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<br />Irrigation Ditch Shares <br /> <br />Since the 1960s, new annexations have been required to furnish raw water to the <br />City. This requirement can be met by transferring ditch shares to the City or by pay- <br />ing cash. Much of the ditch water has been transferred in the state Water Court so the <br />City can legally divert it for municipal purposes, <br /> <br />As of 1985, the City owns water in Barnes, Big Thompson Ditch and Manufactur- <br />ing, Buckingham, Chubbuck, Louden, Rist & Goss, and South Side irrigation ditches, <br />Some water rights cannot be delivered to the City treatment plant, but are used for <br />raw water irrigation in parks and open spaces. The City owns more water from irriga- <br />tion ditch companies than it currently uses and leases water back to area farmers annu- <br />ally, Ditch water is usually available from mid-May until the end of September. <br /> <br />Windy Gap Project <br /> <br />In 1985, a new transmountain diversion project called the Windy Gap Project be- <br />gan plUUping water from the Fraser River into the C-BT system at Lake Granby. A <br />one-twelfth owner, Loveland has Windy Gap water available to meet future demands. <br /> <br />= <br /> <br />Water Conservation Plan <br /> <br />19 <br /> <br />May 1996 <br />