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I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I Feasibility Report for Dam Safety Modifications to DeWeese Dam April 22, 1997 5 2. DEWEESE-DYE DITCH AND RESERVOIR COMPANY 2.1 DESCRIPTION OF THE RESERVOIR COMPANY The DeWeese-Dye Ditch and Reservoir Company was founded by Dall DeWeese and C,R.C. Dye in the late 1800's, Dall DeWeese began obtaining water rights for the Company in 1866, He accumulated 19 decrees for direct flow rights totaling 31.85 cfs, This total remains the Company's adjudicated direct flow water rights to this day, It was not until 1895 that DeWeese and Dye began construction of the DeWeese-Dye Ditch, Their main goal was to develop agricultural land, To that end, they purchased 1000 acres in Fremont County, Colorado and named the area Lincoln Park. They subdivided 500 acres for sale as small farm plots and kept 500 acres to develop a nursery that would be part of Mr. DeWeese's Rocky Mountain Nurseries, In 1903, DeWeese Dam was constructed in Custer County, Colorado near the town of Westcliff, The reservoir impounded by the dam continues to be used by the Company for storage of irrigation water for farming in Lincoln Park. Presently, the Company operates as a not-for-profit corporation under Colorado state law. The Company's Articles of Incorporation and By-Laws are included in Appendices A and B, respectively, The Company currently has 7250 shares issued to 747 shareholders for the irrigation of 1100 acres of land, The ditch provides about 7 shares of water per irrigated acre. The Company can deliver 24-26 cfs of water in most years, and has pumped water from South Canon ditch in dry years, The reservoir, located about 25 miles upstream from the main diversion on Grape Creek, stores winter water for later use through the DeWeese-Dye Ditch system during the irrigation season, The DeWeese Dye Ditch and Reservoir Company continues to have a significant role in the local economy of Canon City and Fremont County by providing a reliable supply of water to shareholders. 2.2 PHYSICAL ASSETS AiVIJ DESCRIPTION OF SERVICE AREA Phvsical Assets Table I shows a comprehensive breakdown ofthe Company's physical assets, which include: DeWeese Dam and Reservoir: DeWeese Dam is a concrete gravity structure which impounds a normal pool reservoir volume of 4020 af, The reservoir, though primarily used for the Company's irrigation storage, is also used as a recreational area under management of the Colorado Division of Wildlife. %OO6\REPORTSIFEAS\TEXT.NEW 9! GEl Consultants, [nc,