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Mrrbert Owens
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The Honorable Board of DirectOrs, Montezuma Valley Irrigation District. Dear Sirs;
I submit herewith an approximate estimate of the cost of con— struction of the proposed waste water gathering ditch,running from West Alkali Draw to Totton Lake, a total distance of 17 miles,This estimate is based on an actual survey of 12 miles of the line.
In the course of this investigation it became evident that the condition of the Hermano ditch,from Hartman Draw west to the Arick aree lateral should be ascertained in order to determine whether or not this could be made a part of the gathering system at a reasonal able cost.As it will be impossible to get the full benefit of the Narraguinep storage without the Hermano is brought to grade as shown by the accompanying profile,I would suggest that for the pre sent,Section I be abandoned and that the funds thereby released be used in making the Hermano a going concern. This arrangement would cut approximately 2000 acres off of the drainage area considered in the following paragraphs,but I believe we are justified in this as the Hermano in an indispensible part of the entire irrigation system,and the proposed gathering ditch in at best,a makeshift forced on us by the circumstance that the Groundhog and Narraguin— ep storage is not yet developed.
To return to a consideration of the proposed ditchlthis is de— signed on the assumption that the irrigated lands tributary to it at the present time will develops 25 second feet of water in the entire length of the ditch,but in the heighth of banks provided there is a safety factor that will take care od all additional watt resulting from the irrigation of the remaining District lands in
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An inspection of the District map shows that the drainage of approximately 5000 acres would be caught by this ditch.If we assume a use of 2 acre feet per acre and that 20% of the water furnish— ed will be wasted,then it should be possible to deliver at Totten Lake a total of 2000 acre feet which should be stored there and use as needed on lands lying below the Rocky Ford Lateral.Checking the estimated cost of construction against the amount of water con served ,it appears that this water would cost about V0.00 per acre foot t and I find that this figure is not materially changed if we decide to build only the secticn east from Hartman Draw.
In conclusion,I will say that altho Section 2 would prove a decided asset to the system pending the development of the main rez ervoirs,it is my opinion that very little benefit could be derived from its constuction at present and therefore it should be held in abeyance until the end of the irrigation season as at that time lab will be more easily secured and the winter storms f ollowing will have the effect of puddling and packing the banks and rutting the ditch in good shape foruse next year.
Respectfully yours,
APPROXIMATE ESTIMATT1 Or COST OF THE PROPOSED TOTTON LAKE WASTE WATER GATHERING DITCH.
SECTION No.I ALKALI DRAW to HARTMAN DRAW.LEngth 7 MILES. 4 woot Diech,2 to I Slopes. To carry I5Gubic Feet per Second. Earth Excavation 12,000 cyds.0 25# $3000.
Rock " * 1,080 (4 85(Ae 918. Clearing R.Of W. 12 acres @ 45.00 60. Purchase of R.of W. 9 " @ $75.0('
Structure on West Alkali 1000.
" * * Alkali 1250
Bridges and Culverts 1500
$8653.00
SECTION No.2.Hartman Draw to Totton's Lake.Length IO miles.
6 Foot Ditch I t 2 to I slopes,to carry 25 CUbic Peet per Second.
Earth Excavation 20,500 cyds.@ 25 $5125.$5125. Rock * " 1,400 " () 850 1190 Clearing 18 acres @ $5.00
90. Purchase of R.of W. 12 " 110 $75.00 900.
Structure at Hartman Draw 1250.
Bridges and Culverts 1000.
9555.00
$18208.00 Add 89 for Engineering and Contingencies 1456.64
TOTAL ESTIMATE
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-4 , (Qortez, Colorado, September 10th, 1922
The Board of Directors,
7lontezuma Valley Irri ation jompany, Corte, Colorado.
Gentlemen;
submit for your consideration a proress report on the survey of the Damon _.eTervoir and certain recommendations as to wo-'- t 'arras7uinney
Ts on ;3.eservoir.
ructically all ihe field :orL on this survey h?...1 Loon com,-)leted. the preliminary dra Tin- of the Minc- map has Loon started. 11- orP r mf-.)in; much ork of a detailed and lonfrthy nature before the capacity can be computed. I. roucrh estimate of the
storafre would -lace the firrure in the neiqhborhood'of 60,000 acre-ft.
