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I I I I I I I I I I I .1 I I I I I I I CHAPTER 2 THE DISTRICT 2.1 Organization: The West Divide Water Conservancy District (District) was created by decree of the District Court of Garfield C~unty, Colorado, in 1964, pursuant to the Water Conservancy District Act, Title 37, Article 45, CRS 1973, as amended. The District is a political subdivision of the State of Colorado and is empowered to acquire water, acquire rights-of-way for water works, contract with the United States or otherwise to provide for water facilities, assume indebtedness, operate and maintain physical works to distribute water supplied, and levy charges on services provided. The governing body of the District is Board of Directors consisting of 5 members appointed by the Garfield County District Court Judge. The District was formed to provide irrigation and domestic water to the lands within the boundaries of the District. More specifically, the District was intended to be the contracting entity for construction of the West Divide Proj ect by the U. S. Bureau of Reclamation. This Proj ect was authorized for construction as part of the Colorado River Basin Project. Since this Project has been indefinitely delayed for various reasons, the District is proposing to develop small water storage facilities which can be financed through local and state sources. Alsbury Reservoir represents the first and most financially attractive of these facilities. Construction of small local storage reservoirs will in no way negate the need for or reduce the benefits of the original West Divide Project. They provide small interim features which can ultimately be incorporated into the total Project. 2.2 Financial Status: Current Financial Statements for the District are presented in Appendix A. 2.3 Physical Assets: Physical assets of the District are currently limited to office equipment required to carry out District business, and to the ownership of conditional water rights for this and other projects. -3-