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<br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />PROJECT SUMMARY <br />DOLORES WATER CONSERVANCY DISTRICT <br />IRRIGATION OF NEW LANDS <br /> <br />Proiect Sponsor: Dolores Water Conservancy District <br /> <br />Tvpe of Proiect: Agricultural, irrigation system extension for irrigation of new lands in <br />Montezuma County <br /> <br />Location: About 20 miles northwest of Cortez <br /> <br />Proiect Description: The project involves a system of pipelines, pumps and related <br />facilities to deliver water to the District's Dove Creek Canal system for the irrigation of <br />4,000 acres of new lands which are presently dry-land farmed. The major facilities and <br />the locations of the proposed irrigated areas are shown on the attached figure. <br />Water will be delivered to irrigators under pressure for sprinkler irrigation only. <br />Adequate water will be provided for full service irrigation as defined by the District. <br />Water for the project will be obtained by the purchase of shares in the Montezuma Valley <br />Irrigation Company (MVIC) and by acquisition of Totten Reservoir (3,300 acre-foot <br />capacity), which is presently owned by MVIC. All MVIC water rights are decreed for <br />diversion from the Dolores River. The project will provide an estimated yield of7,840 <br />acre- feet per year in most years. The District's maintenance and construction crews will <br />perform the construction work. A carriage contract with the US Bureau of Reclamation <br />(USBR) is required for the use of USBR facilities to deliver water for the proposed <br />project. <br /> <br />Schedule: The District is in the process of acquiring MVIC water and hopes to complete <br />acquisition in early 200 I.Construction is scheduled to begin in 2002 and will be done in <br />stages over a period of four years. <br /> <br />Environmental Documentation: An Environmental Assessment is in preparation by the <br />Grand Junction Office of the USBR for the carriage contract. <br /> <br />Total Estimated Cost: The costs for acquisition ofMVIC water and Totten Reservoir <br />are $2,2S0,000. Construction costs, escalated for inflation over four years, are <br />conservatively estimated at $S,817,000 for a total project cost of$8,067,000. <br /> <br />Loan Requested: The District is requesting a Construction Fund loan of $7,260,000 for <br />funding of 90 percent of total project costs. <br />