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<br />Water Project Construction Loan Program - Project Data Date <br /> <br />Borrower: Young Creek Reservoir Company <br /> <br />Project Name: Young Creek Res. # 1-2 <br /> <br />Drainage Basin: Gunnison <br /> <br />Total Project Cost: $217,125 <br /> <br />Type of Borrower: Agricultural <br /> <br />CWCB STTFPBA Fund Loan: $195,400 <br /> <br />County: Delta <br /> <br />Project Type: Reservoir Rehabilitation <br /> <br />Water Source: Young Creek <br /> <br />Funding Sources: CWCS, Surface Creek Sank <br />Aver. Delivery: 782 acre-feet (decreed capacity) <br /> <br />Interest Rate: 2.50% <br /> <br />Term: 30 years <br /> <br />YCRC provides irrigation water to a 400-acre service area in Delta County near the Town of <br />Cedaredge. The YCRC owns & operates two reservoirs, the Reservoir #1-2 (a combined <br />reservoir), and Reservoir #3, both located on Grand Mesa. Reservoir #1-2 has a decreed capacity <br />of 782 acre feet, and is over 100 years old. The existing dam is a Class 2 dam, with a length of 505 <br />feet, height of 46 feet, crest width of 15 feet, and spillway width of 25 feet. There is a history of <br />seepage problems, and a recurring incidence of sinkholes in the area immediately upstream of the <br />dam, along the left abutment. This has necessitated temporary sinkhole repairs on several <br />occasions, as well as instituting a monitoring program to assess the performance of the dam. In <br />2001, a geotechhical investigation was completed and paired piezometers were placed within the <br />embankment structure. Since the installation the reservoir has not filled due to the drought, and it <br />has not been possible to evaluate dam performance over the past two years. Several time <br />extensions for performance reporting have been granted by the SEO. YCRC wants to make the <br />most critical repairs now to avoid potential loss of function of the reservoir and possible restriction. <br />Currently, the dam is approved for conditional full storage, requiring continued efforts to address left <br />abutment seepage. The proposed liner project will address the immediate sinkhole problem by <br />installing a 60 mil HDPE (High Density Polyethylene) liner over an area about 200 feet long by 140 <br />feet wide, covering a total of 3100 sq. yards, in the area of sinkhole occurrence. Future monitoring <br />of the dam performance after the initial repair will allow YCRC to determine if additional repairs are <br />necessary. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Location Map <br />