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I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I The NRCS letter approving the project, and the NRCS Assistance Notes on design, are included in Appendix B. Water Rights The Hawkeye Lateral Ditch is a carrier ditch that receives water from the Grand Valley Canal (Grand Valley Irrigation Company or GVIC). The GVIC owns all the water rights, and individual owners of GVIC stock receive water through the system. One share of GVIC stock relates to 0.4 miners inch or about 4.7 gpm. (One Colorado miner's inch equals 11.69 gpm.) Stock ownership in the GVIC is considered a personal property right, not tied to the land. The Articles of Incorporation of the HLDC specify that one share of stock be issued for each inch of water to be carried in the Hawkeye Lateral. There are currently 440 shares of stock in the HLDC, relating to a required capacity of approximately 11.46 cfs. In 1996 the Hawkeye Lateral Ditch Company diverted at a rate of 7.68 cfs, which is the current carrying capacity of the concrete ditch system. Water users on the Hawkeye system pay assessments to the GVIC at the rate of $139.90 for the first GVIC share, and $6.94 per share for each GVIC share after that. Those same water users also pay assessments to the HLDC for running water from the Hawkeye head gate to their property. The rate required to cover all costs (debt service, operation and maintenance) will be $41.58 per HLDC share for the first share, and $16.64 per share for each HLDC share after that. Cost Estimate The estimated total project cost for the selected project is $392,895. The Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) will provide project planning and engineering design. Item Estimated Cost 1. Planning and Design Costs by NRCS 2. Construction Cost with Contingency $ 0 $392.895 $392,895 Total Cost The NRCS cost estimate is included in Appendix B. Feasibility Study Rehabilitation of the Hawkeye Lateral Ditch December 1997 6