Your mar of the system shows that 32,000 acres of land now vithih the boundaries of the system could be watered from this reservoir. There are about 5,000 acres of state land that could bc covered in addition to the above amount. The combined storar-e of Narrao.uinrep and Dawson reservoirs should assure
an ample -later supply for all the lands under the 7ermano lateral_ or under ditche supplied from this lateral and it's proposed extension to the west. Poivever the Ground Hoo. reservoir should be utilized as this is the only means of takincr care of the hi -her part of the system above the Hermano lateral.
Upon lookincr over the records at the Office of the County Clerk two preliminary Min.°. maps of this site were found. The first was accerted for Filincr by the State '.2]..nrrineer on September 19, 1908 an claims an area
or l00
acres and a capacity of100,390 acre -ft. The second was accepted for filinfr by the State inc,inear on Aumist 19th, 1910 an claims a capacity of about 52,600 acre-ft. A complete rilin- for eitcr of these
f .,..-\ claims was never recorded ,
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Proo-ress Rerort
It is rep'arded as most desirable to comply fully with all the rules and regulations regarding filings in the present cace. It is also desired to complete the filing within the sixty days allowed and date the commencemnet of web9-k as the first day the survey was started. The map should be filed by the first week of October to meet all these reeuirements. It Is therefore ree-mommended that your Board authorize the filing at the present time rithout waiting for your next regular meeting.
It i also subtitted for the consideration of your Board that the 'filing then be kept alive by doing a little work at the dam site such as digolng a feeT test pits and strippine. the hillside at convenient points. This work will enable a t rtative design and estimates to be made of the rroject which are not at all within tli(,) scope of the present survey.
7arrarruinner Dam.
Before dealing with the repairs now under way or those further recommended here it will be well to review the causes of the slip. T_here are four main factors. First-the nature
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of the material which is aheavy decomposed shale, very admirable from the standroint of being water tight but a heavy so7-7 clay-like material that leaves much to be desired from the stand-roint of stability and drainage al-ter being wet. Second- due to the fact that the funds available for the rehabilitation
of dam last year were limit.d the entire face was nor riprapped. The uirper portion only was protected. Third- the jarring from heavy vehicles crossing the top of the Cam. Fourth- that water was unavoidably held at a point below the riprarned slope this yea_x This canued some erosion of the -rill and produced an add itional
tendency to slip. All these causes combined to cause a portion of the fill rlaced last fall to slip. The damage is not regarded as very serious nor is the amount of material needed to effect the
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larp.e.The repairs consist of placincr a heavy layer of riprap on the lower portion of the slope and the raisin 'T of the fill to the former help-ht. The placing of this riprap is now -rell under way.
The outlet tunnel need - attention at once. There is a layer of shale between sandstone lethres that has been eroded badly by the escarinm waters. This has resulted in the the andermininr- and s]ir of som of the sandstone into the outlet end or tho tunnel. It is recommended that the floor of the
outlet of the tun1 be lowered so to drain better and the sidep be then lined concrete to a roint above the exposed stratrni of shale. The dama(r! done to the present time is but nominal but a further occurrance n' arer the plites should be rrevented.
The inlet end of the tunnel should be entirely lined at some time in the near future. The Tate well should be made watr tiRht by lining with concrete or else the seams with Gunite provided the machinery for the latter operation can be leased at a fair price.
The re7girs enumerated above will enable the use of this valuable storarre arrain next year. The condition of the down stream slope hould be carefully watched and the test holes drilled therein last sprinc, observed closely. The present
conditioh confirms most stronrrly the opinion advanced last year that at some future time the dowr, stream rortion of the dam may require reinforcinf,- with a heavy rock fill. In conclusion it is believ work done thirI fall will not ar'd much more tb the total cost of the (am than if it had been done last year.
respectfully 3ubmitted.
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D-urango, L,olorado, ept. 12, 1)21.
The Board of Directors,
nontezuma valley Irrigation L,ompany, uortez, o1orado.
