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<br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />e <br /> <br />At this time, 1he Dislrict has c!eclarlld 1he canal area inoperable. The reseJVOir is at <br />15% of capacity. WIIh the canal in it's ~ condition, there is no way to get water to <br />the reservoir 'T".1m1g this an emergency sfuwion. The sole purpose of this reseIVOir is for <br />irrigation water. There will be no irrigation water for the va&y's 7800 irri8able acres next <br />season without this canal to fill the reseIVOir. Area irrigators an: already hurting from the <br />extremely dry condiIi.ons 1his season. l'he Town of Mancos, Mancos Rural Water <br />Compat\y and Mesa Verde National Pad are an receiving M&I water from the reservoir. <br />(Note -the Town of Mancos does haw a water right out of the river.) WIIh the reservoir <br />at its present elevation, the Rural Water Company and Mesa Verde may not be able to <br />receive their water next year. <br /> <br />The time ftame for the repair is a smaD. one - app1,..;...lltp.\y 6 weeb. If we an: <br />lucky, this would put comp1elion at the cmd of NCM:IDber. That is if we can get our <br />product ordered by October 19th. Tmu: is of the essence. We haw already started <br />engineering of the repair (October 11th) and willlllart the dirt work next 'Week. WIIh the <br />time frame, right-of-way's, availability of materials, and possible weather problems, we <br />haw chosen a pipe system to span the stilL; area. This is the II108t feasible so1uIion for the <br />canal problem. <br /> <br />e The Dis1rict is not currcnt1y in a pl)sition fin....ci..ny to make this repair. We need <br />~~aiotance in 1he fann of a loan or gram to fund the repair. It is ...mmlrtM at $125,000.00 <br />due in part to the short lime ftame that we an: wodcing wiIh. The Bureau of R/"'lltft'laDon <br />has manned us that there is no federal mcmey avaiIab1e to help us m-."", 1his repair. We <br />plan to do as much of the work ourselws as possible but we will still need to rent <br />equipment, hire 1aborem and "'1ginP.el'S and pan:hase 1he pipe. <br /> <br />We ..ppR:GWe any assistance YOll can give us and your support. Money for <br />repayment of a loan will be conectcd 1hrough 1he districts water users fees. <br /> <br />If yon haw any questions, yon IIIll}' contact our superintendent, Gaty Kennedy any <br />time at (970) 533-7325. <br /> <br />Sincerely yours, <br /> <br />~L~~'- <br />Gaty Kennedy, ~dcnt for the Board of Directors of <br />1he Mancos Water Conservancy District <br /> <br />e <br />