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.,11 .'1 . ~ 7. Dolores Water Conservancy District - WETPACK Authorization: SB 01-157 Water Source: Dolores River Terms of Loan: $4,700,000 @3.50% for 30-years County: Montezuma Project Yield: 6,000 acre-feet Project Type: Distribution System The District's WETPACK (Water for Everyone's Tomorrow Package) proposal is intended to better manage the available resources of the Dolores Project to provide an additional 3,300 acre-feet of water for the fishery below McPhee Dam, increase municipal water supplies, and to provide water of the irrigation of additional lands. This project involves a system of pipelines, pumps, and related facilities to deliver water to the District's Dove Creek Canal system for the irrigation of 4,000 acres of new lands that are presently dry land farmed. Water will be delivered to irrigators in pipes under pressure for sprinkler irrigation only. Harris Water Engineers, of Durango, Colorado, is the planning and design consultant for the project. The District has commenced construction of a portion of the project referred to as Sandstone and is currently working with staff to re-scope their existing loan into two separate loans, which were approved by at the January, 2005 Board Meeting. The District has substantially completed the water rights purchase and Sandstone project for a total loan amount of $2,530,000. The District is currently deciding if they want to proceed with any further WETP ACK efforts, involving the remaining $4,700,000 in loan funds. 8. Parker Water and Sanitation District - New Reservoir Construction Authorization: Construction Fund Water Source: Cherry Creek Terms of Loan: $15,000,000 @4.75% for 20-years Construction County: Douglas Project Yield: 16,200 acre-feet Project Type: Reservoir The Parker Water and Sanitation District is currently in the design phase to construct the Rueter Hess Project for the storage of municipal water for its 7,924 customers. The new reservoir will provide terminal storage for use within the District's existing 8,596-acre service area. The reservoir will be located 3 miles southwest of Parker on Newline Gulch. The proposed reservoir will be a Class I structure, 135 feet high, impounding approximately 16,200 acre-feet of water. GEl Consultants, Denver, Colorado, will be putting together the final design and construction documents. Major land purchases have been completed and the Rueter Hess Reservoir and other related project activities are currently under construction. The entire project is anticipated to be completed by the spring of 2008. Parker Water is considering expanding the size of the reservoir to accommodate the requested needs of other water users in the area (Castle Rock and Castle Pine North). The foundation work on the reservoir was expanded to 47