To bring water to 2,000 acres of irrigated hay meadows in northwest Colorado, this diversion was built in 1896, directing water through a headgate into the 18-mile Maybell Ditch. A $7-million rehabilitation effort modernized the headgate and included replacing the existing headgate structure with a concrete intake structure, installing cofferdams to divert the river during restoration, updating and stabilizing drop structures, placing riprap and conducting earthwork.

Safety programs and strategies included preplanned and real-time site-specific hazard analysis, comprehensive acclimation programs with staged ascent plans for gradual altitude adjustment and thorough predeployment health checks to confirm the fitness of workers for high-altitude conditions.