C153770 Feasibility Study

• Contract/PO #: C153770
• Contractor Name: Summit Reservoir and Irrigation Company
• Contract Type: Loan
• Water District: 32
• County: Montezuma
• Bill Number: SB 97-008
• Loan Projects - Doc Type: Feasibility Study

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Feasibility of the Repair
of the
Summit Reservoir and Irrigation Company
Collection, Storage, and Delivery Facilities
Proiect Sponsor
The Summit Reservoir and Irrigation Company (Summit) was incorporated under the laws of the
State of Colorado as a not-for-profit company in 1907. Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws aze
included in Appendix A. There aze 400 shazes of stock owned by 146 shateholders in the
Summit system, water is distributed by the number of shazes and there is a yearly assessment per
shaze. The assessment is the only source of funds to pay operation, maintenance and replacement
costs as well as debt service on loans.
The Summit water system consists of:
• The 16 mile Turkey Creek Ditch which diverts water from Lost Canyon and its tributaries
which was initially constructed in 1890.
• The 4 mile Lost Canyon Ditch which also diverts water from Lost Canyon and its
tributaries but further downstream than Turkey Creek, was constructed in 1913.
• Summit Reservoir was initially constructed in 1907, then enlarged to the present capacity
of 4,800 acre-feet in 1938.
• Puett Reservoir was initially constructed in 1905, then enlazged to 2,300 acre-feet in 1960.
• Joe Moore Reservoir also was initially constructed in 1907, which has a capacity of 460
acre-feet.
• About 11.1 miles of distribution ditches - Summit, South Main, and Camp Ditches.
Proiect Service Area
The service azea of Summit is located in Montezuma County between the Towns of Dolores and
Mancos along Colorado State Highway 184. Summit provides water to about 4,000 acres of
fannland raising primarily hay and pasture but also pinto beans and wheat. A Project Map is
included at the end of the narrative on page 11.
Need for the Proiect
' Summit is undertaking this project to continue to provide irrigation water to its shareholders to
irrigate their crops. Due to the age of the facilities and the rough tenain, maintenance is a
, constant problem. A seven year program to upgrade the critical components of the water system
is requested with this application.
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