,sentlemen;
Pursuant to your instruction 5 accompanied by auper-intendent I. L. Glenn have made ,n inspection of the m,jor
portion of the Liontezuma valley Irrigation system paying particular attention to the condition of the structures thereon.
i'reliminary level lines were also run to determine the
feasibility and approximate cost of rehabilitating the dest hermano and extending the _bone rine and Hest or 1,ebanon laterals.
The concll,sionpl vaaakaa cna the recommendations made are auumitted in the following report. xhe various features of the work now under way or contemplated are discussed se l-)arately and in about their relative ialportance Or necessity.
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The raising of the west fill and of tLe main dam itself presents no unusual problems requiring comment. nowever, partic-ular care is necessary to improve the connection between the min dam and adjoining hi lside. The blinketing of the hillside for a sufficient distance and the puddle wells should prove the solution o this problem. in the pits ducr for these puddle
wells evidences of slight seepage and percolation could be discerned. This occurred between the fill itself and the abutting cliffs.
The soil against the rock being invariably more moist than the
remainder and in some instances showing characteristic . slicksides-or water marks. The fili itself is heavy impervious cl.yey
material. The danger to be apprehended in a fill of such material is not leaks but slips of the rear or downstream slope. This
fill will not drain freely and the line of saturation might in time rise high enough to cause slips.
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The obvious remedy is to place a rock fill at the toe of the rear slope whose weight will add to the stability of the earth fill preventing slips. hether or not this additional work can be ommited can not be predicted. areful tests and close
observations during the filliig of the reservoir and for some time afterward will determine whether such a fill is necesary or not. rortunately there is little drainage into the reservoir and the filling is at ll times i(nder control.
Trash racks should be placed at the tunnel inlet to protect the gates and the gates themselves put in the best order possible. 1;t the outlet end of the tunnel .ome lining is needed and a portal should be constructed.
Ihe estimated cost of the work on the dam will be about .,e7,500. This contemplates omitting the rock fill for the present at least.
uermano and aest Aermcino Laterals.
In order t) utilize the water stored in the reservoir a new heading must be constructed in .alkalai draw and about eight miles of the aest Aermano lateral cleaned and enlarged.
xrom the heading to the turnout of the Lower icrickaree lateral the aeet Acrmano has fall of 0.8 feet per 1,000. The length of this section is about 18,030. feet. This section should
have a capacity of about 150 second feet and be of the following dimensions after enlarging;
Bottom width Jlope of banks Depth of water Aei7ht of bank 16 ft. 1:1 3.0 ft. 5.0 ft.
_Lia the lower section between the present heading of the nermno and the Lower ,,rickaree turnout the fall available is but 0.4 feet per 1,000. This section is ,bout ,2,000 feet.lo,g.
water wil be diverted for the Aday and 1,ower rickaree laterals the capacity can be diminished somewhat but owing th the smaller
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slope the bottom width must be increased to twenty feet. The capacity of this stretch will then be -bout 135 second feet.
,n the comput,tions for the above capacities an incre,ase„i coeffi-cient of friction was used to compensate lor rough sides and
bottom left by stearL shovels.
,he vest _liermano was thus constructed on a light grade and moreover never operated to capacity. The result has been the bottom has silted up except for a small channel in the center and the whole length is in general covered with a dense growth of willows and sedge or tule.
Ihe cost of removing this growth by hand is considered to be prohibitive. It will be extremely difficult XI not impossible to use te,mE in rem ving the silt and muck. A have been
a'sured that a stem shovel will do the work cheaply and satisfact-orily and th_t a contract would be undertaken at a price attract-ive to the district. ,f alrontract can be let for this work it will do away with the necessity of buying an expensive piece of machinery at the present time and furnish v_luable data and experience ih determining future operations wit[i excavating machinery.
.Lt i2 estimated that about 40,000 cu. yds of material must be removed from the aest aerwano and ilermano laterals to properly enlarge the same. .1 new heading must be provided in .alkalai draw and the headings for the —,ay and 1,ower Arickaree
laterals repaired. ,he probable total cost will be vl0,000.
