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<br />-. <br /> <br />STATE cI COLORADO <br />~ <br />~ <br /> <br />Colorado Water Conservation Board <br />Department of Natural Resources <br />721 Centennial Building <br />1 31 3 Sherman Street <br />Denver, Colorado 80203 <br />Phone, 13031866-3441 <br />FA)(, 13031866-4474 <br /> <br />Roy Romer <br />GoverrlOl <br /> <br />MEMORANDUM <br /> <br />JtlmesS. LochheacJ <br />Executive Director, DNR <br />Oaries C. Lile, PE. <br />Director, eWeB <br /> <br />UPDATED December 13,1996 <br /> <br />TO: Colorado Water Conservation Board Members <br /> <br />FROM: John Van Sciver <br /> <br />DATE: November 12, 1996 <br /> <br />SUBJEeT: Agenda Item 12h., November 25-26, 1996, Board Meeting-- <br />The Excelsior Irrigating eompany <br /> <br />1) Approval of a Small Project loan in amount of $100,000 to complete <br />Phase I of the rehabilitation of the Excelsior Ditch. <br /> <br />2) Approval of a eonstruction Fund Authorization in amount of $230,000 to <br />complete Phase II of the rehabilitation of the Excelsior Ditch. <br /> <br />BACKGROUND <br /> <br />The Excelsior Irrigating Company (located in Pueblo County), has applied for a Small Project <br />Loan to complete Phase I rehabilitation work on the ditch in spring 1997. The eompany has <br />also applied for a Construction Fund Authorization to complete Phase II rehabilitation of the <br />ditch by spring 1998. They are requesting a $100K Small Project loan, and a $230K <br />Authorization from the eonstruction Fund. <br /> <br />The Excelsior Ditch fell into disrepair under previous ownership. The diversion washed out, <br />the ditch was allowed to fill with silt, and a portion of the ditch was farmed over. Wells were <br />used as an alternate source of irrigation water within the historic service area. <br /> <br />Under new rules adopted on the Arkansas River, the consumptive use of all non-exempt wells <br />must be fully augmented. For this reason, the Company has undertaken a project to rehabilitate <br />the Excelsior Ditch, and to add groundwater recharge facilities. <br /> <br />Small Project Loan: Phase I of the rehabilitation consists of work necessary to place the ditch <br />back in normal operation. The Excelsior Irrigating eompany has already expended $253K to <br />excavate the ditch, install culverts, and complete preliminary work on the river diversion <br />structure. Remaining work consists of building a diversion dam on the Arkansas River, and <br />installing a gaging station on the ditch at 36th Lane, at an estimated cost of $136K. The $IOOK <br />