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• Contract/PO #: C153697
• Contractor Name: Norwood, Town of and Norwood Water Commission
• Contract Type: Loan
• Water District: 60
• County: San Miguel
• Bill Number: FSL
• Loan Projects - Doc Type: Feasibility Study

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is governed by a board co~sisting of 3
representatives appointed by the Town of Norwood and
3 appointed by the San Mi~uel Water conservancy
District. A copy of the ~greement which defines the
future operations of the ~ew entity is provided in
the Appendix. !

ORGANIZATIONS INVOLVED WITH IRRIGATION.

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Several organizations exist which have involvement with
irrigation water in the service area. They may be
important sources for obtaining additional domestic
water supplies, and are there~ore briefly described
below. .

1. San Miguel Water conserva~cy District (SHWCD).

Originally formed in 1957,i SMWCD was established to
acquire conditional water 'rights and to act as the
contracting and administrative agency for operation
of the San Miguel Project; SMWCD owns conditional
water rights obtained in ~946 and 1965. The SMWCD
has a nine member Board o~ Directors which includes
representatives from eachjof the major irrigation
ditch companies in the service area. SMWCD has
sponsored a major study rdgarding water rights and
irrigation needs, but to ~ate, SMWCD is without
facilities.

2. Farmers' Water Development company.

"Farmers' Water" is a non-jprofit corporation which
owns and operates the existing Gurley Ditch and
Reservoir system located ~outh of and uphill from
Norwood. Farmers' Water ~iverts water from the
tributaries of Beaver Cre~k and transports water
through Gurley Ditch (whidh is sometimes referred to
as the Naturita Canal) to Gurley Reservoir. The
majority of the service a~ea receives irrigation
water from Farmers' Water.; The company is managed
by a board having six dir~ctors.
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3. Lone Cone Ditch , Reservo~r company.

"Lone Cone" is also a non""profit corporation which
owns and operates the existing Lone Cone Reservoir
and Ditch System located south of and uphill from
Norwood. Lone Cone Reservoir serves the Norwood
area. The company is man~ged by a board having
three officers and directqrs.
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Lilylands Canal and Reservoir company.
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"Lily lands" is a mutual ditch company managed by two