PROJ00187

• Contract/PO #: C153385
• Contractor Name: North Poudre Irrigation Company
• Contract Type: Loan
• Water District: 3
• County: Larimer
• Bill Number: SB 82-87
• Loan Projects - Doc Type: Feasibility Study

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any extraordinary length and it is approximately
4 miles from the river to the reservoir.

(4) Monthly diversion requirements are not developed
by combining (2) and (3) but are based on when
North Poudre's decrees would be in order to fill.
Water is also available out of priority when
water may be stored under different exchange
agreements or decrees. Water is also frequently
diverted through Fossil Creek Reservoir by the
water commissioner for use in efficiently managing
the river. '

(S) Projected water requirements are for irrigation
water to be stored in Fossil Creek Reservoir and
if the reservoir is repaired would be at least
11,SOO, and as much as 13,S97 acre feet
per year during the pay-out period. In good
water years more storage would be available
because of the refill decree for Fossil Creek.

Surface water supply.

(1) This project is the proposed rehabilitation of the
existing Fossil Creek Reservoir. Present storage
capacity is approximately 11,S08 acre feet and it
is being operated with a hold order which limits
the storage to about 7,70S acre feet, although
larger amount have been held for a short time.
Rehabilitation might increase storage to as much
as 13,S97 acre feet.

See Appendix "A" for information furnished by the
Water Commissioner for the last ten years. The
records available do not always have complete
information on storage and releases. Information
readily available shows figures only at the end of
a month. It does not show interim changes. Water
Commissioner confirms that Fossil Creek regularly
fills under its decrees. See letter from John W.
Neutze in appendix "A".

(2) Grant money is not being requested for fish and
wild life purposes nor for recreational benefits.

(3) This paragraph does not seem applicable.

Ground-water supply-not apelicable.

Water rights.

(1)

The principal water rights for Fossil Creek Reservoir
are its storage decrees which are as follows:

Priority Number 46 at a depth of 34 feet above the

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