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<br />i <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />STATE (J COLORA.DO <br /> <br />o <br /> <br />.. <br /> <br />Colorado Water Conservation Board <br />Department of Natural Resources <br />721 Centennial Building <br />1313 Sherman Street <br />Denver, Colorado 80203 <br />Phone: (303) 866-3441 <br />FAX, (3031 866-4474 <br /> <br />Roy Romer <br />Governol <br /> <br />j<lmes S. Lochhe"d <br />Executive Director, DNR <br />O,lriesC.lile, PE. <br />Director, eWeB <br /> <br />August 21, 1996 <br /> <br />Mr. Remy Labrouche <br />1525 P Road <br />Lorna, Colorado 81524 <br /> <br />Re. Vouga Dam Feasibility Study <br /> <br />Dear Remy. <br /> <br />We've reviewed the July 1996 draft Rehabilitation of Vouga Dam feasibility study by <br />Woodward-Clyde Consultants. We find the report to be unacceptable in several areas including <br />the discussion and description of altema1ives, water supply hydrology, water rights, and the <br />economic and financial analyses. The report provides only a minimal amount of information on <br />two alternatives and overlooks many of the feasibility study requirements in the Guidelines for <br />Financial Assistance through the Colorado Water Conservation Board Construction Fund, <br />copies of which were provided to the consultant <br /> <br />We're extremely disappointed in both the format and the content of the report in view of what <br />we thought was some fairly explicit direction provided in. (1) our memorandum of April 14, 1995 <br />with a detailed review of the first submittal, (2) our letter of April 19, 1995 to Woody Watson, (3) <br />our memo ofJuly 3, 1996 and (4) our meetings at which the consultant was present on April 18, <br />1995 and on July 3, 1996. <br /> <br />We've prepared our own analyses of the water supply hydrology for Razor Creek and the water <br />rights associated with V ouga Reservoir as well as the lands you are proposing to use as collateral <br />for a Construction Fund loan. We've also revised the economic analysis using standard economic <br />evaluation procedure rather than a poorly defined mixture of economic and financial evaluations. <br /> <br />These in-house analyses were done in view ofthe need for us to be able to make an immediate <br />determination with regard to the issues of 1he physical and legal availability of water and the <br />economic feasibility of the project Copies of those analyses are attached to this letter and we <br />would appreciate any comments you may have. The consultant is free to use as much or as little <br />