HomeMy WebLinkAbout021 Farmers Canal CorrespondenceHidden Creek Subdivision
Preliminary Plat
Application
Agricultural Water User Facilities
This proposed subdivision will create two separate lots. The southern lot has been previously
developed and is the location of the Gallatin County Rest Home. The proposed lot directly to the
north is currently undeveloped. The development of this lot will take place after subsequent
applications have been approved. Please see the responses below to the items in Section
38.220.060 – Additional Subdivision Preliminary Plat Supplements in the Bozeman Municipal
Code.
a. Type, description, ownership, and users of facilities.
There is an unnamed irrigation ditch running along the east side of the property. In
correspondence with the Farmers Canal Company, it was stated that there is no infrastructure to
get water to the ditch. Furthermore, the Farmers Canal Company has not turned water on to that
ditch for twenty years. Please see the correspondence with the Farmers Canal Company included
with this submittal.
b. Written documentation demonstrating active use of the facilities, for example the
delivery of non-potable water supplies for irrigation, conversion to storm water facilities, or
other use. If a facility is not being actively used nor intended to be used in the future,
include a written plan for discontinuance including all documentation required pursuant to
Montana Law.
Included in this submittal is the correspondence with the Farmers Canal Company discussing the
current non-use of this irrigation ditch. Because there is no planned construction of the 2-lot
subdivision, a written plan for discontinuance will be provided with the subsequent applications.
The location of this decommissioned irrigation ditch is where the future extension of Oak Park
Rd will be constructed.
c. Describe any proposed realignment. All realignments must comply with all relevant
requirements of Montana Law.
There is no proposed realignment of the irrigation ditch for the creation of this 2-lot minor
subdivision. Future development of the property will determine if the irrigation ditch will be
realigned or removed altogether.
d. Information from the owner(s) of the facility concerning the proposed use or
discontinuance of the facility.
Please see the correspondence with the Farmers Canal Company included in this submittal. With
the current minor subdivision application, there is no planned changes to the irrigation ditch.
Correspondence will continue with the Farmers Canal Company for the proposed discontinuance
of the facility for the future development of the northern lot.
1Erik RingsakFrom:Dan Triemstra <danbevt@gmail.com>Sent:Saturday, June 29, 2024 8:55 PMTo:Erik RingsakCc:seth@uhousingpartners.com; tyson@uhousingpartners.comSubject:Re: Hidden Creek - DitchWARNING: This email originated from an external sender. Please use caution when clicking links or opening attachments. Hello all, I personally walked the irrigation ditch at the property referenced in your first email. Though the ditch is still intact going north from the Rest Home property line, there really is no ditch left to the south, along the property line and on towards Durston Road. As I have never been a water user on that ditch, I can not declare that it is abandoned. However, it appears that the infrastructure to get Farmers Canal water to the ditch has not been preserved, maintained or protected for some time. The responsibility for maintaining laterals of Farmers Canal rests with the ditch users of each individual ditch. Farmers Canal Company has not turned water in to that ditch for at least twenty years. Currently, the terminus for Farmers Canal Company operations on the canal end at the Section Line ditch, just west of Rosauers. Dan Triemstra Secretary, Farmers Canal Company On Tue, Jun 25, 2024 at 5:41 PM Erik Ringsak <eringsak@wwcengineering.com> wrote: Thanks Dan. Feel free to give me a call with any questions.
2 ERIK RINGSAK, P.E. | Civil Department Manager 895 Technology Blvd, Ste 203 | Bozeman, MT 59718 O: 406.586.0262 | D: 406.898.3446 | C: 701.471.1099 www.wwcengineering.com From: Dan Triemstra <danbevt@gmail.com> Sent: Tuesday, June 25, 2024 4:03 PM To: Erik Ringsak <eringsak@wwcengineering.com> Cc: seth@uhousingpartners.com; tyson@uhousingpartners.com Subject: Re: Hidden Creek - Ditch WARNING: This email originated from an external sender. Please use caution when clicking links or opening attachments. I will try to run into town tomorrow morning and take a look at that. Dan On Mon, Jun 24, 2024, 3:29 PM Erik Ringsak <eringsak@wwcengineering.com> wrote: Dan,
3Just checking in on the email below. Any update? Thanks, ERIK RINGSAK, P.E. | Civil Department Manager 895 Technology Blvd, Ste 203 | Bozeman, MT 59718 O: 406.586.0262 | D: 406.898.3446 | C: 701.471.1099 www.wwcengineering.com From: Erik Ringsak Sent: Monday, June 17, 2024 6:13 PM To: danbevt@gmail.com Subject: Hidden Creek - Ditch Dan, Thank you for your taking the time to speak with me. The subject property is located right behind the Gallatin Valley Rest Home and South of Juniper Street. There is a ditch on the East side of the property. To my knowledge and from what has been stated to me, that ditch is no longer active or in use.
4Just hoping to get your thoughts before we move forward with the application process to the City. Thanks, ERIK RINGSAK, P.E. | Civil Department Manager 895 Technology Blvd, Ste 203 | Bozeman, MT 59718 O: 406.586.0262 | D: 406.898.3446 | C: 701.471.1099 www.wwcengineering.com