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<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 />delivered (including estimated shrinkage) by the Handy Ditch Company is 25,400 <br />acre-feet, or just under two acre-feet per acre. Two acre-feet per acre is <br />less than the amount considered normal for irrigation of the crops noted <br />above. However, Chapter III of this report described the soils in the <br />irrigation area, noting that those occurring most frequently are Nunn clay <br />loam, Wiley silt loam, Wiley Colby complex, Fort Collins loam, and Weld loam. <br />All of these soils except the Fort Collins loam are described by the Soil <br />Conservation Service in the Soil Surveys of Larimer and Weld County as having <br />slow intake and a slow percolation rate. Thus, the soils types further <br />support the water application rate shown in the delivery records and confirmed <br />by Handy Ditch officials of two acre-feet per acre. <br /> <br />B. Water SUDDlv <br />1) Diversion Records <br />Welch Reservoir fills through the Handy Ditch from the Big Thompson <br />River as shown on Figure 1. No.1 outlet works releases water from Welch <br />Reservoir into the Welch Lateral. Outlet No.2 and Outlet No.3 release water <br />from Welch Reservoir to the Handy Ditch. Releases from all three outlets are <br />included in the diversion records shown in the Handy Ditch Company Annual <br />Reports. Releases from Welch Reservoir average approximately 5,000 acre-feet <br />per year. No.1 outlet allows release of approximately 1800 acre-feet of <br />water in the reservoir which are not accessible from either of the other two <br />outlet works. <br />2) Annual Storaqe for Recreation. Fish and Wildlife Benefits <br />Recreation rights at Welch Reservoir are leased to a local club. An <br />adequate pool has historically been maintained to support the fish stocked by <br />the club. <br /> <br />19 <br />