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<br />3495 <br /> <br />March 1993 <br />DRAFT <br /> <br />status ReDort from the Colorado Water Conservation Board <br />Ft. Lyon Canal Company Transfer <br />Alternative study <br />Authorized by SB92-87 <br /> <br />The following status report has been prepared by the Colorado <br />Water conservation Board (Board) and is being submitted to the <br />General Assembly to advise that body of progress on the study <br />authorized by section 11 of SB92-87. <br /> <br />Summarv: <br /> <br />The Board's study of Ft. Lyon Canal Co. water transfer <br />alternatives is approximately 50% complete as of March 1, 1993, <br />The study is being conducted by a multi-disciplinary team assembled <br />by the prime contractor, Gronning Engineering Co. (GEC) of Denver, <br />Co. <br /> <br />Significant local input has been obtained in formulating the <br />study and more will be sought as options are evaluated. The study <br />will address transfer issues from the various perspectives of Ft. <br />Lyon shareholders, other water rights owners, and the residents of <br />the Arkansas Valley who could be impacted by such a transfer. <br />The study is being coordinated with, and will make use of <br />information from, several other study projects in the region, <br />including those conducted by the Colorado Division of wildlife, <br />Boyle Engineering~r the Kansas v.Colorado litigation, Task Force <br />II, and the U.S, Geological Survey. <br /> <br />Phase I, planned for completion by mid-April, will evaluate <br />the feasibility and applicability of numerous innovative <br />alternatives to the traditional method of transfering agricultural <br />water. Phase II, to be completed by October 1, 1993, will develop <br />a plan for implementing one or more of those alternatives, for use <br />by the Ft. Lyon Canal Co. and/or its shareholders at the <br />