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<br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Under this proposal, the Dawson Creek Reservoir (capacity of <br />3.310 acre-feet), a project facility which is to be built <br />specifically for fish and wildlife enchancement, would not be <br />constructed. In lieu thereof, an enlarged and relocated Monument <br />Creek Reservoir would be constructed for the purposes of <br />supplying municipal and industrial water to Dove Creek and <br />adjacent rural areas and to provide fish and wildlife and <br />recreational enhancement benefits. <br /> <br />The Bureau is still analyzing the proposal and consulting <br />with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. In turn, neither the <br />CWCB nor the Division of Wildlife has yet had the opportunity to <br />study this alternative in detail. <br /> <br />Under the circumstances, the CWCB staff has only prepared <br />very preliminary reconnaissance level cost estimates for the <br />proposed relocated Monument Creek Reservoir. The estimated cost <br />is $4,320,000 (see attached table). This facility has been used <br />as the basis for cost estimates rather than the smaller reservoir <br />originally planned by the Bureau, since the relocated and <br />enlarged reservoir would be more expensive. This was done to <br />ensure that the cost estimate was high enough to cover the most <br />expensive alternative. The CWCB is not, however, recommending <br />that a decision be reached at this time on the proposal to delete <br />the Dawson Draw Reservoir in favor of an enlarged and relocated <br />Monument Creek Reservoir. <br /> <br />Recommendation <br /> <br />The Board recommends that the General Assembly authorize <br />$7,000,000 to finance 100 percent of the costs of the Cortez <br />pipeline and the Monument Creek Reservoir, subject to the <br />conditions that: <br /> <br />(1) the Board's investment shall be repaid by the District <br />over 40 years with a 5 percent service charge, <br /> <br />(2) the final location and size of the Monument Creek <br />Reservoir shall be subject to the Board's prior <br />approval, and <br /> <br />(3) if the Monument Creek Reservoir, wherever located and <br />of whatever size, serves purposes other than municipal <br />raw water storage, then the Board's investment in the <br />reservoir shall be limited to that portion of the total <br />reservoir costs which is, in the Board's opinion, <br />reasonably allocable to municipal water supply. <br /> <br />gl <br /> <br />Attachments: as stated <br /> <br />-3- <br />