BOARD00179 ‎(2)‎

• Board Meeting Date: 5/23/2007
• Description: Director's Report - CWCB Director's Report
• Board Meetings - Doc Type: Memo

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numerous leaks in the system due to age and wear. The ditch suffers from significant
water loss, and the deteriorated pipe poses a threat to property and individuals should
the pipe fail. The proposed project involves replacing the most deteriorated piping in
the system 30,225lf with HDPE (High Density Polyethylene) over a two-year period, in
order to stop water loss and restore system reliability. The first year will consist of
15,365lf (10,385lf - 36"; 4,980 If -18"), and will include the vulnerable section along the
bluff overlooking the Arkansas River. The second year will consist of 14,860 lf (11,290 If
of 36" pipe replacement, and conversion of 3570 If of open ditch to 36" pipe.) The
Company received bids to construct 2/3 of the gravity system in April of 2007. The
Company received three bids to complete this work, which were all well outside the
Company's allotted $1,000,000 for this work. The Company has rejected all bids and is
currently looking at additional alternatives to complete the project.

7. Southeastern Colorado Water Conservancy District - Arkansas Valley
Conduit

Authorization: Severance Tax Fund
Water Source: Arkansas - Fry Ark Project
Terms of Loan: $60,600,OOO@3.25% for 30 yrs.
Pipeline

County: Pueblo, Crowley, Otero, Bent
Project Yield: 6,555 AF
Project Type: Raw Water

The Arkansas Valley Conduit is designed to bring relatively clean raw water to 41 water
providers in the lower Arkansas Valley, who currently either take water from the
Arkansas River, and \ or pump from shallow and \ or deep aquifers. This pumped water
has quality problems and requires significant treatment before it meets Clean Drinking
Water standards. The conduit will begin at Pueblo Reservoir Dam, where a 30.94 cfs
municipal outlet is already in place and reserved for the specific use of the conduit. The
conduit will gravity flow approximately 138 miles down the Arkansas River Valley to
Lamar. The conduit water will flow by the St. Charles Mesa Water District where it will
enter a water filtration plant. As the conduit moves down the valley, spurs will take off
the main line to deliver water to local and regional water providers. The conduit will
receive its water from the USBR Fryingpan-Arkansas Project. Currently, about 5,779
acre-feet of water per year is available for entities East of Pueblo in an average year.
Additionally, Return Flows are retained by the District and can be exchanged back up to
Pueblo Reservoir for delivery. These Return Flows can provide up to an additional 1,600
acre-feet of water. Storage is available to these entities in Pueblo Reservoir because they
are in the SECWCD service area. This storage will help provide water in the years when
less than average water is provided by the Fry-Ark Project. The water will be provided
strictly for municipal and industrial purposes. Final chlorination or treatment will be left
up to each water provider. The conduit is currently planned to be paid 80%
(approximately $240 million) by the federal government. The District is anticipating
securing federal funding in 2008, with design and construction to follow.

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