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<br />C. <br /> <br />Private investors eventually found it was not financially feasible to serve the <br />higher elevation lands, and in 1912, the Bureau of Reclamation initiated the <br />Grand Valley Project Facilities to serve the north side of the river were <br />completed in 1917. In February of 1922, the OMID, the Grand Valley <br />Water Users' Association, and the United States (Bureau of Reclamation) <br />entered into a contract adding the District as a division of the Grand Valley <br />Project The agreement provided for construction and reconstruction of the <br />irrigation and drainage works of the OMID, <br /> <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br /> <br />Facilities constructed as part of the 1922 improvement program included a <br />siphon under the Colorado River to the Power Canal. This canal was <br />reconstructed and placed along the line of the formerly constructed private <br />canal; the upper portion of the privately constructed canal was abandoned. <br />Additional work accomplished under the 1922 agreement was the <br />replacement of the original pumping units with four direct connected, water <br />powered, turbine driven pumping units, installation of the present discharge <br />pipes, construction of a new spillway from the forebay, and construction of <br />new tailrace structure, Both Orchard Mesa canal No. 1 (low lift) and the <br />Orchard Mesa canal No, 2 (high lift) irrigation canals were replaced. By <br />1926, all major construction had been completed. <br /> <br />To date, three Rehabilitation and Betterment contracts have been executed <br />by OMID with the Bureau of Reclamation for improvements of the OMID <br />system. The first was in 1955 and included installation of siphons and <br />improvements to the Power Canal system and pumping plant The second <br />was in 1957, and included improvements to the diversion structure, and the <br />third was in 1961, and included realignment and lining of selected portions <br />of Canals 1 and 2. The Mutual Mesa Ditch was upgraded at that time. <br /> <br />ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT OF OMID <br /> <br />1. Organization of District <br /> <br />The Orchard Mesa Irrigation District (OMID) is the sponsoring entity for the <br />MML project The OMID was organized in January of 1904 under the <br />Colorado Irrigation District Law of 1903, The District is currently governed <br />by the Irrigation District Law of 1921 (CRS 37-42-101 thru 141) and Article <br />43, Irrigation Districts of 1905, 1921 and Irrigation District Salinity Control <br />Act (CRS 37-43-101 thru 211). OMID was formed for the purpose of <br />diverting, carrying and delivering irrigation water within the District <br />boundaries, <br /> <br />II-4 <br />