3ide-hill flume Liain 14o. '
xhe semicircular wooden flume built this spring functions in an admirable manner. it is entirely free from leaks and conveys the water with astOnishing smoothness and absence of friction lo ses.
xhe metal sheets forming the water way of the metallic semicircular fluming are in good shape and should have a life
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of many years. The treatment by painting with coal tar has
apparently been effective. It is recommended the remainder of the metallic fluming be treated in this manner.
.Lt is my opinion that the troubles with the metallic flumes c3n be directly traced to poor substructures. JJ1 most cases the wooden substructures are Izite deficient in rigidity if not in actual strengt . The result is excessive deflection under load pulling the flume joints apart at the bottom. In gen-eral all over the system the metal sheets are in fair shape and should last for years with proper treatment.
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to the wooden stave flumes costing so much lessth_n the metal water way their use is assuredly the proper pne in the prograr of re , lacing of the old wooden bo:: flumes. These wooden flumes can be put on trusses or trestles of the deck type resulting in further saving. he saving over the through type of truss is due to the lesser height of truss and increased facility of stiffenong the same.
lhe substructure of the upper section of the metallic flume of in needs replacement. It is estimated an
expenditure of bout y3,000 will be reluired to place this flume in first class shape. .ao further extensive repairs should be nece ,sary for some time to come.
liegulating crates and Repairs at Aeadworks.
The present 7.00den regulating gates at the tunnel inlet s should be replaced. .a tentative design for a new structure is shown herewith. Ihis contemplates reenforced concrete struct-ure with steel gates and geared screw lifts. .pour gates 4 wide by 48- high will be used across .ain io. 2 and five across the tunnel entrance. .1...e exact cost of these structures can not be determined until the exact depth of suitable foundation is known.
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This structure should be strong enough to safeguard the system in case the main diversion structure above should suffer from some unforseen accident.
The main diversion structure is badly in need of repairs and improvements. he gate leaves themselves are in fair shape and can be continued in use. ihe stems 3nd hoists ,re practicJlly useless and need replacement. .0 new set of trash bars are needed.
boom above the structure would deflect much of the larger float-ing trash now so troublesome durfloat-ing high water.
it is recommended a series of piers be built above the gate structure to serve a twofold pur ose; first to support the new trash bars; second to render it possible to install such a boom.
ilepairs to the retaining wall below the headgstes are deemed necessary. A small sLoping section of concrete bac]. wall cpuld well be added to the ogee overflow weir to facilitate the passage of large logs. .,s9 at present such logs and roots hang on the sharp upstre m corner.
The a rroximate cost of the wor:. discussed above will be about v5,500.
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it is understood the worl: for the present season will consist of finishing the concrete lining of the outlet tunnel proper and diverting the outflow through the same. .6ventually the gate well will reluire lining to above the high water mark.
io definite design can be undertaken until test pits
are sunk in to the abutments and the channel now washed out through the fill.
it is estimated v4,000 will amply cover the expenditures for the present season.
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Lone rine Lxtension.
4', present the water is delivered from the above latera,_ through a natural channel to the pie line across lkalai
canyon. 4n alternate scheme was investigated contemplating a new line
across 4laklai delivering the water at a higher elevation and commanding more land.
The resent pipe line is about 2,000. ft long the new one would be of the same sizet20inchesi and about 1750 ft. long. The new one would be under a pressure head of about 275 feet
or
almost double that of the present line. It would have an operating head of 56 feet and deliver about 32 cubic feet per second,
-much more than possible with the line now in use. profile of the new line to natural setae is included herewith.
To connect the new line with the present ditch about two and one -quarter miles of new ditch would be needed including some
rook wor -,nd the rebuilding of a flume. ,he estimated cost would be about v3,500m the estimated cost of replcing the present line or building a newA is the same,about -10,500.
lo connect the outlet of the pipe with the ditch now in use would reruire about 7,000. ft of new ditch and ten masonry
structures to provide regulation and take up the excess
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the estimated cost is about 0,000. li - proximately 300 acres now above the present ditch could be watered. 2,ventua11y by the construe
-ion of another ditch from this system under consideration about .,400 acres of Lind could be watered from the new pi.e
line.
