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PROJECT INFORMATION AND STAFF COMMENTS
Senate BiIl 35 Exemption
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REOUEST:
APPLICANT:
LOCATION:
PROPOSAL:
WATER:
SEWER:
ACCESS:
ZONTNG:
A parcel of ]and located inportions of Sections 13 and 24,T6S, R93Wi more practicallydescribed as a parcel locatedapproximately one (1 ) milesoutheast of Rifle off of County
Road 352.
Cogeneration Technology
DeveLopment Company
To split a 4I.33 acre parceltwo tracts of 31.33 acres and
acres .
and
into
10.0
I. PROJECT DESCRIPTION
rt is proposed to split a 4r.33 acre parcel into two (2) tracts of
31 .33 acres and 10.0 acres each. lrlater will be supplied by eiLherRifle Land Associates, Ltd. by water augmentation plan Ca"" No.83-CW-I35 or from the City of Rifle. Sewage disposal witr be providedby means of an engineered individual sewage diGposal system. Accessis off of an approved access point on County noad 352. The parcelwill have a power generation facility on the 31.33 acre parcel and avegetable greenhouse on the 10.0 acre parcel.
II. STAFF COMMENTS
The proposed split is necessary due to the nseparate interests" beingcreated by a long term lease being given to the greenitouse operator.The lease will contain a separate 1egal1y described parcel of landthat is intended to be recorded by the power generition facilityowners. Due to the technicality of the definition of subdivision, thgaPplicants felt that an exemption request would eliminate anypotential charrenges to the legality of the rong term rease.
III. SUGGESTED FINDINGS
Central water
Individual Sewage Disposal System
County Road 352
Planned Unit Development
public notice was provided as requiredBoard of County Commissioners.
That proper posting andfor the meeting before the
That the meeting before the Boardextensive and complete, that a1lissues were submitted and that al1at Lhe meeting.
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2 of County Commissioners waspertinenL facts, matters andinterested parties were heard
3 That for the above stated anexemption is in the best interestconvenience, order, prosperity
Garfield County.
d other reasons, the proposedof the health, safety, morals,
and welfare of the citizens of
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IV. RECOMIVIENDATION
AppROVAL of the proposed Senate Bill 35 Exemption with the followlng
condition:
1.That an exemption
requirements of the
1984.
plat be developed consistent with the
Garfield County Subdivision Regulations of
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RIFLE FIRE PR(]TECTIt]T'I DISTRICT
Box 1115
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AUG 2 7 i9B6
GA COURFIELD NTY
August 26, 1986
I{r. }.{ark BeanGarfield County planning Department109 Bth Street
Glenwood Springs, CO 81601
Re Bonneville Pacific Subdivision
Exemption Request
Dear Mr. Bean:
r have received the Fire protection plan for the above-referenced action and found it to be satisfactory. TheBonneville Pacific co-generation facility is located withinthe Rifle Fire Protection District and as such is provided fireand ambulance protection by the District, nesponse time to thesite will be approximately 10 minutes. This pioject d.oes notimpose a substantial additional burden on the seivices of theDistrict.
In response to concerns raised by the District, Bonnevillehas agreed to provide a second acces s route to the site, installnj-ne fire hydran ts compatible with our eguipment and installinternal- sprinkl er systems in the main buildings.
Ver truly you rs
I{. Savage,ire Chief
JWSr/emb
cc: James S. GoffWilliam Roberts
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HOLME ROBERTS & OWEN
ATTORNEYS AT LAW
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SUITE 40O
I02 NORTH CASCADE AVENUE
coLoRADO SPRINGS, COLORADO aO9O3
sutTE 900
50 SOUTH MAIN STREET
SALT LAKE CITY, UIAH A4I44
ROBERT H. BACH
ITOO BROADWAY
DENVER,COLORAOO AO29O
TELEPHONE (3O3) a6r_7ooo
TELECOPIER 86I-457A
TELEX 45-4460
August 20, L9B6
have any quesLionscontact me.
Notice and fora myriad of
DENVER TECHNOLOGICAL CENTER
SUITE 9OO
84OO EAST PRENTICE AVENUE
ENGLEWOOD, COLORADO 8Oill
SUITE 4OO
I4OI PEARL STREET
BOULDER, COLORAOO a03O2
your
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YltL Bean, Acting County AdministratorL09 8th Street, iuite gOf
Glenwood Springs, Colorado g1601
Thank you again for preparing thcontinued assi stance in prov:.aing us #i ii-,information.
Should youplease feel free to
Re: petition for Exemption from Farfierd countySubdivi sion Regulitions
Dear Mark:
Thank y?r, fol preparing the Notice to adjoininglandowners and minerars inlerest owners regarding cogenerationTechnol0gy and Devel0pment company,s reguest for Exemptionfrom the Garfierd coylty subaiiision *ud"rations. we havesent the Notice certifiad mail to arr oi the requisite partiesand will provide proof of mailing u,riiiiure at dn"-*""tingscheduled for Seplember g, 19g6.
rn reviewing the peLition for Exemption r noted the1egaI.9."gription su6mitted with Exhiu:.t a ai.a not contain thepreamble describing the sections ah;-;;;perty is rocated in.No-doubt you have noticed and correctld tr,i"'uy now,--urt inorder that our. peti.t+on may u" _"o*pi"ie, r am encrosing a newlegal description which r ivourd uppr""iit" your substitutingin place of the former one.
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regarding the petition,
Very truly yours,
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RHB:ijt
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SUITE 40O
IO? NORTH CASCADE AVENUE
coLoRADO SPRINGS, COLORADO aO9O3
SUITE 9OO
5O SOUTH MAIN STREET
SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH 84144
HOLME ROBERTS & OWEN
ATTORNEYS AT LAW
,7OO BROADWAY
DENVER,COLORAOO aO29O
TELEPHONE (3o3) A6r-70OO
TELECOPTER 86r-4s7A
TELEX 45-4460
September 3, 1986
DENVER TECHNOLOGICAL CENTER
SUITE 9OO
A4OO EAST PRENTICE AVENUE
ENGLEWOOD, COLORADO AOilt
SUITE 40O
I4OI PEARL STREET
BOULDER, COLORADO aO302
ROBERT H. BACH
VIA FEDERAL EXPRESS
Mr. Mark Bean
Planning DirectorGarfield County
109 8th Street, Suite
Gl-enwood SpriDgs, CO
RE:Technology and
Exemption from
c, ,i.o:i[LD wli.v [Y
Development Company
Subdivision
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SEP O4 19Bb l,tl
303
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Cogene rat i onPetition for
Regulations
Dea r I,Ir . Bean :
With respect to CTDC, s petit j.on f or a S.B. 35exemption, kindly note that r am enclosing a copy of the watercourt decree approving the pran of Augmentation- of Rifre LandAssociates. A legal and adequate source of domestic water forthe entire forty-one acre tract will be provided pursuant tothis Plan.
With the receipt of the plan of Augmentation, thepetition for exemption shourd now be compreie. you shourdhave received a letter directly from .tohn savage approvingfire protection plan. crDC maired the requisi[e notice toadjoinlng landowners and wirl present proor of mairing atSeptember I meeting.
the
the
the
rf any additional information is required to complete
!h" petition before the september B meeting, please let meknow.
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Mr. Mark
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Septembe r
Bean
3, 1986
ThankI look forward
you for all ofto meeting you
your assistance in this matter.on the Bth.
Very truly yours,
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Ro ert H. Bach
RHB : dmc
Enclosu re
cc:Clyde
Davi d
Martz, Ese.
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COURT, WATER DIVISION NO. 5, SIATE OF COLORADO
83-CW-r36
o tYaTER Dlvlsloil I CoLoRAD0. I, CLERK
JUL 1 4 886
DIStRICl
Case No.
FIIIDIreS OF FACT, COXCLUSIOUS oF IAI{, lnDGMEfr AND DECREE
IN THE MAI.I.'ER OF THE APPLICATION OF RIFLE LAIID ASSOCIATES IN
GARFIELD COUNTY
THIS MAITER having come on for consideration by theCourt upon an application for change of water rights andapproval of a plan for augmentation and the Court havingcongidered the preadings and the evidence and having exa-mined the recorde, and all Objectors and partiea havingeither withdrawn their opposiLion herein or acknowreag6dtheir consent to the apprication belng granted upon cirtainconditions as heretn set forth, and the-court being nowfully advised in the premises, hereby finds and concrudes:
I. F1NDINGS OF FACT
A. General
1. An Application for Ctrange of Water Rights andApproval of a Plan for Augmentation was tired by Rifre LandAssociates, a Colorado llniteO partnership, as developer ofthe Garfield County Airport planned Unit Development(hereinafter "AppIicant"), on May 31, I9g3
2. tinely and adequate notice of the applicationhas been given in the manner required by 1aw.
