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The Selected Project The ALDC has decided to proceed with Alternative 2. The head gate structure off the GVIC canal will be replaced, and the ditch will be placed in a pressurized plastic pipeline with taps for water users. The design will be for 5 cfs, and will include measuring devises at all turnouts. The NRCS letter approving the project, and the NRCS Assistance Notes on design are included in Appendix B. Water Rights The Appleton Northwest Lateral (ML 369) & Drainage Corporation is a carrier ditch that receives water from the Grand Valley Canal (Grand Valley Irrigation Company or GVIC). The GVIC owns all the water rights, and individual owners of GVIC stock receive water through the system. One share of GVIC stock relates to 0.4 miners inch or about 4.7 gpm. (One Colorado miner's inch equals 11.69 gpm.) Stock ownership in the GVIC is considered a personal property right, not tied to the land. The Articles of Incorporation of the ALDC specify that property ownership in the lateral service area, and holding of GVIC water shares, along with payment of assessments, provides for membership in the corporation. There are currently 28 GVIC shareholders in the ALDC, holding 248 shares of water relating to a required capacity of approximately 5 cfs. Water users on the ALDC system pay assessments to the GVIC at the rate of $164.89 for the first GVIC share, and $8.53 per share for each GVIC share after that. Those same water users also pay assessments to the AlDC for running water from the ALDC head gate to their property. The rate required to cover maintenance costs is $100 per member. Costs per member to cover debt service will be approximately $200 per member, per year. Feasibility Study Rehabilitation of the Appleton Northwest Lateral (ML 369) & Drainage Corporation September 1997