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<br />~. <br /> <br />~ <br />~- <br /> <br />- <br />t..... <br /> <br />- <br /> <br />OTERO DITCH COMPANY <br />ARKANSAS RIVER DIVERSION STRUCTURE REHABILIT A nON <br /> <br /> <br />Proiect Description <br /> <br />The Otero Ditch Company diverts water directly from the Arkansas River <br />approximately 1 mile northwest of the Town of Fowler. The existing diversion structure and <br />right abutment were washed out during flooding in April and May of 1999. This $620,000 <br />project involved stabilizing 2000 1.f. of streambank, the construction of a l82-ft. long concrete <br />diversion wall, 3-ft. high with a ll-ft. wide concrete stilling basin, and the construction of a <br />new concrete outlet control structure with a 20-ft wide by 8-ft. high opening. The Natural <br />Resource Conservation Service (NRCS), who is additionally funding 75% of the total <br />construction cost, designed the project. Schrepfer Industries, from Trinidad, Colorado, <br />constructed the project Proiect Data <br /> <br />Sponsor: Otero Ditch Company <br /> <br />County: Crowley <br /> <br />Water Source: Arkansas River <br /> <br />Terms of Loan: $100,000@4.00% for 30-years Substantial Completion Date: Sept. 1,2001 <br /> <br />Design Engineer: Natural Resource Conservation Service - Colorado Springs, Colorado <br /> <br />Construction Contractor: Schrepfer Industries, Inc. - Trinidad, Colorado <br /> <br />Design Criteria: 3-ft. High x 182 -ft. Long Concrete Diversion Wall <br />2,000 I.f. of Streambank Stabilizaton 20-ft. x 8-tl Outlet Structure <br /> <br />Annual Volume of Water Delivered by the Project: 20,687 acre-ft. <br />