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Fire Mountain Canal and
Reservoir Company

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Emergency Contacts

Trey Denison - 589-2857
Scott Howell - 589-2832
Dixie Luke - 872-6265

Board of Directors

Dixie Luke - Pres.
Bill Houseweart - VP
John Stroh - Dir.
Dan Robinson - Dir.
Wes Spore - Dir.
Randy Fisher - Sec/Treasurer
Susan Raymond - Non Voting

Board Meetings - 7:30 P.M. Second Thursday of each month. Meeting Location - Delta County Annex building in Hotchkiss.

Please send comments, questions, or concerns to FMC_mail


The Board of Directors is posting a Head Gate Policy on shareholder responsibly regarding their head gate. This policy is for those that have a head gate directly off of the Fire Mountain Canal.

Please note that most users on Rogers Mesa DO NOT have a head gate directly off of the canal. Their water is delivered by a series of laterals (East, Patterson, Slack, Reynolds, etc.
Click here to read the policy. Please send comments, questions,or concerns toFMC_mail or contact one of the Board members.

FMC&RC Board of Director's response to Bureau of Land Management proposed August 2012 lease sale nominations. Click here to read response.

Facts and Informational Items

Paonia Reservoir

Facts:

  • Paonia Dam Construction: Jan. 1959 - Jan. 1962
  • Paonia Reservoir Active Capacity: 18,150 acre-feet
  • For 2010, water began flowing over the spillway on May 30;
    2009--May 23; 2008--June 12; and 2007--May 1
  • Fire Mountain Canal Upgrade and Extension: 1959 - 1962
  • Fire Mountain Canal Length: 34.7 miles
  • Fire Mountain Canal Capacity: 175 cfs at Somerset, 100 cfs at Rogers Mesa
  • Number of Shares: 220,155.3
  • Number of Share Holders: 488
  • Number of Shares needed to = 1 acre foot: 725 in a 24 hr period

Informational Items:

Paonia Dam Spillway

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