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<br />#,. <br />" <br /> <br />f <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />STATE OF COLORADO <br /> <br />Colorado Water Conservation Board <br /> <br />Dq>artment of Natural Resources <br />1313 Sherman Street, Room 721 <br />Denver, Colorado 80203 <br />Phone: (303) 866-3441 <br />FAX: (303) 866-4474 <br />www.cwcb.state.co.us <br /> <br /> <br />MEMORANDUM <br /> <br />Bill Owens <br />Governor <br /> <br />TO: <br /> <br />Colorado Water Conservation Board Members <br /> <br />Greg E. Walcher <br />Executive Director <br /> <br />FROM: <br /> <br />John Van Sciver, P.E.-:rwV <br />Mike Serlet, P.E., Chief MS 13 V ...:::TWY <br />Water Supply Planning and Finance Section. <br /> <br />Dan McAuliffe <br />Deputy Director <br /> <br />Rod Kuharich . <br />CWCB Director <br /> <br />DATE: May 8, 2002 <br /> <br />SUBJECT: Agenda Item 12b., May 20-21,2002 Board Meeting <br />Glenwood Irrigation Company <br /> <br />Introduction <br />The Glenwood Irrigation Company (GIC) is applying for a $386,000 Small Project Loan to <br />rehabilitate the siphon on the Glenwood Ditch. The estimated total cost of the project is $514,250. <br />Please see the attached project summary and map. <br /> <br />Backaround <br />The GIC, located in Garfield County, operates the Glenwood Ditch for the benefit of the <br />shareholders by providing direct flow irrigation water to a 750-acre service area. The Glenwood <br />Ditch diversion and headgate are located on the Roaring Fork River, about 2 miles north of <br />Carbondale. This portion of the system was rehabilitated in 2001 with funds from an $85,000 <br />CWeB loan approved July 2001. The delivery system consists of a combination of unlined ditch <br />and siphon (pipeline) segments. The ditch was constructed about 1900 and the siphon pipeline <br />rebuilt in sections in the 1940s and 1960s. It is the older portion of the siphon (2,000 feet) that is <br />the subject of this loan request, primarily because the above ground portion (1,200 feet) is rusted <br />and leaking badly. The below ground portion (800 feet) is also suspect because it is over 50 years <br />old. Significant annual maintenance is needed to keep the siphon operational and there is a <br />danger that it could fail completely while in use. <br /> <br />The GIC needs to rehabilitate the older portion of the siphon and has scheduled the work to be <br />started in fall 2002. If the most critical part of the project is not completed in fall 2002, the siphon <br />could fail in spring 2003 and make it impossible for the Company to deliver water to its <br />shareholders. The Company is eligible for a loan from the Small Project Loan Account, since <br />delaying construction until summer or fall 2003 would result in a hardship on the Borrower. <br /> <br />Feasibilitv Studies <br />Dennis Davidson and Mike Kishimoto of the Glenwood Springs NRCS completed the feasibility <br />study for the initial CWCB loan using information provided by the GIC. The study has been <br />updated by the Company to incorporate the siphon project. The study includes an assessment of _ . <br />alternatives available for rehabilitation of the siphon pipeline of the Glenwood Ditch. . <br />