ditch services lands north of the Cache Ia Poudre River. <br /> Water Availability <br /> The B.H. Eaton has historically diverted from April to October, according to records <br /> provided by the State. Prior change of use cases have decreed a diversion season of <br /> April through October, which is consistent with historical operations. <br /> Delivery and Consumptive Use <br /> Pro-rata river headgate diversions from 1950 and 2005 averaged 25.9 acre-feet per <br /> share. Assuming a ditch loss of 15 percent, pro-rata farm headgate deliveries were <br /> 22.0 acre-feet per share. Assuming a farm efficiency of 50 percent, we might expect <br /> that the consumptive use credit would be 10.8 acre-feet per share, which is consistent <br /> with prior change of use cases. These are the values used in this report. <br /> Aik 4 4' Alternative No. 5— Box Elder Ditch Company <br /> Background <br /> The Box Elder Ditch diverts water from the Cache Ia Poudre River in the SW 1/4 of the <br /> NE % of Section 20, T7N, R68W, in the 6th P.M. in Water District 3. There are a total of <br />