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Larlmer and Weld Irrigation Co. July 23-24, 2002 Agenda Item 19a Water Project Construction Loan Program-Project Data Borrower: Larimer and Weld Irrigation Co. COUllty: Weld Proj~ct Type: Rehabilitation/Replacement Water Source: Cache la Poudre, CBT Funding Sources: CWCB Aver. Delivery: 90,000 acre-feet Project Name: Larimer and Weld Ditch Drainage Basin: South Platte Total Project Cost: $1,286,612 Type of Borrower: Agricultural CWCB Small Project Loan: $1,000,000 Intetest Rate: 2.75% Term: 30 years The Larimer and Weld Irrigation Company (LWIC) oper~tes a system of approximately 40 miles of supply ditch, including control structures, checks and headgates, The LWIC service area extends from the Cache la Poudre diversion north of Fort Collins east to near the town of Galeton, encompassing approximately 86,000 acres, 55,000 acres of which are irrigated farm land. The Company has direct flow rights from their diversion in t~e Cache la Poudre River, and is also a carrier ditch for reservoir water owned by their stockholgers and stockholders in several other ditch and reservoir companies, as well as CBT water owned by stockholders. Total water delivered through the Larimer & Weld system averages approxirnately 90,000 acre-feet per year. The LWIC is applying for an $1,000,000 Small Projects Loan from'the Construction Fund to rehabilitate and replace 10 check structures and install one new check $tructure. The existing check structures are concrete structures ranging from 25 to 14 feet in width. . The new checks will have automated, air- operated Obermeyer gates to control the upstream water surface elevation. The estimated total cost of the project is $1,286,612. Location Map Page 6 of 6 e e e