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<br />Colorado Water Conservation Board <br />Department of Natural Resources <br />1313 Sherman Street, Room 721 <br />Denver, Colorado B0203 <br />Phone: 1303) 8&&.3441 <br />FAX: (303) 866-4474 <br />WWW.0Ncb.state.co.us <br /> <br />MEMORANDUM <br /> <br />STATE OF COLORADO <br /> <br />Q <br /> <br />BiHOWef1':> <br />Govemor <br /> <br />TO: <br /> <br />Colorado Water Conservation Board Members <br /> <br />GregE.Walcher <br />txecl,ltive Director <br /> <br />Rod Kuharich <br />eWeB Director <br /> <br />Dan MCAuliffe <br />Deput)' Director <br /> <br />FROM: <br /> <br />John Van Sciver <br />Mike Serlel, P,E., Chief <br />Waler Supply Planning and Finance Section, <br /> <br />DATE: January 11, 2001 <br /> <br />SUBJECT: Agenda Item 10b., January 24-25,2001 Board Meeting <br />The Tunnel Water Company-Additional Loan <br /> <br />Introduction <br />The Tunnel Water Company (TWC) is applying for an additional/oan in amount of $2,080,000 to <br />complete rehabilitation of the Laramie-Poudre Tunnel. The Company was approved for a <br />$1,600,000 Emergency Loan in September 2000, to complete Phase! rehabilitation work, which <br />is currently underway, The estimated total cost of the project is $4,100,000, Please see the <br />attached project summary and map, <br /> <br />BackQround <br />The TWC, located in Larimer County, operates the Laramie.poudre Tunnel for the benefit of the <br />shareholders by providing direct flow irrigation water. The Tunnel diverts from the Laramie River, <br />about 60 miles west of Fort Collins, and delivers water through a 2-mile tunnel to the Poudre <br />River. Water is diverted from the Poudre River by downstream shareholders, and delivered to the <br />100,000-acre service area as a partial supply, A portion of the Laramie-Poudre Tunnel collapsed <br />May 28, 2000, plugging the tunnel so that water delivery is not possible, The TWC needed to <br />complete emergency repairs prior to the 2001 irrigation season, The TWe secured a loan from <br />the cwes Emergency Infrastructure Repair Account, and started work December 2000, <br /> <br />The Company originally planned to complete only Phase 1 (Emergency Work) prior to the 2001 <br />irrigation season, However, the cost of demobilization and remobilization is $140,000, To save <br />money, the Company will complete all necessary work in winter/spring 2001, <br /> <br />Feasibility Studies <br />Don Deere, P,E" of Rocky Mountain Consultants, has completed an engineering assessment of <br />the tunnel and plans and specifications for its rehabilitation. John Van Sciver has completed the <br />cwes Feasibility Study using information provided by the Company and their Engineer. The <br />study includes an assessment of alternatives available for rehabilitation of the Laramie-Poudre <br />Tunnel. <br /> <br /> <br />Flood Protection. WaLer Project Planning and financing. Stream and Lake Protection <br />Wilter Supply Protection _ Conservation Pl,mning <br />