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<br />f <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />I. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />STATE OF COLORADO <br /> <br />Colorado Water Conservation Board <br /> <br />Deuartment of Natural Resources <br />1313 Sherman Street, Room 721 <br />Denver, Colorado 80203 <br />Phone: (303) 866-3441 <br />FAX: (303) 866-4474 <br />www.cwcb.state.co.us <br /> <br />.~"'''COJVS~-I'~, " <br /><:> "0 <br />~ - ~ <br />o I . 0 <br />~ ~ <br />" . " <br />. 1931 . <br /> <br />MEMORANDUM <br /> <br />Bill Owens <br />Governor <br /> <br />TO: <br /> <br />Colorado Water Conservation Board Members <br /> <br />John Van Sciver, P.E. --7Wv <br />Mike Serlet, P.E., Chief 1'!f' <br />Water Supply Planning and Finance Section. <br /> <br />Russell George <br />Executive Director <br /> <br />FROM: <br /> <br />Rod Kuharich <br />eweB Director <br /> <br />Dan McAuliffe <br />Deputy Director <br /> <br />DATE: January 20,2004 <br /> <br />SUBJECT: Agenda Item 14a., January 27-28,2004 Board Meeting <br />Lower Platte and Beaver Canal Company <br /> <br />Introduction' <br />The Lower Platte and Beaver Canal Company (LPBCC) is applying for a $310,500 Small Project <br />Loan to construct a well augmentation and ground water recharge project. The estimated total <br />cost of the project is $345,000. Please see the attached project summary and map. <br /> <br />Backaround <br />The LPBCC, located In Morgan County, operates the Lower Platte and Beaver Canal for the <br />benefit of the shareholders by providing direct flow irrigation water to a 15,000-acre service area. <br />The diversion is located on the South Platte River, about 4 miles east of Fort Morgan. The delivery <br />system consists of the diversion and about 25 miles of canal, constructed in the ,late 1800's. <br /> <br />There are 101 irrigation wells under the Lower Platte and Beaver system. These wells must be <br />augmented to cover depletions, in order to pump. The LPBCC operates an existing project that <br />generates well augmentation credits; however these credits are not sufficient to cover all the wells. <br />The LPBCC wishes to construct a recharge well, a connecting pipeline, and multiple recharge <br />sites to fully utilize an existing 1972 recharge/augmentation priority, as well as an additional <br />priority dated 2003. <br /> <br />Feasibility Studies <br />Brent Nation, PE, of Nation Engineering Services, Inc. has completed the feasibility study. The <br />study includes an assessment of alternatives available for construction of a well augmentation <br />project. <br /> <br />The Lower Platte and Beaver Canal Companv <br />The LPBCC is a mutual ditch company and a non-profit corporation registered in the State of <br />Colorado. There are 90 shareholders and 1476 shares of stock. The LPBCC has the power to <br />set annual assessments to be paid by the shareholders, the power to cut off waler deliveries 10 <br />shareholders that fail to pay their assessments, and the power to acquire and sell the shares of <br />delinquent shareholders. <br />