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Morrison
Maierle 1 ENGINEERING PLACE • P.O.BOX6147 • HELENA,MT59604
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October 20, 2022
Farmers Canal Company
ATTN: Dan Triemstra
PO Box 10686
Bozeman, MT 59719
Dear Dan,
Thank you for meeting with me on-site Friday, October 14, 2022, to discuss modifications
to the open ditch along Baxter Lane that may have historically conveyed shares of Farmers Canal
Company water. Pursuant to Bozeman Municipal Code 38.360.280, the purpose of this letter is
to provide notice to potentially affected agricultural water users of certain aspects of Northwest
Crossing Phase II Subdivision, located generally in the NE of Section 4, Township 2S Range 5E,
Gallatin County, Montana(hereinafter the"Project"or"NWX PH II"). The developer,WH Bozeman
NWX 358 LLC, determined that Farmers Canal Company may be a possible affected agricultural
water user because approval of the Project requires Baxter Lane to be expanded west of
Cottonwood Road. Expansion of Baxter Lane will necessitate filling the open ditch that runs
parallel to Baxter Lane. A copy of the Project's proposed layout and the proposed expansion of
Baxter Lane is attached hereto as Exhibit A.
We previously solicited comments from you on the Project via a letter dated July 29, 2021.
We did not receive any comments at that time. This letter is providing you with a copy of the
Project's updated plans, which includes identification of the open ditch that will be filled and the
culvert that will be removed as a result of the expansion of Baxter Lane. See Exhibit A.
It is our understanding there are no Farmers Canal Company shares delivered through
Baxter Ditch, the stretch of open ditch along Baxter Lane that is proposed to be filled, or through
the existing culvert under Baxter Lane. See Exhibit A.
For these reasons, WH Bozeman NWX 358 LLC does not anticipate the Project(including
expansion of Baxter Lane west of Cottonwood Road)will adversely affect conveyance or delivery
of Farmers Canal Company shares. Nonetheless, Bozeman Municipal Code 38.360.280(1)(e)
specifically provides that potentially impacted agricultural water users must receive notice of a
proposed Project that could impact their agricultural water use facilities. The Code also states that
you have forty-five (45)days from the date of this letter to submit written comments regarding the
Project as it relates to modifications of agricultural water facilities. Those comments may be
submitted to me via first class mail to P.O. Box 1113, Bozeman, MT 59771 or via email to
mekstromCcD-m-m.net. Any comments received will be submitted to the City of Bozeman as part of
the Project application.
Finally, should WH Bozeman NWX 358 LLC make any changes to the Project design that
would result in impacts to your agricultural water user facility, I will provide notice of those changes
to you in accordance with Bozeman Municipal Code 36.360.280(4).
We create solutions that build better communities.
AN EMPLOYEE-OWNED COMPANY • AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER—MINORITIES/FEMALES/DISABLED/VETERANS
NN Morrison
� Maierle
engineers,surveyors,planners-scientists
Thank you for your time on this matter. Should you have questions, please feel free to
contact me at 406-431-5819 or mekstrom(@m-m.nUL.
Sincerely,
Matt E. Ekstrom, PE
Senior Land Development Engineer
Morrison-Maierle
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