BOARD02469

• Board Meeting Date: 7/18/2005
• Description: CWCB Director's Report
• Board Meetings - Doc Type: Memo

The Buffalo Farms LLC is comprised of a number of farms with a total combined
irrigated land of 1,000 acres. The farms utilized 11 existing wells to irrigate the 1,000
acres, growing corn, alfalfa, beans, and wheat. The 11 wells are currently being
augmented under the Logan Well Users plan. The proposed project consists of 1
recharge well at the river, and 6,000-ft. of pipe to a 22 acre existing recharge site. The
proposed project will eliminate the need for the Development to be under the Logan Well
Users and will provide sufficient augmentation credits to cover their depletion from the
11 wells. The project is currently under construction and is anticipated to be complete
by October of 2005.

27. Upper Arkansas Water Conservancy District - N. Fork Reservoir Rehabilitation

Authorization: Severance Tax Fund
Water Source: N. Fork of S. Arkansas
Terms of Loan: $3,520,000 @ 3.50% for 30 yrs.

County: Chaffee/Custer/Fremont
Project Yield: 500 acre-feet
Project Type: Reservoir Rehabilitation

The U A WCD has operated the North Fork Reservoir since 1979 for domestic, municipal,
industrial, recreational, and augmentation water supply. The reservoir is at elevation
11,400 feet and is located approximately 10 miles from Maysville on the North Fork of
the South Arkansas River. This project involves replacement of the outlet gate,
improved access, increased spillway capacity, seepage control, and raising the dam 15-
feet to achieve a storage capacity of 500 acre-feet. The project is currently under design
and is anticipated to commence construction in July of 2005. The project is located on
Forest Service property and will require a special use permit and an environmental
assessment prior to construction.

28. Larimer and Weld Irrigation Company - Diversion Structure Rehabilitation

Authorization: Severance Tax Fund
Water Source: South Platte River
Terms of Loan: $1,500,000@ 2.5% for 30 yrs.
Rehabilitation

County: Weld
Project Yield: 90,000 acre-feet
Project Type: Diversion

The Larimer and Weld Irrigation Company operate a 40-mile ditch system, including
control structures, checks, and gates. The Company has an 86,000 acres service area,
55,000 acres of that irrigated and has an average annual diversion of 90,000 acre-feet.
This project involves the replacement and or rehabilitation of several check and control
structures along the existing canal. The project is being designed by Smith
Geotechnical, Fort Collins, Colorado and commenced construction in March of 2005.
The Company anticipates the project to take until 2007 to complete.

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