3. f.irrely statements of opposition were f iled byunion oil conpany of california, the city of Rifre, GrassMesa, Ltd., Agnes Hunt, Loesch and Crann Ditch Co., Utewater conservancy District, the state Engineer and DivisionEngineer f.or Water Division No. 5, MobiI OiI Company, andMain Elk cortrrcration. Ttre ute water conaervancy bisErictsubseguently withdrew its statement <.rf opposition.
4. No further statements of opposition have beenfired and the tirre for tiling statementJ of opposition hasnow expired. No entries of appearance have been filed inthis proceeding. Each of the parties who have fired astatement of opposition and who are preaentry involved inthis proceeding consents to the entry of, thi; decree, andthe court hereby acknowredges the consent of the objectorsin this proceeding by their signatures, ir.frar or u! trreirprior withdrawal from this proceeding.
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5. the above-entltled applicatiorr was referred to
the l{ater Referee for Water Divteion No. 5, State of
Colorado, who re-referred this matter to the l{ater Judge ofsaid Court on August 25, 1983, in accordance with Article 92
of Ctrapter 37, Colorado Revised Statutes, knovrn as the WaterRight Determination and Administration Act of 1969.
6. 'rhe Water Juoge of Water Division No. 5 haejurisdiction over the subject matter of this proceeding andover aIl who have standing to appear as parties, whether
they have appeared or not.
?. the Applicant plans to develop the Garfield
County Airport Planned Unit Development ("P.U.D.") on a
1,400-acre parcel owned by Appticant which is located nearthe Garfield County Regional Airport, about four milessoutheast of the City of Rifle, Colorado. It is planned
that the Garf.ield County Airport P.U.D. will include resi-dential, commercial, Iight industrial, and public areas thatwill be developed in increments over the next I0 to 15 yearswith a projected maximum population of 7,00O persons at fulldevelopnent. To provide a reliable water supply for thieprojected developnent, Applicant filed this application.
The Applicant owna the following water rights:
A. 2OO shares of stock in the Loesch and CrannDitch Company, a mutual ditch company having a total of2,'t24 strares outstanding. the Loesch and Crann Ditch
Company owns a water right in the amount of 50 cfs decreedto the Last Ctrance Ditch for irrigation use from the
Colorado River with an appropriation date of March 23, 1887,by decree dated May 5, 1888, in Civil Action No. 89 in theDistrict Court in and for Garfield County. By virtue of. its
ownership of 200 shares of stock in the Loesch and CrannDitch Conpany, Applicant has the right to use up to 3.67 cfsof the water right decreed to the Last Chance Ditch. Ihe
source of supply of the Last Chance Ditch is the ColoradoRiver.
B. A total of 10 cfs out of the 40.O cfsoriginally decreed to the L&C Ditch for irrigation use from
Beaver Creek, Priority 112 in former hlater District No. 45,with a date of appropriation of May 16, L892, by a decreedated April 8, 1893, irr Civil Action 52O, in the DistrictCourt in and tor Garfield County. Said 40.0 cfs was decreedjointly with the Enterprise Ditch with the diversionsthrough both structures not to exceed 40.0 cfs. I'he head-gate of the L&C Ditch is located on the East bank of Beaver
Creek in Section 36, Township 7 South, Range 94 West, 6thP.M., in Garf ield County. I'he originally decreed amount wasreduced to L4.2 cfs in Civil Action 2O7L in the Districtcourt irq and tor Gariierd county, and 25.8 cfs were decraredabandoned. On JuIy 23, L974, in Case No. W-28i, Water
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Divis ior, No. 5 , the point of divers ton of this water r ight
was changed to the Beaver Creek/Grase Meea Ditch. On
November 13, 1981, ln Case No. ?9-CW-10, the point of
divereion of this water right was reeetablished at the
original Civersion point of the L&C Ditch as described above
and a total of 4.2 cfs wa6 abandoned to the strean leaving
Applicant with a right to divert 10.0 cfs. the source of
supply of the water right decreed to the L&C Ditch is Beaver
Creek, a tributary of the Colorado River.
C. An undivided one-third interest in 40.0 cfs,
being I3.33 cfs, originally decreed to the Enterprise Ditch
for irrigation us,e from Manm Creek, Priority tto. lt1 in
forner Water District No. 45, with a date c,f apprc.,priation
of .Iuly 1, 1891, by degrees dated April 8, 1893, in Civil
Action No. 52O, arrd ApriL 22, L9Oi, in Civil Actior^ No. L232
in the District Court in and for Garfield County. Said 40.0
cfs was oecreed 3ointly with the L&C Ditch with the <iiver-
sions through both structures not to exceed 40.0 cfs. thepoint of diversion of this water right was changed to analternate point of divereion at the Rainbow Ditclt by decree
dated November 18, 198I, in Case No. 80-CW-275, in the
District Court in and for Water Division No. 5. The head-
gate of the Rainbow Ditch is located on the West bank of
Mamm Creek at a point whence the Northwest Corner of Section
29, iownslrip 6 South, Range 92 West, 6th P.M. LearE North
58040'40" West, d distance of 2,7e8.48 ieet in Garf ieldCounty. Lhe eource of supply for aII water rights decreed
f or <iiversion to the Rainbow Ditch is llamn Creek.
D. 9.92 cf s decreed to the Rainbow Ditch for
irrigatiorr, murricipal, commercial, inCustrial, and aIl otherbeneficial purposes from Mamm Creek, with a date of apPro-priation of December 31, L96-t, by decree oated Novenber L6,
I98I, in Case No. 80-CW-275 in the District Court in and for
Water Division No. 5. t'he location of the headgate of the
Rainbow Ditch is described in paragraph 8.C. above.
E. 160.7 acre-feet decreed for storage in Vaughn
Reservoir for irrigation and domestic use from Beaver Creek
and Mamm Creek diverted through the L&C and Enterprise
Ditches, the headgates of which are described in paragraphs
5.8. ancl 5.C. with a rlate of appropriation ot March L4'
L892, by decree dated April 8, 1893, in Civil Action No. 52O
in the District Court in and for Garfielcl County. Lhe dan
of Vaughn Reservoir is located in the W\/2 NEL/4 Section 25,
'rownship 6 Souttr, Range 93 West, 6th P.M., in Garf ieldCounty. The source of supply of the water storage right
decreed to Vaughn Reservoir is Beaver Creek, l,tamm Creek, andDry Creek which are tributaries of the Colorado River.
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B. Eistorical Consurptlve Use
9. Applicant's water rights have been usedhietorically to irrigate 272.3 acres of land in the Colorado
River Basin located primarily in Section 13, lownship 6
South, Range 93 l{est, 6th P.M., southeast of the City ofRifle in Garfield Countyr Colorado.
r0.resulted insystem. By
consumPt ive
amounts:
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3.7
Ihe use of Applicant's water rights hashistorical depletion to the Colorado River
the cessation of that tristorical irrigation,
use credits will be created in the following
(values in acre-feet)
Ia1 Jun .IuI agg
57 .3 74.6 IO? . -t 72.4
EsP
29.4
Oct Total
L.2 346.3
I1. Lhe land historically irrigated by the water
rights owned by Appticant did not hiatorically produce
direct return flows to the Colorado River system because the
geology in the area caused those returns to flow into the
Last Chance Ditch where they were used r.,n other lande. As a
result, the Court finds that the timing of hietoric return
flows is not an issue in this case and Applicant is not
required to replace delayed return flows in order to prevent
injury to others.
L2. The irrigation practices on the land his-
torically irrigate<i by Applicant's water rights involved the
comingling of the water rights and it is inpossible toallocate specific areas of irrigated land to specificrights. the evidenee established that there was a suffi-
cient water supply available from all of Applicant's waterrights to irrigate the entire 272.3 acres and that the
righte were used in various combinations to accomplish that
purPose.
C. $latet Righta 1o Be Augnented
13. Applicant will divert its water supply at the
following structures, to be adninistered under the prioritydate of this plan, being May 31, 1983:
A. the Last Chanceis located on the South bank
-cection 10, lownship 6 South,
Garfield County.
Ditch, the heaogate of which
of the Colorado River in
Range 92 West, 6th P.M., in
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B. Industrial Park WeIl No. 1, which is locaLedln the NWl,/4 M{1/4 Sectlon 18, Townshlp 6 South, Range 92
West, 6th P.lrt., I33O teet f rom the North Section line and
29O.6 feet from the West Section line in Garfleld County.
C. Industrial Park WeIl No. 2, which is located
in the NwI/4 MilI/4 Section I8, Township 6 South, Range 92
West, 6th P.!,1., 1330 feet f rom the North Section line and
44O.6 feet from the West Section line in Garfield County.
