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<br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I I <br />I <br />- <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br /> <br />with the greatest diversions, the ditch diverted 9,934 acre-feet or 2.980 acre-feet per share. Due to <br />its junior priorities, the firm yield of the Excelsior Ditch is zero as evidenced by the lack of <br />diversions in 1977. However, because of the above average water supply that is anticipated in the <br />Arkansas River basin during the 1997 irrigation season, the Excelsior Ditch is expected to be in <br />priority to divert at least its average annual historic amount. <br /> <br />AGUA is obtaining agreements with two owners of Excelsior Ditch shares allowing it to use <br />a portion of their shares for augmentation purposes. Pursuant to these agreements AGUA will have <br />control of 1,007 shares from Mr. Dick Evans plus 180 shares from Southwest Ready Mix for a total <br />of 1,187 shares out of3,333 shares outstanding (35.61 percent), The remaining 2,146 shares (64.39 <br />percent) will remain in irrigation use. Copies of the agreements will be forwarded to the Division <br />Engineer's Office prior to March 31, 1997. <br /> <br />Water available in priority will be diverted at the Excelsior Ditch and measured through the <br /> <br /> <br />main ditch flume located just downstream of the 36 Lane wasteway. The portion of the water to be <br /> <br /> <br />used for augmentation purposes will be diverted from the ditch at the newly constructed wasteway <br /> <br /> <br />near Southwest Ready Mix and will be measured and returned to the Arkansas River. The remainder <br /> <br /> <br />of the water diverted from the Arkansas River will be conveyed down the ditch for irrigation use. <br /> <br /> <br />Each month an accounting will be made of the total diversions at the Excelsior Ditch headgate, the <br /> <br /> <br />amount returned to the Arkansas at the augmentation station and the amount used for irrigation. <br /> <br />G:\3 ] 77_ 003\REPOR TS\AGUA97 _]_RPT <br /> <br />19 <br /> <br />PrinledFebruary27,1997 <br />