This is :.bout 1,000. acres more than at present. about 300 acres is now unpatented out of the additional 1,000.
The yuestion i submitted to the board without recommend-ations for decision. The attitude of the land owners as to rights
of way, bringing more land under the di.ches and of the comapny's
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7-before discussing the further improvements and re lacements desirable in the system, the cost of the work outlined above must be considered. The Tuarraguinnep Dam,116st nermano lateral, id.orton flume,lleadwzrks, '_nd the G.round hog reservoir will entail an
ex - enditure of v30,000. The lone _ffine .cixtension will cost 910,000 or c18,000 more de -ending upon which plan is adopted. It is not considered feasible to omit sny of the items above.
Text srring all the structures on the system must be examined and needed repairs made before the water is turned into the canals. The quesion then is what additional replacements are possible.
Tt has been suggested that eventually all the flumes be replaced by the creosoted pipe. Lis° that a stock of this pipe be kept on hand for such replacements. 1,either of the above schemes is recommended. uhether a flume or a pipe should be
used must be considered for each individual case. If ample f,11 if available, or long high flume is re uired, or if suit,ble foundations for a flume are lacking then a pipe line would be the choice. The use of large pipe lines with small operating head or fall and the donsequent low velocity in the pipe is neither economical in cost or favorable for ease in operation. The pipe line will require some attention,must be provided with blow off outlets and needs protection from erosion-as does a flume.
One of the pi e lines can be ex-ected to have a long life as the plain wooden lines, exposed to weather,have lasted from twelve to fifteen years. The creosoted pipe,well covered,should off course last longer but how long is problematical. on the other hand it will be recalled some of the original timbers in the uorton flume are still sound enough to be used.
Tn case 5 flume should break durino: the operating season water service must be restored with the least delay possible. repairs can be effected on the exi.ting structures in les.2 time than necessary to build a pipe line.
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P•8-_besides, a sufflicient amount of pipe stock kept on hand aould mean a considerable outlay in funds tied up and not available for other uses.
.Lt is furthermore not considered sound policy to install the pipe lines by company forces. Tt is believed much better to have the lApe uompany assume the risks of installation, and turn over the structure onl_y after passing sucessful tests and being accented.
The condition of the structures on the system is such that all must eventually be replaced in the not distant future. in fact some have been patched and repatched until unrecognizable and how they manage to stand up now is a mystery.
The sounder olicy would be to make all the replacements of a permanent character,- re -lacing the worst every year and making the remainder last as long as possibie.
The dropping of the water from high level canals down through steep natural channels into low level canals i troduces more
difficulties for operation and maintenance. luaterial is Constant-ly eroded from the natural channels and later deposited in the
low ditches. sand basins and sluices near the head of the latter would obviate or at least minimize such deposits. _a tentative design for such a structure at the laermano heading at liartman is appended hereto for the consideration of the Doard of Idrectors. Lit this point it will be possible to find rook foundation for such a combined structure. t first glance the structure seems to be larger than needed. IJuring the late rainy season it was noticed that one ar -coyo caused the ditch to raise five feet
above norma height. ihe estimated increa,:e in the volume of water carried was from 130 to over 750 second feet. 1111 the main ditches should nave two feet of freebaord above water level at full supply.
seventy five foot weir, depth of overflow two feet would care for bout 67E second feet.
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To prevent the two foot rise from passing down the ditch the automa,ic raditi gate is Provided which at a two foot lift will spill over 200 second feet additional thus keeping the increased flow d,wn the ditch within narrow limits.
The cost of such structure would be considerable and it w uld not be practicable to instal the same except where a solid ledge of rock exists at reasonable depth. 6uch a condition exists at the head of the Hermano at #artman draw and on the upper none rifle abcve liarraguinnep reservoir. vinances permitting it i believed desirable to build the one at nartman before next season.
blon ttc mes:., Verde or gigh alne lateral tte cross drainage does considerable damage. One obvious remedy is the construction of ditches above the canal itself to divert all the storm water possible into the natural channels crossed by flumes. ,nother scheme regarded favorably is leaving low places in the bank d at suitable laces to allow the excess storm water to escape. These points shuld of course be carefully chosen allowing the water to cscape in a thin slowly moving sheet doing as little erodinz, as possible. At suitable intervals the flumes should be provided with gates so all the ditch could be spilled IheltAixamAA through the same in case of emergency.