D. the City of
Iocated as follows:
RifIe Intake Facilities, whictr are
2) City of Rif.le Beaver Creek Intake, a/k/a
"Rif le I'own Intake Pipeline," is located at Nwl/4 SEl/4
Section 36, Township 6 South, Range 94 West, 5th P.M. at a
point whence the Souttreast Corner of said Section 36 bears
S 49028' East, a distance of 2,2O9.O feet in Gartiel<i
County.
L4. hllren this plan is ir.r etfect, Applicant shall
be entitled to nake out-of-priority diversions at a combined
rate rrot to exceed a total"of 4.4 cfs for domestic, muni-
cipal, industrial, commercial, recreational, and irrigation
use at Errf oDe or a combination cf the points of diverslon
described in paragraph 13.A. through 13.D. in the following
amounts:
located at
at a point
Township 6
48048',52"
County.
A.
rate not to
D.
combined rate
the City of Rifle
Lo 4.4 cfs.
1) City.of Rifle Colorado River Intake is
a point on the North bank of the Colorado Rlver
wherrce the Northeast Corner of Section 15,
South, Range 93 West, 6th P.M. bears North
East, a distance of 2,L32.L3 feet in Garf ield
At the headgate of the Last Chance Ditch at a
exceed 3.67 cfs.
B. At Industrial Park WeIl No. 1 at a rate up to
1,OOO g.p.m. (2.222 cts), with the combined rate not to
exceed 4.4 cfs when punped in conjunction with other points
of diversion.
C. At Industrial Park WeIl No. 2 aL a rate up to
1,000 g.p.m. (2.222 cf s), with the combined rate not to
exceed 4.4 cts when pumped in conjunction with other points
of diversion.
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D. tfater Requirerenta
15. Garfield County Airport P.U.D. is a residen-tial, commercial, recreational, and industrial developnent
which Applicant is developing on a l,400-acre parcel of land
owned by the Applicant in aII or parts of Sectione 13, L4,
23,24, 25, Township 6 South, Range 93 Weet, 6th P.tt., and
Sections 18 and 19, lownship 6 South, Range 92 West, in
Garfield County, Colorado. At full developuent, it is
planned that this development wilI include approximately 620
single-family residences, I,08O nulti-fanily units, 30O
mobile homes, I,30O,00O square leet of conmercial Bpacer irn
industrial development which will employ approximately 1,2OO
persons, a school for 56O students, and a recreationalvehicle camp and community park with sanitary and drinkingfacilities. It is planned that the residential areas will
include lawns and gardens averaging 3,00O square feet per
Iot, 500 square feet per nulti-family unit, and 1r00O squareteet per mobile home. In addition, the coumercial develop-
ment will include I0 acres of irrigated lawn, the industrial
development wiII include 31 acres of irrigated lawn, the
school wtll include 2 acres of irrigated lawn, and the
recreational vehicle camp and community park will include 2O
acres of irrigated park and lawn.
16. At full developnent, the average annual
diversion requirement tor water uses within the development,including lawn, park, and garden irrigation, is eetimated to
be I,258.8 acre-feet per year.
In-building uses within the developnent have been
assumed to have water requirements calculated on the
following basis:
an
and
A. Each single-family dwelling unit wiII contain
average of 3.5 peopte; each multi-family dwelling unit
each mobile home will contain an average of 3.0 people.
B.
areas will
c.wilI average
per day.
D.
wiII average
In-building water uses in the residential
average 80 gallons per person per day.
In-building water uses in the conmercial areas
12 gallons per 1O0 square feet of floor space
ln-building water uses in the industrial areas
30 gallons per employee per day.
In-building water use in the school willgallons per student per day for a six-day weekperiod September I through May 31.
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avera9eduring 20
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F. Water uses for sanltary and drlnklng
facitities at the recreational vehicle canP and community
park wilI be equivalent to 4lO eingle-family dwelling units
or 14J25 persons, consuming 8O gallons per Person Per day.
G. ConsunPtive
lawnsr parks, and gardens
of water applied.
resulting fron irrigation of
average eighty percent (80t)usewiII
I'[e Court f inds that each of these assunptions, which
are supported by the evidence, is reasonable and adopted by
the Court for purposes of this ruling.
L7. Wastewater. from in-building usres will be
collected and treated in a centralized aewage treatment
system and returned to the Colorado River system. The
average consumptive use of water for in-building use will
average tive percent (5t) of diversions. the resulting total
in-building consumptive use is estimated to be no more than
46.06 acre-feet per year at ful1 developltent.
18. Ttre total consunptive use resulting fron
irrigation of a total of I25 acres of lawns, parks, and
gardens within the clevelopment wiIl average 2?4.6 acre-feet,
calculated on the basis oi Z.18 acre-feet per acre during an
irrigation season extending from ApriI I5 through October
15. I'he Court f inds that the consumptive use attributableto irrigation within the development is reasonable and
supported by the evidence.
19. fhe total annual stream depletione for aII
water uses within the development, including in-building
uses and Iawnr park, and garden irrigation, is estimated to
average 320.66 acre-feet (46.06 acre-feet plus 274-6
acre-feet).
20. the Court finds the assumptions used to
determine diversion requirements and stream depletions for
water uses in the development to be reasonable and supported
by the evidence. ltre projected monthly water diversion
requirernents, depletions, and depletions as a percentage of
diversions for the development are as follows:
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Month
O
Required
Diver s ionsIn Acre-feet
70.
78.
93.
r20.t4r.
L67 .
149.
114.ct
75.
78.
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Percentage
Dep let ionefn Acre-feet
3.94
3.64
3.94
L7 .64
37 .94
56.6
76.9
61 .9
35.24
L5.24
3.74
3 .94
January
February
March
Apri I
May
June
rluly
August
Septenber
October
November
December
0
0
0
9
4
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5I
6
0
0
5.
tr
5.
18.
3r.
40.
45.
0
5
0II
5
9
0
6
9
5
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78
4L.
30.
16.
5.
5.
The depretion percentage represents the percentage of themonthly diversion requirement or demand that wilr bedepleted during each month, ranging from a low of fivepercent (5t) during the winter months to a high of forty-f ive and eight-tenths percent (45.gt) in .fulyl
E. Change of Hater Righta
2L- Applicant shall be entitled to change the useof the water rights described in paragraph g abovl toreplacement purposes for domesticl muiicipat, industrial,commercial, irrigation, and augmentation use. Appricantsharr be entitred to diversions under this pran ii any oneor a combination of the points of diversion described- inparagraph 13.A. through 13.D. and shalr reave water inBeaver creek, Mamm creek, oE the Cororado River to replacedepletions caused by diversions pursuant to the plan ?oraugmentation cecreec herewith. Finally, appricant sharl beentitled to change the water rights t-o stoiage in vaughnReservoir for rater release, subject to the rimitationscontained in this decree.
TOtAr 1,259.9 320 -66 25.5
22. T'he Applicant wirr not be required to accountconsunptive use under the plan for augnientation as rongmonthly diversions do not exceed the following:
(values in acre-feet)
Apr M.I Jun .rul lgg ggp Oct
3 .7 5i .3 ? 4 .6 LO7 .7 72 .4 29.4 L.2
for
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once it ia neceasary to exceed thoee rates, then accounting
under the plan for augmentation shalI be placed in opera-tion. AII of ttre other limitations of this decree shall
renain in force and effect in any event.
F. PIan for Augrentation
23. 1o the extent that senior water rights would
be deprived of their lawful entitlements by out-of-priority
depletions resulting from the operation of this plan for
augmentation, Applicant wiIl provide replacener.t water
necessary to meet the lawful entitlements of said senior
water rights in the lollowing manners
A. During the months ot April through October,
when there is a call on the Coloraoo River senior to May 31,I983, the depletions resulting from diversions pursuant tothis plan for augmentation wiII be replaced contemporane-
ously by leaving water in Beaver Creek, Mamm Creek, Qt the
Colorado River which Applicant has a right to divert under
its water rights described in paragraph 8 above. Applicantshall be entitled to clain a maximun monthly consunptive usecredit for these water rights in the amounts shown in para-
graph I0 tor the nonths April to October. Water in excess of
the amounts necessary to replace depletions to the Colorado
River may be storeo in Vaughn Reservoir, or such otherreservoir as might be approved by subsequent decree of thisCourt, subject to the terms ano conditions provided herein.At any tine the call on the Colorado River is junior to May
3I, f983, Applicant shall'be entitled to store the maximum
monthly consumptive use credit in the amount shown in
paragraph I0.
B. When there is a call on tlre Colorado River
senior to May 3I, 1983, in the months Novenber through
March, and in the montl'rs ApriI, September, and October to
the extent necessary to replace depletions occasioned by
the operatiorr of this plan, in excess cf Applicant's con-
sunptive use credits, said depleticns wiII be replaced
contemporaneously by releasing water stored in Vauglrn
Reservoir to Mamn Creek and thence to the Colorado River or
by releasing water stored in Reudi Reservoir, or otherreservoir approved by the Court after notice and heari.g, to
the Colorado River.
