BOARD02302

• Board Meeting Date: 11/22/1999
• Description: CF Section - Emergency Loan Request - Chilcott Ditch Company
• Board Meetings - Doc Type: Memo

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Colorado Water Conservation Board
Department of Natural Resources
1313 Sherman Street
Denver, Colorado 80203
Phone: [phone]
'FAX: [phone]

STATE OF COLORADO

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MEMORANDUM

TO:

Bill Owens
Governor
GregE. Walcher
Exe~utlve Director, DNR

Colorado Water Conservation Board Members

FROM:

Peter H. Evans
-r7 1'5 Dire<:tor. CWCB
John Van Sciver ----.J v'
Mike Serlet, P.E., Chief, Water Supply Planning and Finance Section#/J

DATE:

November 12,1999

SUBJECT:

Agenda Item 14a., November 22-23,1999 Board Meeting
The Chilcott Ditch Company

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Introduction
Th~ Chilcott Ditch Company (COC) is applying for a $250,000 Emergency Loan to reconstruct the
Company's diversion structure on Fountain Creek. The estimated total cost of the project is
$1,000,000. Please see the attached project summary and map,

Backaround
The COC, located in EI Paso County, operates the Chilcott Ditch for the benefit of the
shareholders by providing direct flow irrigation water. The ditch diverts from Fountain creek, just
north of the Town of Fountain, and water deliveries are made through the Company's ditch to the
2000-acre service area. The COC diversion was destroyed by a flood in April and May 1999. The
structure was breached and about 300 feet of the right abutment was washed away, The COC is
eligible for a loan from the CWCS Emergency Infrastructure Repair Account. The COC wants to
rebuild the diversion prior to the 2000 irrigation season.

Feasibility Studies
This project qualifies for federal funding under the Emergency Watershed Program. John
Andrews, P.E. (State Conservation Engineer, USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service
(NRCS), Lakewood Colorado) has completed a Damage Cost Estimate and Preliminary Design
Report for the project. John Van Sciver will complete the CWCS Feasibility Study using
information provided by the NRCS and the Company. The study is in final draft form and includes
an assessment of alternatives available for rehabilitation of the COC diversion.

The Chilcott Ditch ComDanv
The COC is a mutual ditch company and a non-profit corporation registered in the State of
Colorado. There are 16 shareholders and 105 shares of stock. The COC has the power. to set
annual assessments to be paid by the shareholders, the power to cut off water deliveries to
shareholders that fail to pay their assessments, and the power to offer stock for sale to pay
back assessments.