The flumes along this lateral wee generally in better shape than anticipated. The weakest point has heretofore been the end
connections. uwing to the character of the soil small leaks 4:002(-4-541 suprisingly large amount of erosion. it was not thought
necessary to rerlace any more of these structures for next seJson although considerable repairs are necessary to some.
The use of the dedk type trusses ar semicircular wood stave flumes has been previously recommended. Tt might be added that all the bents should be -laced on concrete fcotings or piers extend-ing at least two feet above th ,. groung surface in all reilacements.
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rlumes Eos. 1 and 2 on the upper nocky rord are in such condition now that extensive re)lacement work is needed. The sup-porting trusses have been further weakened by te partial under-mining of the foundations and supoorting piling. As there is excess fail available here these structures could be replaced by pipe lines. such replacements would be economy in the end and should be done if finances permit.
..Anon,7 other renewals desired are the regulating ggtes at the tunnel outlet and at the head of the uorte2; lteral. The construction of the former could be deferred although now it is practically impossible to divide the water as desired. The new structure should be designed to regulate the water in the three different laterAs, East, ,est and that dropeed down the draw into the laermano. The new heading for the c'ortev, laterJ1 is badly needed.
The preliminary line run for the extension of the best or Lebanon lateral showed that the construction of this ditch would prove a costly undertaking. in the five and one quarter miles of ditch line seven flumes and one pipe line are required. ThOugh the maintenance of the Yloonlight later ,1 is very high it is not believed the construction of the later .1 in question is warrant:el -mler 77esent conditions.
The scheme of eventually '.1bandoning the lower portion of The hone Pine la'ter'll 9nd c 'in ii tne ,71ter through the iiedlanas ditch is soun:1 from all standpoints. xhe fact that at present two parallel ditches require maintenance calls for no additional comments.
in genera' the policy recommended is tlat of beginning at the headings und :roceeding do.:n the different branches of the system with the permanent replacements. l'he re,sons for doihg this are obvious.
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in the foregoing report no attempt has been made to go into A.1 the details affecting each problem but to outline in qgeneral manner the conclusions reached. Juch a detailed an4exhaustive report would become too voluminous to be interesting.
The problem of rehabilitating the system admits of no easy practical solution. It will require within the next few
years an outlay for practically the rebuilding of all the existing structures. lhe system is inherently a difficult one to operate and maintain. yearly progral- of permanent betterment!) and replace ments should be adopted. This policy, if firmly followed, will in time result in the efficient lind econoi.cal rebuilding of the system and in the end the reduction of yearly costs.
In conclusion ± widh to add that the system as a whole aopeared in better shape than when examined by me some years ago. The flumes and pipe lines recently installed are regarded as
a step in the right direction towards increasing the efficiency and ease of operation of the system.
tcespectfully Jubmitted.
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March 11-05.
To the Tater conmAers under the Montzumn Oanal ystem, and in the Montezuma Valloy Water
District:-The undersigned beg to report that )uant to 7nnr a',2pointment,we proceeded to Durano an-f. have
today been in consultation with Mr. B. N. 7renan,Rer3eivar of The Montezuma Tater & Land Company and Mr. T. 0. Henry represent-ing the ownerrihin3in acctordance with yonr instructions.