G. Terne and Conditions
24. To prevent injurious effect to vested water
rights and decreed conditional water rights with prioritydates senior to the date of the filing of this application,
the plan for augmentation and changes of water rights shalIbe subject to the following terms and conditions:
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Pursuant to
insure that
maintairred
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Prior to any out-of-priority diversionsthla plan for augmentation, APPIicant shalI
adequate measuring devices are installed and
at each point of diversion described in paragraph
B. On any day that Applicant diverts water out-
of-priority in accoidance with this plan for augmentation,
Applicant shall cause there to be made available to the
Colorado River a full replacement of depletions resulting
fron any out-of-priority diversions. Applicant shal] be
entitled to make such out-of-priority diversions only when
the sources of replacement water are available tor contem-
porirr€ous release to the Colorado River system to replace
depletions cletermined in 'accordance wittr this plan.
C. Beginning with the first use of water under
the plan for augmentation, Applicant shall provide the
following intormation to the Divieion Engineer by a nonthly
accounting:
I) The amount of water diverteci pursuant to
the plan at each of the structures described in paragraph
13.A. through 13.D. (the Last Chance Ditch, the City ot
Rifle Intake Faeitities, Industrial Park WelI No. I, and
Iridustrial Park Well No. 2)i
2) the amount of water diverted out-of-priority at each of the structures described in paragraphs
13 .A. through t3 .D i ..
3) The calculated depletions resulting from
out-of-priority diversions at each of the structures des-
cribed in paragrapl'rs 13.A. through 13.D, v:hich shall be
computed by multiplying the amount of water diverted out-
of-priority at each of the structures times the depletion
percentage for that nonth as shown in paragraph 20.
4) the amount of. water in storage in Vaughn
Reservoir at the end of the month and the amount of water
released from Vaughn F.eservoir (or F,uedi Reservoir) ouring
the month to replace out-of-priority depletions in excess ot
consunptive use stream creoits which the Applicant isentitled to claim.
D. Once clevelopment commences, Applicant shall
report to the Division Engineer on an annual basis the total
number ot EQR's being served, the amount of acreage }:eingirrigated, and the amount of commercial/industrial space
being served.
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E. Applicant shall install and malntainr ot causeto be installed and maintained, mea6uring devlces on Vaughn
Reservoir capable of measuring intlow, outflow and storage
content changee in said reservoir prior to the use of thatfacility aa a part of this plan.
25. Releases of replacetnent water from VaughnReservoir or Ruedi Reservoir shall be subject to reasonable
stream carriage charges which the Division Engineer or hisstaff may be required to establish from tine to tine fromthe point of release to the confluence of Manm Creek and the
Colorado River.
26. The use of Vaughn Reservoir under this plan
shall be subject to thei following terms and conditions:
1) Water nay be diverted toReservoir at a rate not to exceed 4.4 cfs.
storage in Vaughn
2l Water shall be stored in Vaughn Reservoironly at such tines as water is physically available at oneof the decreed points of diversion of Applieant's water
r ights .
3) Water shall be stored in said reservoironly during the months of April through October.
4) Water may only be oiverted to storage inVaughn Reservoir from Mamm Creek and Beaver Creek when thereis water physically and legalIy available under the priori-ties of the Enterprise Ditch and the L&C Ditch at theirheadgates. Water nray be punped to Vaughn Reservoir afterdiversion at the points of diversion described in paragraph13.A., 8., and C. pursuant to the terms of this decree atany time it is available.
5 ) the maximunrpermitted hereunder
annual Iy.
amount of storage in Vashall be limited to f6O
ughn
.7Reservoi racre-teet
water diverted
Iimited, to the
10 above.
6) During any month the maximum amount ofto storage on a monthly basis shall be
amount conputed in accordance with paragraph
2i. During the initial phases of developnent, thewater supply for the Garfield County Airport p.U.D. wiII beprovideo from water rights in the Mamm creek watershed whichhave been previously decreed tor year-round domestic,municipar, and commercial purposes from the crann springs.Wlren the water demands of the developnent exceed the watersupply available from this water right or at any timesooner, Applicant can begin diverting water at iny one or a
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above, after giving
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structures clescrtbed ln paragraph
notice of its intent to do 8o to
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28. I,he total amount of water diverted at the
points of diversion described in paragraph I3 shall not
exceed a combined total of 4.4 cfs on an average daily
basis.
29. Applicant shall insure that aII of the
property which was subject to irrigation with the water
iigtrts ciescribed in paragraph 8 and illustrated on the nap
atiached hereto as Eihibit i'A" is permanently withdrawn fron
irrigation, prior to the initiation of ttris plan, elceP!
that-irrigation may occur in the future as the result of the
subsequent clevelopment'of. the Iand as contenplated by this
decree.
30. Appficant ghall forego diversions at the
headgate of the L&C Ditch as a term of this decree, but the
right to utilize the hietoric coneunptive use ageociated
with the exercise of that right shall continue aa a part of
this augmentation p1an.
3I. APp1icant statecl its intention to aPPly to the
West Divide Water Conservancy District for a contract for
delivery of replacenent watei fron Ruedi Reservoir, which is
located in Sections ?,8, g, 11, and 14 through 18, t'ownahip
I South, Range 84 West, 6th P.M., in Eagte and Pitkin
Counties, Colorado. Itre hlest Divide Water Conservancy
District has a contract wilh the United States Bureau of
Reclamation for the release of water from Ruedi Reeervoir.
Ruedi Reservoir, a component of the Fryingpan-Arkansas
Project, derives its fvater supply from the Fryingpan River,
a tributary of the Roaring Fork River, which in turn joins
the Colorado River upstream from the Town of Glenwood
Springs, upstream lron the T'own of Rif le. By conditional
decree dated 'June 2Q, 1958, in CiviI Action No. 4613, the
District Court in and for Garf.ie1d County awarded said
reservoir Priority No. 718, with an apPropriation date of
JuIy 29, L95?, for hydroelectric generation, irrigation,
municipal, domestic, industrial, piscatorial, and stock
watering uses. By subsequent orcler of the District Court in
and for Water Division No. 5, that reservoir's conditional
decree has been f ixed at LOz,'J69 acre-feet. Applicant shal1
be entitled to acquire said contract and to freely substi-
tute some or all of the water secured thereunder for water
stored in Vaughn Reservoir. In this event, APPlicant shall
only be required to maintain Vaughn Reservoir to the extent
necessary to effectuate this plan and, if it acquires a
contract for an adequate winter replacement supply lrom
Reudi Reservoir, Applicant may abandon Vaughn Reservoir, in
whole or in part at its discretion, without affecting itsrights under this plan.
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32. Appllcant agrees tor and.shall' be'bound by
the rerms .r,a tiiaiii""" 5t-iri"t-cei[ain Resorution of the
Board of Directors of the Loesch and Crann Ditch Conpany
dated,June 25, I98I, and shall' os a term of this decree' be
"uiig"t"a to comPIY therewith'
33. As an additional term and condition of this
decree, APPIicant has prod;;a io-auanaon a total of 8'93
cf s ot rhe t3:3:-"i. *iri"ir-ii-o*t " in the Enterprise Ditch
a.""tibed in paragraph 8'C' above'
H. SunarY Findiage
34. Based on.the foregoing f indings of fact' the
court hereby f inds thad the opeiation-of this Pl_al tor
ausmenrarion,
-inciuaing th; ;f,;;t;;- of .water r-ights approved
herein, wiII pernit oiversi""", i"cluoing out-of-pr-i-oricy
diversions, *itho,rt advers.fi af fecting iny senior--vested
water right or decreed condiiionat water riqht in Water
Division No. 5 so tong "" Iii"-iliil is admitiEtered in
accoraance with the terme of this decree'
35. To the extent not required for this plan for
augmentation,appricants}raltbe"ntitteatoutilizethe
consumptive ,r="'iredits srrown in paragl"ptt ]0 a_s replacement
;;;;;-i;-additional plans for augmenration in the future,
for atorage, for dirLct use, or ior digPosition-to other
water users ";-Ap;iicant deems advisable; provided,-however'
that "rry "orri;dti;; use credit sharl not be used at a new
Iocation or for purPoses lnconsistent.with those provided in
this decree, exclpt after'proPer aPplication to the Water
Court and ""ti'-"i a furthlr decree providing for such
different or new use.
36. Each ot the water rights described in para-
graphEaboveshallbeandareherEuychangedtopermitthen
t.o be stored in vaughn Reservoir and are hereby changed from
irrigation to replacement ior aourestic, municiPal, indus-
triaI, commercial, recreati"""i' and irrigation uses in this
plan for "rrg."tC"iio", subject io the conditions as set
?orth herein.
