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~ . . . " COLORADO WATER CONSERVATION BOARD 721 State Centennial Building 1313 Sherman Street Denver, Colorado 80203 January 15, 1985 GRANDVIEW SIPHON PROJECT GRANDVIEW IRRIGATION DITCH CO. Introduction The subject project is located about 2 miles east of Canon City and lies within the Sangre De Cristo Resource Conservation and Development District. The project area is served by the Grandview Ditch, whose source of water is the Arkansas River via the Hydraulic Ditch. 1260 acres are irrigated by the Grandview Ditch. Of this, 957 acres are State-owned (Dept. of Corrections) and 303 acres are privately owned. Problem The water in Grandview Ditch is conveyed under u.S. Highway 50 east of Canon City by a 44 inch wood stave siphon which was constructed in 1956. The ditch company has experienced many problems in recent years with this siphon. Repairs are increasing in frequency and have ranged from $4,000 to $7,000 annually. Of even more concern is the fact that when the siphon needs repairs, the ditch must be snut down and no one can irrigate crops. Feasibility Study A feasibility study for this project was prepared by the u.s. Soil Conservation Service as a part of its Sangre De Cristo RC&D plan. Supplemental information has been submitted by the ditch company in response to requests by the CWCB staff. proposed Project The proposed project would replace the existing 44 inch wood stave siphon with 2200 feet of plastic pipe. This new pipe would be placed inside the space the old pipe occupied under Highway 50. Completion of this project will eliminate high maintenance costs and provide the water users with a dependable supply for their crops. The estimated cost of this project is $600,000. No water right problems are anticipated. 721 grndjsip