The conditiorx exiing were fully dtscussed throughout the enti.'io day and orni-clg. We found that the Receiver ancl owners were unwilling to name to us an ups-Jt price for ti existing system for reasons which.wc
aim to explain l as follows:-As to a cash figure,nc one reprocent-ing-tlie land-owners has ever prented evidence of ability to pay any considel!able or adoc-nate flash sml to 7arrant belief that terms c(731d be net. In the abs,-)nce of such a showing it is unbusinessliRe to proffer openly a price. The hatmful -effect of having a prof/arty uhawked“ is well understood in bucline circles; thfi price is discus the public imbued with ',pros and consu l and if no deal is oloscdl and should conditions change and the owners later desire to change or advance figures, they are Imndi-ca7ped by the ol3inion5 circulated. based pn the voluntary
offerxiag as aferesaid l and whic. er7re1. no effective roArDose. Tt is usual in 1111?, cafl.; and negotiations for an o7ner to rcp-quirf-) a o- r±m o finr:moirA_1 ability, or a liberal mum in af_varice for the option. No one asking for this canal option ias ever given evidence of ability to noet those usual require:aents.
As to a figure payable in District Bonds out of a :luch larger total issuet the vepresentatives of tItr2
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Mani stated such-portion only could,be ac,:!el2ted vor the folios-lug reason:- If for instance f--;o i cco.of the bonds of a total
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ins te of ,,,?5ocooc..we 711.1 sayl wtIre offered beforce system
were co:iolete,:i t fulfill to ,,ermiraments of the entire Ditict, 41,
and for any reason the balance were not sold,an(1 for this or any other reason the System were to continue as it is at present or were only Partially conolete l thon the interest on the 2OO,OOO Fny .f- her bonds issued,would under the law have to he col-lected from all the lands embraced within the Disrictoractically uniforrilly,those now supllicd th:7.terals and tore fnr from
laterals as well. The resuit would be a lare tax delinquency and failure '4,; provide for entire payment of the interest coll.oas and the principal ultimately due.
If the entire ,7:-Itam were completed so that ALL the lands are provided with water and so put on a productive basis,t3lon in such lase.the Pool 000.,bonds would be an aeeptablo security. It- ds therefore necessary, ii: hi 0”ner5 are to taXe District Bonds,that they sho1d KNOW that absolute provision is made at the tine the property is conveve.:1.,to complete the system for al:, .the lands within the District. No such evidell3„:
elr72 t3 riven.
In view of the foregoing condit:_ons, under the discussion and co,Isi.f.-2atton toc:etfr2 which then en-sued, tile following became the basis which the owners were wiling -to
that The Montezuma Tater Land & water 0c71,-any
would construct or cause to be constructed all exteneionq l bette--ments and aritions to the Present water ayatala,required to
furnish all lands within the Distictl with full and ale watcr12-)ly at the rate of one cubic foot of water
per
second of tine during the irriqnting seasonlfor each Co acres, together with Reservoirs sufficient to furilir;L for each So acr7, one nillion feet of reservoir during the irrigating season,
at
a price
of 12.50 oer ac-N) °a:Table in.bonds of tme District.Also,to deliver the .said Water system to the District,in such completed forml includinc the Reservoirs accompanying the same, on or before January 1st,190C.
Also, th the spAd Oom)any would
a,3ce:pt
or before the said date,cash for the said bondsor
any part thereof,at eighty five cents on the dollar of par. The following -ororam'e 77- r1 then pro oed. that the proposition be eubr.itted to the farmers of the Districtl and u-oon rec,)ivin the signatures of 80'l) of the cmLlifiod elotors of the District ax,roving the same,the Shall proceed to survey and determine the non—irrigable lands within the District,and i iediatl tl!oreafterl the Board of Directors shall call an election to vote bonds in amount to agree with thu foregoing basis.
Upon receiving the signatures in ax)roval aforesaid., luring the ensuing thirty days, the said company Shall determine the practicabiity of furnishing the agreed Reservoir supoly,the cost thereof and of al comoleterl distributing system, & thereupon shall report their final plans and conc1u8ic.ne to the Borird,who shall pass upon and aTroreve same before calling such election.
The mild election shall be held within sixty days f-fio-e date.
It was proposed that meantime the Receiver shall operate the present water systeml upon there being promtly -Or:Lid to. him on account of water rental of 1904, such further sums as shall be necessary to bring the payment by each
water consumer up to a total of 19o.- Per -Feot;and the fmather payment to the Receiver of 445. per foot on account of water r6ntal for 1905.
