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I' Analysis of Feasibility Study Area Introduction The study area encompasses more than 1,300 acres of land, The northern boundary of the study area is the GVIC Mainline Canal, the southern boundary is the GVIC Independent Ranchmen's Canal, the western boundary is Hunter Wash, and the eastern boundary is 22 Road and Pritchard Wash, Also included in the 1,300 acre study area are 18 parcels of non- irrigated land totaling 103 acres. Most of the non-irrigated parcels are zoned commercial. On August 24, 2000, the GVIC provided the West Rhone with six sheets of Mesa County assessor parcel maps showing which headgates deliver water to the parcels within the study area, The maps provided by the GVIC also showed estimated irrigated acres for each parcel. Since the infonnation from the GVIC has been available to us for less than one week, we have not yet been able to summarize statistical infonnation about irrigated acreage within each headgate service area. Instead, we have summarized statistics based on the total acreage for the parcels. We utilized Mesa County Assessor's digital parcel data obtained through the Bureau of Reclamation and infonnation on the parcels served by each headgate provided by the GVIC. The resulting map showing the study area and parcels served by each headgate is included in Exhibit B-1. Statistics derived from this data are shown in Table B-1. Study Area Statistics Within the study area, irrigation water is delivered from 14 different headgates on the Mainline Canal and 2 headgates on the Highline Canal. Only 3 of the headgates serve laterals with more than 2 property owners. The remaining 11 headgates are private headgates that serve one or two individual landowners. Table B-1 on the following page summarizes the total acreage (versus irrigated acreage), number of GVIC shares, number of land parcels, number of shareholders, and ratio of shares to irrigated acres for each headgate on the Mainline Canal within the study area. Lateral 395 is the largest lateral within the study area, serving 70 shareholders who own 549 acres of land and 697 shares. Lateral 395 also delivers 13 percent of its volume into Lateral 396. The West Rhone sub-lateral of Lateral 395 serves 14 shareholders who own 105 acres of land and 130 shares, or approximately 18 percent' of the shares in Lateral 395. Lateral 396 is the next largest lateral within the study area. It serves 10 shareholders owning 220 acres of land and 315 shares. Eighty acres (36 percent) of this land is currently for sale, and could be developed into 16 residential lots, increasing the number of shareholders to 26. Lateral 405 is similar in size to the proposed West Rhone Lateral. It serves 13 shareholders who own 140 acres of land and 216 shares. The 405 lateral has been improved with underground pipe, West Rhone Lateral Ditch Company Headgate and Pipeline Feasibility Study August 2000 B-1