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I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I part, by the CWCB upon a finding of technical and financial feasibility. Irrigation water rights in the study area have been established since the late 1800's. The various groups which constructed ditches and storage reservoirs have evolved into the three major companies that now exist in the area. These are The Farmers' Water Development Company (which operates the Gurley system), The Lone Cone Ditch & Reservoir Company, and the Ulylands Canal and Reservoir Company. Distribution ditches of these organizations deliver an average of approximately 28,000 acre-feet (at) per year to a total service area of about 14,000 acres; however, a significant portion of this water is delivered during the early part of the irrigation season due to inadequate storage capacity in the reservoirs. In addition, the privately owned J & M Hughes Ditch brings an average of approximately 1,000 acre-feet per year from Fall Creek and Saltado Creek to high elevation irrigated pastureland on Beaver Mesa. This ditch is of interest to the project because of the potential for additional diversions from Fall Creek to the project service area, Table 11-1 presents a summary of the ditch company organizations and facilities involved in the study. TABLE 11-1 DITCH COMPANY ORGANIZATIONS AND FACILITIES Number of Service Share- Comoanv Area Tvoe holders Facilities The Farmers' Water Norwood- Non-Profit 141 Intake ditch-15 mi., Development Redvale Corporation Gurley Reservoir- Company (Wrights 10,040 af, Mesa) dist. ditches-15 mi. The Lone Cone Norwood Non-Profit 37 Intake ditch-ll.3 mi., Ditch & Reservoir Corporation Lone Cone Reservoir- Company 1,800af, dist. ditches-5,5 mi. Ulylands Canal and East Ulylands Mutual Ditch 6 Intake canal-l.6 mi., Reservoir Company and Dry Creek Company Ulylands Reservoir- Basin 500af dist. canal-18 mi. Lateral canals-16 mi. J & M Hughes Ditch Beaver Mesa Privately 1 Intake and distri- Owned bution ditches-20 mi. 13