37.'I'hestatementsintheapplicationaretrue.
38. The Court tras considered all matters provided
by law for the approval of a plan for augmentation, inclu-
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$ sz-'92-3o5 . 'r'h; ^Court concl;des as a uratter of
law that the plan for augurentation described above under
,,Findings of F""i,, iB ."ttr"iirea-fV law, and that Applicant
is enti[r.a to a ruling approving said plan'
II.CONCLUSIONS OF I.AW
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39. rhe court concLudes as a matter of raw that sorong aa the above-descrlbed augmentation plan is operated instrict accordance with its ternsr no owner of or pLrsonentitred to use water under vested water rights oi decreedconditional water rights wirr be injuriousry af fected i.ry theexercisg-?f .Applicant's rights without curtlirnent by statewater officials.
40. -Except as provided in paragraph 32 hereof, thewater_rights described in paragraph 6 auove-shalr not bedeened abandoned ae rong as saia water rights are maintainedin accordance with the terms and conditions set torth inthis decree.
.JUDGMEMI' A}ID DECREE
IT IS ORDERED, AD.IUDGED, A.[ID DECREED THAT:
I . I,he foregoing Findings of Fact and ConcluEionsincorporated into thie decree.of Law are
2 - I_he pran for augmentation and changes of waterrights as set forth above are hereby approved, siuiect toconpriance with and proper administiation of. the terms andconditions set forth in thie decree.
3- the state Engineer and Divieion Engineer forwater Division No. 5 sharr administer the pran f6r augnen-tation and changes of water right in tlre Eanner set forthherein and curtail all out:of-priority diversions, thedepletions lrom which are not so repriced as to preventinjury to vested water rights by thl operation o-t the planapproved hereby.
4- the court specificarry finds and decrees that8.93 cfs out of a total of 4O.O cfs decreed to theEnterprise Ditch, priority No. lrt in forner water DistrictNo. 45, appropriation date of iluly I, Ig9I, adjudicationdate of Aprir 8, 1993, in civir ection No. szo; Districtcourt in and for Garfierd county as transferred in case No.80-cw-275, water Division No. 5; is hereby decraredabandoned to the stream.
5. Pursuant to C.R.S. $37-92-304(6), approval ofthis pran for augmentation and changes of water riirrt,incruding the depletion factors ano assumptions eontainedherein, sharr be subject to reconsideration by the water,Judge on the question of injury to the veeted rights ofothers for five (5) yeara after deveropment at the Garfieldcounty Airport planned unit Deveropmenl, reaches 50t of buirdout.
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6.A copy of thle decree shall be filed with the
aPProPr late Divlelon Engineer and the State Engineer.
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DATED, thi . lZl! day of 1986.
BY THE COURTC
ivision No. 5
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
H BINS I,IOSES, I{ITTE!'IYER, HARRISON
& wooDRUFF, P.C.
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DENNIS M. MONTGOMERY, *6424
L44L Eighteenth Streetsuite 100
Denver, Colorado 80202
Telephone : 303-296-8IOO
Attorneys for Rifle Land .-Assoeiates, Ltd.
P.O. Box 1440
Boulder, CO 80306
Telephone: 303-443-8782
Attorneye for Union Oil ofCalifornia and Grass
Mesa, Ltd.
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& GEORGE, P.C.
GEO
I2O West Ihird Street
P.O. Box 9O7RifIe, Colorado 81650
l.elephone : 303-625-1887
Attorneys for Loeach & Crann
Ditch ConPanY
LEAVEIITTORTH, IOCHHEAD
& MILWID, P.C.
DELAITEY & BAITOMB, P.C
ROBERT M' NooNE ' *L2452
P. O. Drawer ?9O
Glenwood SPrings, CO 81602
Telephone : 303-945-6546
Attorneye for lrlobil OiI
CompanY and l'tain Elk
CorSrcration
ATTORNEY GEDIER.AL
STATE OF COIPRADO
Natural sources Division
L525 Sherman St., 3rd Flr -
Denver, CO 80203
Telephone : 303-866-361I
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Attorneys for State
Engineer and Division
Engineer, Water Division
No. 5
At {-
Drawer
wood Sp , co 81602
Telephone : 303-945-226L
Attorneys for CitY of Rif1e
P.O.
Dleeker, CO 8I64I
I elephone : 3O3-878-5
Attorney for Agnes Hunt
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BEF.RE THE EEDERAT, ENERG' REGuLAToRy couurssro,
rn the llatter of the A pplication
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of Cogeneration Techn ology andDevelopment C ompany for Recertificationof Qualifyin g Status as a Co generation Docket No. eF85-284-OO0racility Un der the pubtic Ut i 1i t,yReulatory Poli cies Act, a s amended
rn accordance with the public utility Regulatory
Poricies Act of Lg7gr ds amended by the Energy security Act of
1980, and pursuant to the requirements set forth in part 2g2,
subpart z9z.zo7, cogeneration Technorogy and Development
company ( "GTDCu ) hereby requests that the Federal Energy
Reguratory commission (the "commission,,) issue an order
granting this Apprication for Recertification of euarifying
status. certification of eualifying status for the American
AtIas No. 1 cogeneration racility ( the ,,Faci1ity,,) was
originally granted by the commission pursuant to an order
dated June 7, r.ggs. Subsequent to the order granting
Certification of eualifying Status, the design of the racility
was modified to increase the efficiency and profitability of
the use of t[" thermal energy output by changing the
greenhouse from a six-acre facility producing roses to a
10-acre facility producing tomatoes. Accordingry, crDc is
reguesting Recertification of eualifying Status. fn support
of its Application for Recertification, CTDC submits the
following information rerated to the modifications.
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1 Name and Address of Apol i cant
Authorized Acent
Robert L. Wood, president
Cogeneration Technology and Development Company200 East South TempleSalt Lake City, utlh 84111
( 801 ) 353-1900
william n. Roberts, Esq.Holme Roberts & Owen1700 BroadwayDenver, Colorado 90290
IWashington Firm]
2. Location of Facili tv
The location of the facility remains unchanged.
3. Description of Facilit v
The Facirity remains essentiarry as described in the
original application for certification. The principal
modifications of the racirity are an increase in the size of
the greenhouse comprex from six acres to ten acres and a
change in crop from roses to tomatoes and other vegetabre
crops. The Facirity will continue to be a topping cycre
cogeneration plant. The prime movers wiII continue to be
three 15.8 uw combustion turbine_generators, and one Zg.6 uw
extraction cgndensing steam turbine-generator which together
will continue to produce 75 ,lw (net) (59oF ambient
temperature) of erectricity. The waste heat boirers wirl
continue to operate in the manner described in the original
aPplication for certification except that the waste heat wirl
now be used for the year-round heating of a ten-acre
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greenhouse complex rather than six_acre
contemplated. The total racility wiII
for a 15-year minimum Iife.
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complex
continue
as
to
originally
be designed
The description of the electrical generation
equipment, process and sale remain the same.
The greenhouse equipment roads wirl now be carried by
backfeed from a pubric service company of cororado substation
instead of on-site diesel generators. power transmitted from
a Horly cross erectric rine (originating from a different
substation than the pscc substation) wirr serve as backup forthe greenhouse equipment l0ads in thg event of an outage.
The input fuer energy wirr be nominalry increased to
1165 bilrion Btulyear with a thermal energy output of 1i.3.4
billion Btu/year and a total electrical production of
Mwh (- billion Btu).
The overarr floor area of the greenhouse comprex wirl
be increased to 435,ooo sq. ft. of which 426,ooo sq. ft. wilr
be growing area and the remainder warehouse, refrigeration,
and office space. The annuar heating requirements of the
greenhouse c6mplex, warehouse and office areas wirr eontinue
to be principally provided by a waste heat thermar storage
system but will be augmented during December, January and
February by steam extracted directry from the steam turbine.
The system wilr continue to be staffed 24 hours a day, 365
days a year.
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The greenhouse thermar storage systern wirr stirr have
two heat transfer modes that wilr operate independentry. rhe
first heat transfer mode wirr now transfer heat from the
thermal water section in the waste heat recovery boirer to
eight 420,ooo gallon insulated storage tanks. The thermal
water section of the boiler is in the gas stream just prior todischarge. The gas temperature at discharge wirr be up to
300oE - The water temperature discharge wirr be 19ooF to 200oF
and expected process heat wirr be g4r,tM Btu. the second mode
wilr transfer heat from the tanks to the greenhouse heat
exchangers. Greenhouse cooling and refrigeration room cooling
systems wirl not use energy from the thermal storage systen.
