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<br />Pine River - Bayfleld Ditch Company <br />May 19-20 2003 <br /> <br />" <br /> <br />, <br /> <br />Agenda Item 18c <br /> <br />Water Project Construction Loan Program-Project Data <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Borrower: Pine River ~ Bayfield Ditch Co. <br /> <br />Project Name: Beaver Creek Siphon <br /> <br />Drainage Basin: San Juan River <br /> <br />Total Project Cost: $267,000 <br />Type of Borrower: Agricultural <br /> <br />CWCB Small Project Loan: $200,000 <br /> <br />County: La Plata <br />Project Type: Rehabilitation/Replacement <br /> <br />Water Source: Pine River Irrigation District- <br />Vallecito Reservoir <br /> <br />Funding Sources: CWCB, NRCS <br />AVer. Delivery: 8,866 acre-feet <br /> <br />Interest Rate: 2,75% <br /> <br />Term: 30 years <br /> <br />PRBDC provides irrigation water to a 2,596-acre service area in La Plata County, generally south of <br />the Town of Bayfield. The f:>ine River Bayfield Ditch isa lateral extending off of the Schroder Ditch' <br />and is a carrier ditch for shareholders owning Pine River water rights and Pine River Irrigation <br />District water shares (Vallecito Reservoir). Water is used primarily used for livestock pasture <br />(cattle ranching) and hay production. The PRBDC headgate is located east of the Town of Bayfieid, <br />above Beaver Creek, The Company maintains approximately 10,5 miles of unlined ditch, with <br />approximately 60-70 headgates, From the headgate, the ditch flows through a concrete flume and <br />into the Beaver Creek siphon, a 32-inch diameter ste,el pipe siphon, 2300 feet in length, dropping an <br />estimated 100 feet in elevation, as it runs under Beal/er Creek. The current siphon was built in <br />1955-1957, with a design life of 30 years, and is in deteriorated condition. The steel has OXidized. <br />to the point where the pipe walls have thinned in mar)Y piaces beyond repair. Also, iarge quantities <br />of iron oxide materiai scalings have accumulateq at the siphon outlet. With ~vidence of further <br />degeneration, the siphon is now subject to imminent failure, which would entirely close the ditch. <br />The original pipe and ditch are designed to carry 37 cfs, but currently capacity is limited to 33 cfs. <br />The existing siphon would be replaced by a new 30-inch PVC pipe, designed to carry 37 cfs. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Location Map <br /> <br />Page 6 of 6 <br />