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STAT� C�F COLOIZf�DC� <br />Colorado Water Conservation Board <br />Department of Natural Resources <br />1313 Sherman 5treet, Room 721 <br />Denv�r, ColoradQ 802Q3 <br />Phone:(303)866-3441 <br />FAX: (303) 866-4474 M E M O R A N D U M <br />www.cwcb.state.co.us <br />� (LTpdated November 27, 2001) <br />IZi7 <br />��1/ <br />DATE <br />SUBJECT <br />Colorado Wa#er Conservation Board Members <br />John Van Sciver, P.E. <br />Mike Serlet, P.E., Chief <br />Water Supply Planning and Finance Section. <br />November 5, 2001 <br />Agenda ltem 22d., November 19-20, 2001 Board Meeting <br />Amity Mutual Irrigation Company <br />. .. _ �► <br />�,, <br />� F <br />�--��rr• <br />o�� �. <br />��- - <br />Bill Owens <br />Governor <br />Greg E. Walcher <br />Executive Direc[or <br />Rod Kuharich <br />CWCB Director <br />Dan Mcquliffe <br />Deputy Director <br />Introduction <br />The Amity Mutual Irrigation Company (AMIC) is applying for a$360,000 loan from the <br />Construction Fund to rehabilitate the Neenoshe Reservoir Dam. The estimated total cost of the <br />project is $400.000. Please see the attached project summary and map. <br />Backqround <br />The AMIC, located in Kiowa County, operates the Neenoshe Reservoir for the benefit of the <br />shareholders by providing storage of water for irrigation within a. 34,683-acre service area. The <br />Reservoir is located about 15 miles north of Lamar, and is filled by the Fort Lyon/Kicking Bird <br />Canals, with headgate on the Arkansas River. The dam, constructed around 1898, is a Class 2 <br />structure, 25 feet high, impounding a reservoir of 60,618 ac-ft. The outlets are in poor condition, <br />and there is seepage into the stilling basin. The dam is currently restricted to gage height 23.5 <br />; , e�rrltir��-ir��-Isss-of�#er-age-e�appr��i�a�el�- - <br />8,000 ac-ft. <br />The AMIC needs to rehabilitate the Neenoshe Dam to resolve safety concerns and to regain full <br />storage in the reservoir. <br />Feasibilitv Studies <br />URS Corporation Engineers have completed an Evaluation and Conceptual Design for Nee No <br />She Dam. The report includes a preliminary engineering evaluation and cost estimate for <br />rehabilitation of the outlets and construction of a new toe drain system, as well as an evaluation of <br />other alternatives available for rehabilitation of the Neenoshe Dam. <br />The Amity Mutual Irriqation Companv <br />The AMIC is a mutual ditch company and a non-profit corporation registered in the State of <br />Colorado. There are 218 shareholders and 34,682.86 shares of stock. The AMIC has the power <br />to set annual assessments to be paid by the shareholders, the power to cut off water deliveries <br />to shareholders that fail to pay their assessments, and the power to acquire and sell the shares <br />of delinquent shareholders. <br />Flood Protection • Water Project Planning and Financing • Stream and Lake Protection <br />Water Supply Protection . Conservation Planning <br />