When the bonds shall hve duly carried at the election aforesaid, thou upou eonlirlmtion of entering into between the District and the Company of the contract ao aforesaid t and the further payment to the Receiver of
per cubic foot on account of water rental for 19051:la-King the tota3 for 19o5 of '9o. pa f cubic fit, then each water consumer
shall receive a receipt in full for water rental for the said years of 19o/1-105,provided however that no taxes shall 5e lovi eon the existin water system for the yea:7! 190L;l and that that the
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District Bonds so voted, shall not draw intarept until the date of actual rIel -Ivery.
It was further stated that if the *()7,7nc,nt 1.Kr e.(31-1 7Tate'Y' crsumer of per forA on
of water fontal for 1905,cannot be made wit7Ain tho at na771-7 717 the foregoing clause, it ()1111 1)a arranged so that payment at a reasoably lat r riate,wouad bo xxxXnnttxxxaccerted
Ragziectfully gub:nitted,
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Durfango, Colorado. October 5t', 1922.
The Board of Directors,
Montezuma Valley Irrigation Company, Cortez, Colorado.
Gentlemen;
Parstant to your instructions to ascertain the damage, if any, being done to the lands of Mr. Bishop by the water
dropped into Leaven draw from the Lebanon lateral a survey and examination was made by Sunerintendent Glenn and myself on September 20th.
The accompaning blue print shows the conditpnc existing. Leaven draw enters the lands of Mr. Bishop near the northeast
corner of his forty acres.( S, S7' Sec 15, T. :717 R 16W.)
The course is southerly for about 600 feet then turns abruptly and runs in a westerly direction. The length of the channel
through this tract is 1851 feet. The bottom width of the channel varies from sixtr'an to forty feet the banks of the same being from four to ten fet high. On either side of the channel
roper the sides of the draw are steep, rocky and covered with
a heavy growth of brush. Except at the point of the abrupt turn
there is little or no land between the top of the channel banks
and
the sides of the rraw. Moreover e:Tept for this one smallract the whole of the draw is without value even for grazing. Examination of the channel showed no signs of any recent erosion except at the points noted on the map. Elsewhere could
Bishop. p
At the point of the turn there are three slips the
aggro-gatelangth of the three being about two hundred feet. I feel no hesitancy whatever in saying the Prime cause of these slips is the water entering the channel of Leavell draw from the
ad-lacant fields. Numerous seeps from the south have caused the
waterlog7ing and slipping of the banks here. The .aste water entering from an easterly direction is at times caught and dis-tributed by the ditch skown, watering less than half an acre of excellent grass pasture. It is t is e cilping storm or waste water that has caused the erosion and slips of the east bank of the channel at this point. No evidence was found to show that the waters from the Lebanon lateral had caused any material damage at any point.
Leavell draw carries large quantities of storm water at times,m_ny times the amount of the water dropped from the Lebanon lateral into the West Hermano. Even this flow has caused no material damage.
However, it is recommended a right of way be obtained for the portion of Leaven draw used to convey waters of The 1lantozuma Valley Irrigation Company. The description of such a right of way through the land of Mr. Bishop is attached hereto. But it is further recommended that such right o/ way also
contain a release of all present and future claims 6f damages as the Company can not be responsible for dam-ges caused
storms which damages might be attributed to the waters of your system.
Description of Right of Way Through the SW, SC- Sec. 15 Township 37 North Range 16 West, N. M. P. M.
( Land of Mr, Bishop.)
A tract of land 40 feet wide being twenty feet on each side of a center line described as follows;
Beginning at a point on the west boundary of said SC, Sec. 15 T. 37N R. 16W. Whence the Southwest corner of section 15 same township and range bears southerly 450 feet.
Thence N. 41' 00 E. 141 feet. N. 63' 00 E. :16 " N. 45° 15' E. 247 ft S. 75" 45' E. 210 S 84° 30' E. 340 t? N. 28* 25' E 99' N. 366 001 W. 244 N. 09° 15' E. 192 N. 340 15' E. 162 tt
more or less to a point on the north boundary of Said SW ,SW Sec. 15 whence the northeast corner said SW .,SW Sec 15 bears easterly 258 feet.
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