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<br />Feasibility of Rehabilitation <br />of the <br />Appleton Northwest Lateral (ML 369) <br /> <br />Project Sponsor <br /> <br />The Appleton Northwest Lateral (Ml 369) & Drainage Corporation (ALDC) is a <br />Colorado Ditch Company and a Non-profit corporation. The Articles of Incorporation <br />and Bylaws are included in Appendix A. The corporation has 28 members. <br /> <br />AlDC was formed in 2000 for the purpose of operating and maintaining the mainline <br />369 that receives water from the Grand Valley Canal, and for controlling runoff and <br />drainage. <br /> <br />Project Service Area <br /> <br />The service area for the Appleton Northwest Lateral (Ml 369) & Drainage Corporation <br />is located in Mesa County, south of J road between 23 and 22 Roads. It includes <br />approximately 250 acres north of the Colorado River, at an elevation of about 4600 <br />feet. The Appleton Northwest lateral is approximately 16850 feet in length, and water <br />is used to produce alfalfa hay, com and winter vmeat. See map on page 2. <br /> <br />Need for the Project <br /> <br />The AlDC is undertaking this project in order to more efficiently deliver water to 28 <br />members on the lateral and control salinity and drainage flooding. The existing ditch is <br />made of mostly dirt, with some concrete that is severely deteriorated. The ditch looses <br />a significant amount of water annually to seepage. We have flooding problems and <br />washout on many properties, contributing to severe alkali on some properties. Our <br />lateral supplies and drains back into itself on several proparties. <br /> <br />Feasibility Study <br />Rehabilitation of the Appleton Northwest Lateral {ML 369~ , Drainage Corpo~ation <br />September 1997 <br />