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<br />.. <br /> <br />MEMORANDUM <br /> <br />TO: File <br /> <br />FROM: John Van Sciver <br /> <br />DATE: August 25, 1994 <br /> <br />SUBJECT: Inspection of the Goodhue Ditch, owned by the Goodhue Ditch and Reservoir Co. <br /> <br />On August 25, 1994 I met with the following people to discuss repair of a metal flume on the <br />Goodhue Ditch <br /> <br />Mr. John Mayhoffer, President, Goodhue Ditch and Res. Co. <br />Mr. Jim Schreiter, Goodhue Ditch and Res. Co. <br />Mr. Pete Johnson, City of Lafayette, Stockholder in the Goodhue Ditch and Res. Co. <br />Mr. Rich Koopmann, Boulder Co. Open Space (441-3950), Stockholder in the Goodhue <br />Ditch and Res. Co. <br />Mr. Bob Pherson, Goodhue Ditch and Res. Co. <br /> <br />The Company has submitted an application to borrow about $12,000 to repair a flume on the <br />ditch. The flume is located in the Town of Marshall and is constructed of steel plates hung from <br />steel "I" beams. The beams are supported on concrete columns. When originally constructed, <br />the flume was a short trestle carrying the ditch across a small creek. The creek has since been <br />completely filled in level with the top of the flume. I noted these problems with the flume: <br /> <br />1. The steel plates are rusted out along the bottom, and leakage is significant <br /> <br />2. The concrete columns are cracked and broken in places. <br /> <br />3. Nothing is known about the "foundation" under the flume, that has been pushed in over the <br />years. Any repair would require excavation down to solid foundation. <br /> <br />Based on the above, I said I didn't think it would work to just replace the steel flume with one <br />of concrete. I said I needed an engineering assessment of the plan, to assure the new structure <br />would last as long as the loan (typically 30 years). I said it would be better to get an <br />authorization to borrow more (say $25,000), to cover unknowns like the foundation. If they <br />didn't need all the money, they would not have to borrow it. <br /> <br />During the discussion, several other issues and problems were mentioned, such as encroachment <br />on the ditch by development and a problem with a bridge structure. I said we will need a full <br />description and list of problems with the ditch (and a map), before a loan can be granted. I will <br />also need a long term plan and priority list of repairs and improvements that need to be made <br />over the next decade. If the Company would like to borrow money in the future, the plan could <br />be used to get an authorization to cover all repairs, instead of doing it piecemeal. <br />