The storage system size remains unchanged. The
storage system size is sufficient to support storage of the
heat road required to keep the inside greenhouse temperature
at the values optimal for tomatoes (g50F day to 650F night)
during a nominar winter weekend ( Friday evening to Monday
morning). For the majority of the year the greenhouse will be
heated by using heat from the hot water section of the main' boiler' 'Dt',ir,g the winter months this source witr be
suppremented by row pressure steam extracted from the steam
turbine. This steam witl pass through a heat exchanger,
providing additionar heat for the hot water storage system.
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4. Primary Ener Source to be Used by Faci I i ty
Natural gas will continue to be the primary energy
source used by the Facirity. Diesel oir will serve as the
emergency backup fuer for the combustion turbines.
5 Power Producti on Capacitv of Facilit v
The power production capabirity of the Facility wirl
remain unchanged.
6. Percentage of Ownership by Electric Utility
The power generation Facirity wirr continue to be
owned entirely by cogeneration Technorogy and Deveropment
company. There wilr be no erectric utirity ownership.
7. A Cogeneration F acility Ou aI i fyinq Basis
a The description of the American Atlas No. 1
cogeneration plant cycle as demonstrated by
the cycle diagram (Figure 1) remains
unchanged except that duct burners will be
available in the exhaust stream of aII
three gas turbines.
Engineering for the Facility is now 50
percent complete and installation of the
greenhouse complex is now 15t complete.
Operation of the Facility is now scheduled
to begin on July 31, 1997.
Annual Natural Gas Input The annual
natural gas input wiII be increased from
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1097 billion Btu to 1155 bitlion Btu as the
result of refined engineering data.
The Annual Electric Output The annual
electric output will be increased from
t24,900 Mwh (426 billion Btu) to L2g,7OO
r{wh ( 439 billion Btu) .
The Annual Useful Thermal Output The
annual useful thermal output wilI be stored
and used to heat the greenhouse facitity to
grow tomatoes and the warehouse and office
areas. Exhibit A. documents the optimum
temperature range for tomato production.
Tables 1., Z, and 3 identify the new
greenhouse demand ( in Btus ) hour by hour
for typical winter, spring/falI, and summer
days. The tables list the outside dry bulb
temperature and the design greenhouse
temperature considering the losses (_) or
gains (+) from conduction through the
greenhouse cover and infiltration through
cracks and other openings and the solar
gains during the daytime hours. Energy
retained in the greenhouse air and soil is
also included in the table. If the Losses
exceed the gains, heat will be taken from
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the therrnal storage system i if the gains
exceed the losses, the greenhouse wiII be
vented to meet the desired temperature
setpoint.
Table 4 indicates the daily energy cycle
for typical weeks in the winter,
spring/fal1, and summer. The table shows
electrical and thermal energy being
generated on a six_to_seven_hour_a_day,
S-day-a-week cyc1e, and energy being
transferred from the thermal storage system
on a 24-hour-a-day, 7-day_a_week continuous
basis. Table 5 shows the monthly and
integrated annual thermal usage, including
therrnal energy from the pohrer generation
systems and, after losses, thermal energy
to the greenhouse. Table 6 is an energy
summary. Tab1e 7 computes the oil
consumption per acre/per year.
The greenhouse heat demand and the oi1
consumption per acre, when viewed in light
of the below average ambient temperature in
RifIe, Colorado and the relatively high
optimal growing temperature for tomatoes
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(85oF) are within the range of normal
greenhouse industry standards.
Description of UsefuI Heating purpose
Served The heat delivered to the thermal
storage system for the greenhouse wilr be
used to maintain optimum ternperatures (g5oF,
day to 65oF night) for growing tomatoes on
a regional and potentially national market.
Since obtaining a Certificate of eualifying
Status, increased foreign imports have
destabilized the supplyr price and
marketing conditions for roses to the
extent that they are noh, a considerably
less profitable crop than they were one
year ago. Tomatoes were identified as an
ideal substitute crop because of the
growing demand for the product and high
profit margins available for quality vine_
ripened tomatoes during the winter months.
The greenhouse was designed by and wiII be
operated by Spring Gardens, fnc. (',Spring
Gardens'r ) , a thi rd party unaf f iliated in
any way with CTDC. Spring Gardens was
identified as a potential operator by Dr.
John W. White of pennsylvania State
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University, a consultant hired by CTDC to
locate an independent greenhouse operator
with commercial greenhouse operation
experience. Al1 negotiations and
agreements between CTDC and Spring Gardens
pertaining to the greenhouse have been
conducted at arms _length.
The size of the greenhouse operation was
increased to 10 acres to make more
effecLive use of the waste heat and to
produce a sufficigntly large tomatoe crop
to command a market position and thus
reduce Spring Gardens susceptability to
fluctuations in market price.
The tomatoes wilI be marketed primarily to
areas in the rocky mountain region that may
be reached by refrigerated truck within
twenty-four hours. principal competition
during the peak profit winter months wirr
be from Mexican imports. Spring Gardens
expects to be able to compete favorably
with fiexican imports because ]Iexican
imports face significant transportation
obstacles. Exhibit B contains exerpts from
Spring Gardens, product Sales and Marketing
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Plan based on a market study completed by
the Bureau of Economic and Business
Research at the University of Utah.
The operation is currently expected to
produce a pretax profit of at least 2Ot.
Exhibit C contains the pro forma of Spring
Gardens, including a hypothetical cost for
naturar gas if the greenhouse were a,,stand
alone" greenhouse facility. The larger
greenhouse wiIl now employ approximately 4O
full-time employegs with the power plant
employing an additional 15 people, rather
than 5 as originally indicated. This
Iabor-intensive element continues to be
significant when viewed against the area,s
unstable economy and high 1evels of
unemployment resulting from coaI, uranium,
and shale-oi1 speculation. Because of the
importance of the Facility to the area,s
economy, the Facility has the enthusiastic
support of local government. Exhibit D
contains a letter in support of the
Facility on behalf of Garfield County from
the County Administrator.
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Computations for operating standards and
efficiency standards are as follows:
9.
Tota energy ou put 113.4 billi on
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E 20.5t
Operating Standard.is as follows:Computation of the operating standard
Use fuI te rmal out ut BT
u/y rBn
Tli" exceeds the-5t required by Section
??2.20s(a) (1) ?nd, b";;;;;-ir i.-;;;;i;,than 15, quarifies fo, ih; 42.sr ;fii;i"r.ystandard in secrion 292.205(a) (2)(i)(At:-'
Use fuI ohre r ou t t + one-half useful th ermal out tTotaI ene rgy input
440 bill ion Bt r+one-half 1 L3.4 bill ion Btu | = 42.6bion Bt u/yr
This exceeds the 42.5t required by Section292.205(a)(z)(i)(A).
Based on the above information, it is reguested thatthe commission issue an order decraring that the above
described racirity continues to be a qualified facirity under
. the provisions of the public utility Reguratory policies Actof 1978 and Energy security Act of 19go and the regurations
issued pursuant thereto.
:ij#::l"I"r:l'?lii;*"!"mpurarion of the ef f iciency
Respectfully submi tted
COGENERATION TECHNOLOGY ANDDEVELOP}IENT COI,IPANY
By:
Robe
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NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR COMMISSIONRECERTTFTCATToN OF QUALTE'TCATTON STATUS OFCOGENERATION FACILITY
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Lake city, utah-gaiir, filed wiitr-fn"-r"aeral EnergyRegulatory commission an application-to be recertified as aquarifying cogeneration raiiriiv-p".r"unt to section zgz.2o7of the Commisiion,s nules.
The proposed facility will continue to be a toppingcycre cogeneration facili!v. -'rts-prii" *or"r" wirl continueto be three naturar-gas-fiied "o.ui"ai;" .urbines and acondensinq steam tur6ine produci.g-"i""tricity (75 lrw net at59oF) and recovering therirar "n"i6y.--The theimar energy wirlnow be used year round to heat a iin-u"r" greenhouseenvi ronment tor tomatoes :"d. g!t,."i-"rgit.ab1e crops. rhecombustion turbine exhaust wirr be ,;;d to generate steam forthe condensing turbine anq to heia ;;i;r for greenhouseheatins Ioad. rhe i"p"t--r""i ;;;;d-i" rros uriii"" Btu/year ,with a usefur thermar'"""rgy outpu[-of 113.4 uiiiion atrrryear,and totar el.ectricar power -production of 12g,000 l,rwh ( 439billion Btulyear ) .
Any person desiring to be heard or objecting to thegranting of qualifying status shourd iir" a petition tointervene or proteit with the reaeiir-sn"rgy Reguratorycommission, 1?s,North capitor sii""[] i."., washington, D.c.2042G, in accordance riif,-r.e and i.io--or the commission,sRures of practice and pioceaure. eii-such petitions orprotests must_be fired within i6 a"v" Irt"r the date ofpubrication of this "otic" and musi'r" served on theappricant. protests witi ue "onriJ"r"a uv the commission indetermining Fh" uppropiiit" action Lo u" Laken but wirr notserve to makb protestints parties to the_proceeding. Anyperson wishing'to become " q?Ity must file a petition tointervene. c6pies or itri"_riling are on file with thecommission and are avairaur" ioi'p"uiiJ' inspection.
