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<br />I <br />I <br /> <br />ALA~IOSA CREEK CAl'iAL Al'iD LATERALS <br /> <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br /> <br />- <br /> <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br /> <br /> <br />Alamosa Creek Canal :\lainline looking ~orth <br /> <br />Proiect Description <br /> <br />The project consisted of concrete ditch lining 27.5 miles of mainline irrigation ditches and <br />laterals. and installing water diversions. turnouts and measurement structures. <br /> <br />By lining the irrigation ditches ";th concrete, the water losses due to ground absorption <br />\....as significantly reduced. As a result. the project "ill more effectively utilize the irrigation <br />company's \vater rights for first-use agricultural irrigation. <br /> <br />Proiect Data <br /> <br />Sponsor: Terrace Irrigation Company Count)': ConejosIRio Grande Rinr: Alamosa Creek <br /> <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />, <br /> <br />Term!'o of Loan: 51.650.000 @ 5% for 40 years .-\nDual Payment: S96.l6::! <br /> <br />Design Engineer: Soil Conservation Service - Alamosa. Colorado <br /> <br />Concractor: VSL Construction. Inc. . S\\;nk. Colorado <br /> <br />Design Criteria: Concrete lined ditches. 14 miles of ~lainline. 13.5 miles of laterals <br />Lateral ditches - Depth: 15"-~8" Side Slope: 1 Bottom Width: 1 foot Design Q = 22-81 cfs <br />~Jainline ditches- Depth: 36" Side Slope: 1.25 Bottom Width: 2 feet Design Q = 160 cfs <br /> <br />Annual Volume of \Vater Delh'ered by Project: 15.000 acre.feet <br />