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<br />COLORADO WATER CONSERVATION BOARD <br />823 State Centennial Building <br />1313 Sherman Street <br />Denver, Colorado 80203 <br /> <br />December 1980 <br /> <br />APPLICATION - STATE WATER PROJECT <br /> <br />Town of Fruita Irrigation Project <br /> <br />The town of Fruita applied to the Colorado Water Conservation <br />Board for a project to improve the irrigation system within the town <br />in April 1980. <br /> <br />The town has long been plagued with the irrigation canal of <br />Independent Ranchmen that goes through the area. Water now in existing <br />irrigation ditches not only presents a high water table but also <br />restricts limits of building (no basements, special footings, etc.), <br />undermines the streets, infiltrates into the existing sewer system, <br />and in general may be a point of conflict between property owners, the <br />town, and certain ditch companies, <br /> <br />The most obvious alternates would be direct burial of a possible <br />pressurized system, concrete lining of existing earthen ditches, or <br />a combination of the two. <br /> <br />The staff has visited the site and is familiar with the problems <br />of the town, having discussed them at length with the city manager, <br />the manager and members of the town council. <br /> <br />A feasibility study is necessary to address the various issues <br />and make recommendations. Probable cost of the study would be above <br />$20,000 with possible state participation exceeding $10,000. <br />