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ENERGY SUI,II{ARY
Energy Input
Conbustion Turbines _ Natural GasDuct Burner _ Natural Gas
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Total Electrical Output
Useful Thermal Energy
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EXHIBTT A
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Host often Asked Questlons by Greenhouse vegetable producers
' Does lt requlre Dore sktll ot-1:"",:1111 Eo produce greenhouse vegerables as eompared
ro f ield grown v:getables? More skil' -rnyr''
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is an rnrense;:::":ffijioo ,Tol::::1,::".:,::"1**:ilq:"i,;j.i**i:i";*
;i:::a;jj;";.I::.what ls the optimar greenhouse orientation? North-south (wlth fans ln north and pads
on the south side) in otJti-IJ .r*rrr"" "r"rier,t "*po",r;"';;;i", shorr w-inter days.what causes snalr tomatoes? Lack of sufficient photosyntheticby very 1ittle Eo no s.rnrrgr,t-d,rrin!;;;;;;^"=ioudy wlnter days.action normarry caused
What causes puffy tomatoes? Sameas above. Carbohydrate deflc.toc little sunshin" o. "iri"
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,r."nhouse "or"rtng.
iency as a result of
what is transpiration and how can it be lowered-_in a tomato prant? The ross of water:[";i]':1".i:"1.:;:ii:j;r"i;;"lj:;:'".ni"Iili!.".,,," and rhe lower trre rruuiai., __
!.*:r:.ff"il':r:";iH::"" of respiration. rhe.oxidation (consuuprion) or carbohydrates
Gi'veagenera11.:I1i,.':n.ofphotosynthes1s.Thecoub1natl.onofH^oanJ^n
:: :l:#";:l il:';i;"f;t; I;" "e.;";i".^i;"": in a lear .. ,.jrX33 illrifu;,:l:"rrrn.
what is the ideal plant denslty? 2-5:4 rq- fr-lprant depending on Ehe growingcvcre' should u"- ftsti "t;i"ir grown" "a"e" ,na "nouia-.ii"i^"unright ro penerraEe
plant canoPy so that art irre ti","" u" **po;"d ro sunligtt soierime durirrg in. day.III,I":|; $:l'.:;T::L:T:;::il1" .lrl,.Ti::: :.""d sunright. withour sunlightto allow all leaves to be .ipi""a to sunlighi. tt therefo." f,l"nt ;;;;;;; i]"iilo..r.,.
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10 What are the opt{ural growing teaperatures? 65otr _3- wtrat happens in .!rp"i"i".Il trgt,"r rhan 93otr.b. tthat happens in.."ri"r.i"rJ] ror", than 60oF.?c'
H:i"$iPets at'.*p...i.,'JI ro,", iir." ii"r.z
85oF' (tortoes)
? less photosynthate
slower plaut growthno tomato fruit set (depends on
J:":??.fH'il"i.l}r;"i'ff"H:";:."1;:;"i]r""r.1ry during the wrnrer ir no ourside
What causes thl:growrh medla. i:""ff:rT:l,i::H'":":l::""*: l"1::i'lli.l.l.',.j::i"ff"r:.i;; ,,,phosporous.
What causes theabove ,;-;r";";"l"l3ilrl?ff to drop? A nurtr.tude or problens. l*. as purry rruitrrulr each berore rrult ."-ii.I.Tii$T:nii'*'ili1- u;m:*,"fi:n#ii;jr rofor a plant wlth a result tt"i-iro";;;"-;;r^;,ii.rr'".r""""iJ i;r.r.a by harvesr.
xff,'.l""iTff . :'.:I{:T::,:l:"i;"il:";1,::i;l"" 1;i:.::l :j;." p i s, 11 . rhesticky and rtll recieve ii"'-p.ir"n gratns. rf,. or.ry becomes .r:.."j::":.r# ,"
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H:r:Tff;."":fto plant to so lnto veseratlve grorth? Too u,ch nltrogen wlrh
31' IJhy does the tornato plant regulre Dore lrater on brlght .sunny days? Because oflncreaee plant transplratlon'duri"g-;irit"r,, ."rf.i;;;.;" and ,,lower,, t,-rarty.32' lltry do we locreaee the r concentratlon ln the nutrr.eot eorutlon durr.ng uld-wlntershort daya? The plant does- not ,,pu'I,;
"oough rra'er "o "" to cause s,rifl"i.rrt nutrlentuptake at 1002 solutl'on' rhererore,-."a "Iorr".ii..lI,r-at" nutrlents.--,,e concentratei}i iiil:lon to tral'DtaiD uniforo grorrii-otrrenrtse-it"-pr"r,t wrtl ',srretch,, during
33' IJhy do we reduce the z concentratLon ln the nutrlent sorutlon durlng rong srxmer days?The plant pulls more water during rorrg--",rr,oy days and tie plant o..ds thl sa.e amount;:.T::'ffi;, ]liiil:"' we dllite tt"-sorutroi-a,,irr,g".r," aL@er so rhe pranr will
34' I{hy are cool' nlght temPeratures at 6o - r9":..Decessary for rnnxruum production? To:::.:il*'.:";;ilI"oil3:i"l:;i";;';iroo'",d to create'a "arbon - nlirogen balance
35' Ilhat causes !ur1s.at edges-of lower leaveg, thln stems at_top of plant and dark greenshoulder on fru't? Excrsslve .o.ri ;;i;; or nurrlents. Leach growth medla andhrater to remove salte each growth med
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36' lJtrat causes lntervelnal chlorosls?- rron, manganese or zr.rre defr.clency. r{tth zincff: ti:ff ';"1 l', f i":i J'l j,l ;. $j:":# il;: Til:i#' :'' n,.n,,;;;; ;;. d e r I c ie n cy
37 ' what causes t.\ :on?to plant top ro trrisr and curl downrard lnro a ball-rike growth?Nltrogen too htgh with iow uoron. -r""iIi"fng
boron i" -i.it"
rnay nor help, bur boron:l[[ ;:":::":: #::ril".]iiil*;r;';""e nirrogen or resrrict rater'which in
38' rf r break tle grorlng tiP by accLdent, wllr the-to,ato prant re-estabrlsh apicaldominance?. Yes, exceit tLt the prant'rrir not lnltiaa.'i., suckers lf it 1sloaded vrth tonatoes' ri a suck"i tr pi"r"oa after ttre tip rs broken, it w*rilil'i"u:SffiS:' othenrlse the plant'*rir re-initrat" Ji"r.".s when the tomaro
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39' I{hy should the suDP t'ater be nalntar.ned at _600 - Toor? rf corder, will slow donngrorth and cause phosphoroue deflci.i"y,-ir ,.*"r, iigh-lh.o"" pytnr,r, Jirt a.r"rop.40' I{try should the graver lu the hydroponlc beds be 60otr or rrar'er? sarne as above.
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EXIIIBIT B
SPRING GARDENS, INC.
PRODUCT SALES AND I.TARKETING
I'larketi n and S ale of Ve etables
From national studie s of consumer behavior it is apparent thatsignificant chan ges are occurrin g in the patterns of vegetableconsumption. A Gallup surve l, conducted in 1994 f or AmericanHeal th tta az ine found 442 o f those surve yed claimed to eatmoreruanvegetables th an five years earlier. This isequivalent to n early 90 mill ion Americans.While only 4t ofthe population considers the mselves to be ve getarians, mostexperts acknowl edge a nassi ve trend toward d imini shedconsumption of meat and inc reased consumptio n of vegetables.
Sto re s Itla r ket Fres h Produce
rn a L98L-82
Fresh fruit and Yegetables -: $20 bilrion in retail sares in1984 is ah: raJtes[-fIo*in9 ""t"goir',n u.s. supermarkers.Frui t and vegetables uriic-i;'-dt -;;":""rtore
, s revenues butmore than 30t,of the protits. stores are becoming much moreinnovative and as9re";i;;-i" thei;-;;y;-or ^urkering produce.
Su e rma rk etsastenuea trend amonproduce withresult in maproduce.
nationwide survel, conducted bymagazine, consumers ranked "qi"r one factor in choosing a storeg major retailers toward the actmore attractive displays and wirket segmentatron supportive of
Chain Stor e etyoprouce ". This results inive marketinq ofI1 undoubtediy
premium priced
Because the u.. s.. population is increasingly concerned with therelationship betwiei t,""iit, ana-Ji"i]-irt.itionisrs expectconsumers to'continue adding tresh-r"g"tuur". to their diets.rhis switch is not ir,"-r"rrit-ii-i,i;;:;"r"red adverrisins, burrather a refrection of "or"r*"r conieris regarding well_balanced diets, nutriiion"und caroii;;--ibasid o. i survey;ili|:i:1,0, the vance iesearcrr services, prairie view,
Tl"-gt:litg trend toward fresh vegetable consumption resurted1n an estimated per pound consumpfion revel 0f ipproximately150 pounds per person in r-984, af,;-i;r; year for whichreliable data il avaifaUfe.
