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<br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br /> <br />Feasibility of the Rehabilitation <br />of a portion of the <br />Farmers Independent Ditch <br /> <br />Project Sponsor <br /> <br />The Farmers Independent Ditch Company (FIDC) is a Colorado Ditch <br />Company and a Non-profit corporation. Articles of Incorporation <br />and Bylaws are included in Appendix A. The FIDC has 62 <br />shareholders. <br /> <br />Project Service Area <br /> <br />The service area is located in Weld County, approximately 8 miles <br />south of Greeley. Lands served are mostly flat, and at an <br />elevation of about 4,800 feet. FIDC serves 7500 acres of <br />agricultural land, all under flood irrigation. See map on <br />page 2. <br /> <br />Need for the Project <br /> <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br /> <br />The FIDC is undertaking this project to resolve a problem that <br />exists along the ditch in the north 1/2 of Section 11, T4N, R65W. <br />At this location, in front of several residences along 35 Road, <br />the ditch passes through series of pipes and box culverts with <br />nominal dimension of just 24 inches. These pipes are big enough <br />to pass the decreed ditch flow at this point (10 CFS) , but are <br />too small to handle storm water. Flooding of the residences <br />occurs during severe rain events. In addition, the pipes and <br />culverts are in poor condition, and need replacement. See <br />photos, page 3. <br /> <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br /> <br />Feasibility Study <br />Farmers Independent Ditch Rehabilitation <br />October 1997 <br /> <br />1 <br />