Nucla Reservoir Rehab Applic

• Project Type: Ag/Muni Grant
• Applicant: Town of Nucla
• Project Name: Third Street Reservoir Project
• Title: Grant Application
• Date: 7/1/1994
• County: Montrose
• Water Conservation - Doc Type: Application

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Town plans to have presales on water taps for the new irrigation

system, The Town will set up the irrigation system under an

enterprise fund. The irrigation system will not be supported by

property taxes, it will be a subsection of the water department
which is completely supported by user fees.

In Phase II the Town did utilize a Soil Conservation engineer to

help ....' design and plan the entire irrigation system. The

installation was done according to the plans and specifications

of the engineer and pipe supply company consultant with whom the

Town contracts. Nucla is using its own work force to install

Phase II of the system. Nucla's public works director is the

administrator of the project and direct supervisor. The Office

of Soil Conservation, Norwood Branch, is assisting in the

supervision of the project.

The variety of sources of funding for this effort indicate the
strong commitment to this project by the local community and the
State of Colorado. The reservoir rehabilitation was funded by
the Colorado Division of Wildlife ($67,000.00), the Department of
Local Affairs ($110,00.00), Montrose County ($2,981.00 in-kind
services), Local Contributions ($5,723.00), and the Town
($17,382.00).

One inch raw water irrigation tap fees for the first phase of the~

project are $300.00 per property. Payment of tap fee may be