PROJ00150

• Contract/PO #: C150116
• Contractor Name: B.F. & M.E. Porter, LLLP
• Contract Type: Loan
• Water District: 45
• County: Garfield
• Bill Number: SPL
• Loan Projects - Doc Type: Feasibility Study

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i\"ame of Source Approprhttion Adjudic:ltion Decreed
Structure Datc Date Flow (cfs)
Roderick Garfield 5/111938 7/23/19~1 12.63.
Ditch Creek
West Three Three I\lile 7/2~/1953 6/20/1958 7.80
}"file Ditch Creek
West Three Three Mile 9/2011955 6/2011958 6.60
~file Ditch Creek

.. Ownership of the Roderick Ditch walef right is split b~ Bdl and Bmon Poner and four other panies.

A summary of diversion records from the Colorado State Engineer's Otlice for the three ditches
is shO\\11 in Table 2:

Table 2. Colorado State Engineer's Office Ditch Dinrsion Ih'cord Summaf")'

Name of Average ~Iaximum Ycar of A,,'f. Number \V~lter Ycars
Dinrsion Diversion Maximum Flow of Years
Structure (acre-ft) (acre-ft) Dinrsion (cfs) of Record (From - To)
Sykes and 650 1255 1998 ~.26 25 1975 - 2000
Alvord Ditch
Roderick 429 927 1978 3.73 25 1975 - 2000
Ditch
West Three 3~0 5~7 1985 4.39 ~ 1983 - 1986
Mile Ditch

Bill and Barton Porter also own two storage rights for the Barton Porter reservoir. The first
storage right. appropriated on September 10, 1955 is for 206 acre-feet and is absolute. The
second storage right. appropriated on October 19, 1971 is for 1,000 acre-feet and is conditional
upon the beneficial use of the water stored. Records of the Colorado State Engineer's Oftice,
shO\vn in Appendix AS. are limited between water years 1987 and 1996, but indicate annual
diversions prior to expansion of the reseryoir are between I 16 and 186 acre-feet.

A summary of water rights. Colorado State Engineer Diversion records. and water rights rulings
are found in Appendix A.

Project Description and Alternatins

The Barton Porter Reservoir expansion project has two primary purposes. The tirst is to provide
a means for Bill and Barton Porter to increase their ability to provide irrigation ,vater for Porter
S&C. thereby increasing crop production and enhancing the profitability of the ranching
operation. The second purpose is to maintain the land-use of the area surrounding Barton Porter
Reser..-oir for ranching and agricultural use. The Porters do not want their land to be developed
as a subdi,'ision.

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