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ALL COI'IMERCIALLY PRODUCED VEGETABLESPER CAPITA CONSUI,IPTION(pounds fresh on equivalent basis)
Period
198 0
19 81
L982
198 3
1984
AI1 Veget
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209.2
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99.9
150.0
Tomato
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26 .4
27 .9
22 ,3
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13.3
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13.3
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source: FDA consumer, National Food Review, census ofAgriculture, united siaies Department or-agr:.curture
The spring Gardens Greenhouse wilr market its produce within ageographic area which can be reached by truck within L_L/zdavs and prin:..palrv
"url- Ii ;;;";i;'II nountains orcarifornia. rhis *irr."[-ui"u wilr inciuae the eight mountainstates and the major aiitiiu"tion-"""tJI'or chicago. springGardens can be ? Eorce in-[n"r";";k;i; because ii is rhe onrysignificant producer irr-fnJs" areas. The totar demand fortomatoes within this *urr."i can be esti.at"a from popurationstatistics uld the gor"r"m""t suppli;J-;;"=umption figures.
Tomatoes are Americars Favo r i te Fresh Ve table
Tomatoes rank second onl y to potatoes in per capitaconsumption. Duri n9 the past 10 yearsr p€r capita cons umptionof fresh tomatoe s has risen 6t 1 ncr asing steadil y sinceL97L. Using a t IIhree-year incrementa base, total per capitaconsumption of fr esh tomatoes was esti mated to be 15 poundsfor L985. rn fac t, according to FDA C onsume r magazine,tomatoes were a t op gainer on thelettuce and onions
1 resh vegetable Iist,preceded only by
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Population TomatoesJuIv 8 3 @15 ti /o er.
Colorado
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Utah
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Idaho
Montana
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2,967,000
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991,000
362,000
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44 ,505,000
24,345,000
20,995,000
14,935,000
L2,255,000
13,365,000
5,430,000
45,855,000
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3,000,000
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on and Seasona I Factors
conpetition from Irlexican supprier continues to pressuredomesric pr"3y:::",__iifn'eiirrans" iui"" for rhe u.s. dollarencourage I'Iexican groweis to inciease -iresrr tomato i"r"ug"despite the signiricani-Irur,"portation cost differentiar.Poor winter weither conditionr in-eioriau periodicarly redueethe state's ibirity-to lioauce enough fresh tomatoes fornorthern markets aid peimit "*""pii;;"i market opportunitiesfor Mexican imports
The demand for fresh tomatoes and the rogistics of bringingthem to market, - ""p""iiiry f or r,rexicin-growers, encouragesshippers to seir iirmai"ie'produce to prorong shelf_riferesulting in.a tasteless, lough, "r,J il"ify product andurtimate confumer aissaiistacIion. -riiI tomatoes are pickedgreen and "qassed" with "irryr"""--;."
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rhe closer a producer is to the 1ocal market, the hiqher thequalitv of rla produce. itl,". irp"ri"9"'lnhances rriv6r,nutrition and texture. rn this ;;;;;;, the greenhouse growerhas a significant aavantige.
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fl:ffi*::"" srower can deliver a consisrenrly high qualiry
P roduc t Descri ption and Pricinq
spring Gardens wirr produce- in excess of 3,000,000 poundstomatoes per year uetwee"-tr,u *;;a;;-oi-o"tob", and July.9ilhire the varieties of -io*uto"s
which-can ue grown are manthe Beefsteak tomato tas-t-"en serected u, the most marketaand least hazardous to IroJr"".
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The eonsumer wirr recognize a greenhouse tomato in the storeby its size, color urd'iirin""". Because greenhouse tomatoescommand a sionificant pr"*i* in p;i;;-o""i ttre rieia grownvarieties, *5ny stores wilr provile ,p""iut positioning. Thegreenhouse qror.i'er rabers "ici, comaio-;iih a sticker whichidentifies it as a special product.
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As with any commodity, the *-1.rfgt price varies greatly on aseasonal and annuar Lasis. whire ia-h;" been demonstratedthat the demand for i;;;t;"s has neen--cinstantry increasingover the years as indicated-uy cons;;piio, statistics,suppries varv grearly ""
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u.a-iJreignexchange' tfie sprin; G;rd"n, greenhouse wirl be protectedfrom at 1east oni of these variables.
]t.i: important to note that submarkets exist for this productand hence oricing structui"s vary. Fresh produce is sold intothe distriLurior,"n"irJ;r;-;;r supermarkets and restauranrsunder a spor p:i":. v"i.r-iitrr; ;i--ii;iJ proauce is sold undertong-term contracts and fience the *"ik"t risk rests with thegrower. Manv tomatoes used Ior pr"""r"ing ana canning aresold under rlng-t"r* "orriiacts at a "orr"ia"rabre disc6untbecause the iuictraserTproil""o, absorbs-the market risk.
without this i*to:il:! p"rspective, average price data can bemisreadinq for i."icte iioiu"t such as greenhouse produce forwhich sepirate statistils-i.r" not avairiure. TherEioi", thedata used for "arcuriiini [n" proa"""i]-iri"" rndex may serveto establish a reriaure irJor f,or price expectatiorr". l
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August
Septembe r
Oc tobe r
Novembe r
Decembe r
,.Ianua ry
F eb rua ry
MarchApril
May
June
JuIy
August
Septembe r
Octobe r
Novembe r
PRODUCER PRICES
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FOR TOIIATOES
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r.984
1984
198 4
1984
1984
198 4
198 5
1985
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1985
198 5
198 5
198 s
r.98 5
1985
198 5
$ per Pound
$.380
.593
.446
. 410
.340
.260
.330
.400
.7 40
.9s0
.260
.300
. 410
.433
.350
.430
.380
source: producers price rndex Report, Department of Labor,Bureau of r,abor Statistics.
Note: The producer's price rndex measures average changesprices received ll prinaiy-*urkets or itre u.s. by produeerscommodities in all itages oI pr"arr"tiorr.' To the extentpossibte, prices used in "ar"iii[i;;-i;; index apply ro rhefirst traniaction *itr,i" i;" u.s., from the production orcentral marketing point. lrost prices are obtainea-aiiectryfrom producing companies on. a- voluntary and confidentiarbasis, but sorie prices-ur"--tur"n from publications of othergovernment agencies.
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"t"tirti"ur varue at which 50tof the occurrences are greater and iot-ur" rower. Given theabove-mentioned statiiti"ir inu""rri;i"; and insufficiencies,this approach wourd """*-[o support a,,worst case,,pricingscenario and would not account. for pricing premiumattributabre .to. the supeiior charac[.eii"ti"" and distributionadvantages of the Spriig Cardens product.
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shipments originating in a:r:I-1do,. and -particurarry in thearea of Rif 1e 1_-r:c"i,i" ,"r|. rurorabre f ieight ratei since mostof these shiomenrs are u""i1111:.ii;-"iipp"r, on rhe coasrs.There exists consiaerauie-"o*p"tition roi- single shipper l0adsoriginating in coloraao.- ip.irrg cuiJ"n" has been quoted arate of $s00 to move oo,ooo pouids inio-11", york city. rhisis less than Z cents p"l-p"""a.
whire most roads will be sold F.o.B. shipping point at Rifle,the purchaser must consia.r-r,i" iiuirii'i; .;"i;;t-iri.*"rsins.cleartv, the combined i;;;;! of srroii"i aistance;-;;d backhaulrates wirr resurt in "-.ioriti"""'i"";;;"tirive advantage forsprins Gardens in iir-rrI;i:::^u?"{":;"'iio,o"r. wirh shipmenrsoriginating in Floriaul'-1,r"*i"o ind sou[hern cari f ornia.the distribution of all produce occurs through a very weIIestabrished and matu;;-";;iem ot u.ok"r", wholesaleri, andintermedi"'i":: thin-i;;i;s-;";;;;;"orlarker, rhe majordistribution centers "r"-in s,ift r,.L" iiiv, Denver and[li!3'3;""il:;[ flil::-;.i; iii-ir,""""';;ions wirr pass throush
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2 Labor and consumables are the same as experienced inWashington operation
Costs are adjusted to reflect current prices.
4.Cucumbers sold at same price as tomatoes.
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6 Sales are on a cash basis or dre received upon delivery
7.A11 accounts payable are paid in 30 days.
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