BOARD00658

• Board Meeting Date: 1/22/2003
• Description: CF Section - South Side Irrigation Company
• Board Meetings - Doc Type: Memo

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STATE OF COLORADO

Colorado Water Conservation Board

Department of Natural Resources
1313 Sherman Street, Room 721

Denver, Colorado 80203
Phone: [phone]
FAX: [phone]
www.cwcb.state.co.us.

Bill Owens
Governor

MEMORANDUM

Greg E. Walcher
Executive Director

TO:

Rod Kuharich
CWCB Director

Colorado Water Conservation Board Members

FROM:

John Van Sciver, P.E. ....::rt<IVS
Mike Serlet, P.E., Chief /P' ~
Water Supply Planning atldFinance Section.

Dan McAuliffe
Deputy Director

DATE:

January 9, 2003

SUBJECT: Agenda Item 19d., January 22-23,2003 Board Meeting
South Side Irrigation Company

Introduction
The South Side Irrigation Company (SSIC) is applying for a $72,000 loan to rehabilitate the South
Side Ditch, The estimated total cost of the project is $80,000. Piease see the attached project
summary and map,

Backaround
The SSIC, located in Larimer County, operates the South Side Ditch for the benefit of its
shareholders by providing delivery of water for irrigation within 400-acre service area, The ditch is
approximately 11 miles in length, and has its headgate on the Big Thompson River, 4 miles west
of Loveland, The Company wants to rehabilitate the ditch to upgrade the hydraulic structures and
recover lost carrying capacity. . .

Feasibllitv Studies
John Gauthiere, P.E., of Gauthiere Engineering, has completed the feasibility study. The report
includes an evaluation of alternatives available to rehabilitate the South Side Ditch.

The South Side Irriaation Comoanv
The SSIC is a Colorado non-profit Ditch Company registered in the State of Colorado. There
are 90 shareholders and 265 shares of stock. The SSIC has the power to. set annual
assessments to be paid by the shareholders and the power to refUSe to deliver water to
shareholders that fail to pay their assessments.