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<br />.. ..:,t ~ <br />.. <br /> <br />THE GREELEY & LOVELAND IRRIGATION CO. <br /> <br />RECEIVED <br />MAR 1 7 2003 <br /> <br />808 23rd Avenue, Greeley, CO 80634-5922 <br /> <br />Phone (970) 352-0495 FAX (970) 352-2457 <br /> <br />GLlC808@aol.com <br /> <br />Colorado Water Conservation Board <br /> <br />March 11, 2003 <br /> <br />Mr. Mike Serlet, P.E., Chief <br />Colorado Water Conservation Board <br />1313 Sherman Street, Room 721 <br />Denver, Colorado 80203 <br /> <br />RE: Loan to Replace Low-Level Outlet Works at Boyd Lake <br /> <br />Mr. Mr. Serlet: <br /> <br />The Board of Directors of the Greeley and Loveland Irrigation Company met on <br />Wednesday, March 5, 2003 to discuss the loan for the replacement of the Boyd Lake low- <br />level outlet. <br /> <br />As you are aware, the replacement of the outlets on Boyd Lake is only a portion of the <br />work that needs to be done there. The Greeley and Loveland Irrigation Company has <br />been under order of the State Engineer to address the problem of an inadequate spillway <br />on the lake. This has been an ongoing project since the mid 1990s. Several Hydrology <br />Studies have been completed over the last few years to attempt to determine the needed <br />capacity of the spillway. It is anticipated that this decision is near and the Company can <br />proceed on to the planning and design of the spillway. <br /> <br />Greeley and Loveland Irrigation Company has also been pursuing a Federal Grant for the <br />spillway work. The possibility ofthe Federal grant was via the City of Greeley and their <br />use of Boyd Lake as a water supply. As late as January of this year, it appeared that the <br />grant would be received in a decreased amount. We received word just last week that the <br />grant has been denied, a victim of drastic Federal budget cuts and a shift of money to <br />defense and security areas. <br /> <br />Given the need for the spillway and the failure of the grant application to produce <br />funding, Greeley and Loveland has decided that it needs to turn its attention to the <br />spillway design and construction. With the extremely low lake levels, we realize that the <br />timing is perfect for construction of the low-water outlet, but the Directors have decided <br />that the spillway issues need to be addressed before the outlet is rebuilt. <br />