WSP00420

• File Number: 8441.600.20
• Description: CBT Title Transfer to NCWCD
• State: CO
• Basin: South Platte
• Date: 10/1/2000
• Author: USDOI/BOR
• Title: Draft Environmental Assessment - Title Transfer of Selected Colorado-Big Thompson Project Water Facilitiies to the Northern Colorado Water Conservancy District
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Publication

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ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT
TITLE TRANSFER OF SELEClED COLORADO-BIG THOMPSON PROJECT WATER
F ACIUTIES TO THE NORlllERN COLORADO WATER CONSERVANCY DISTRICT

Pursuant to Supplement No.2, the responsibility for operation and maintenance of

these facilities, among others, was transferred to the District on January I, 1957. Since

that time, the District has perfonned all operation and maintenance on these facilities at

its own expense. The District is required under Supplement No.2 to operate and

maintain these facilities in confonnance with standards acceptable to Reclamation.

Reclamation itself also has the right to make any necessary repairs or replacements to

these facilities if the District fails to do so, at the District's expense. Finally, if the

District defaults in any of its obligations under the Repayment Contract, Reclamation

may force the District to retransfer responsibility for operation and maintenance of these

facilities back to Reclamation. Figure I shows the location of the facilities proposed for

transfer. Appendix D shows representative photographs of the facilities.

The United States or the District owns fee title on some parcels of real property

underlying these facilities. Other parcels are owned by third parties and Reclamation or

the District own an easement to operate, maintain, repair, and replace the canals.

Reclamation and the District jointly issue and administer crossing licenses and other

fonns of pennission to utilize the lands on which the facilities are located.

Dixon Feeder Canal

The Dixon Feeder Canal is located about 3 miles west of Fort Collins and extends

between Soldier Canyon Dam and Dixon Canyon. The canal consists of about 2.7 miles

of unlined canal with a 3-foot base and 3-foot depth. The canal has 1.5:1 side slopes and

concrete structures including a bifurcation structure, wasteway structure, Parshall flumes,

culverts, siphons, and gauging stations. The area covered by the easement associated

with the canal is 23.57 acres with a typical width of70 feet. The purpose of the canal is

to supply replacement water to property owners below Dixon Dam who lost their source

of supply when Dixon Dam was constructed,

Charles Hansen Supply Canal
The Charles Hansen Canal leads from the outlet works at Horsetooth Dam and

extends north to the Cache la Poudre River. The canal is 5.3 miles long and has a design

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