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<br />G027J7 <br /> <br />CURRENTS <br /> <br />2 <br /> <br />LAKEWOOD VISTA CONDOMINIUMS <br /> <br />Ken Wright and Patricia Flood were preparing <br />for expert testimony in a construction deficiency <br />claims lawsuit when Lynn Dolven of Dewhirst <br />& Dolven notified us of a settlement. <br /> <br />WWE represented the developer/builder and <br />evaluated the claims made by the homeowners' <br />association in regard to grading and drainage. <br />We used the talents of Chuck Haines for many <br />of the detailed field inspections. <br /> <br />NEW DURANGO OFFICE STAFF <br /> <br />Brenna West and Alissa Krochenski have joined <br />the Durango office as full-time staff members. <br />Brenna, a degreed environmental biologist, <br />began full-time work on January 3 and works on <br />wetland, wildlife, and water quality issues. <br /> <br />Alissa has a bachelor's degree in environmental <br />geology. She works on groundwater, water <br />quality, and water well jobs for WWE. Alissa is <br />a graduate. of Fort Lewis College and was <br />named "Outstanding Senior" of the Geology <br />Department in 2003. We are proud to have <br />Brenna and Alissa on our technical team. <br /> <br />PRETREATMENT FLOW MEASUREMENT <br /> <br />WWE was pleased to complete the annual flow <br />meter calibration for Microsemi Corporation's <br />industrial wastewater pretreatment facility. <br />With assistance from Microsemi' s staff, timed <br />volumetric measurements were compared to the <br />flow meter output to develop a calibration <br />curve. The meter was found to provide accurate <br />accounts of the discharge. <br /> <br />We have performed this calibration for at least <br />six years, and Dave Foss thanks Microsemi's <br />Corbet Thomas for the ongoing assignment. <br /> <br />DENVER ART MUSEUM <br /> <br />The Denver Art Museum held a seminar on the <br />prehistoric Tiwanaku Empire at Lake Titicaca <br />January 14 and 15. Ruth and Ken Wright, who <br />represented WWE, felt the program was <br />outstanding. Curator Margaret Young Sanchez <br />did a fabulous job of bringing in international <br />experts for the occasion. <br /> <br />The Tiwanaku Empire is noted for its art and its <br />raised-mound fanning system. The empire <br />exhibited innovative prehistoric agriculture that <br />was highly successful at an altitude of 12,000 <br />feet. The agricultural field design captured the <br />sun's heat to ward offnighttime frost. <br /> <br />LOWER ARKANSAS RIVER <br /> <br />Patricia Flood inspected a ditch system and <br />irrigated lands along the lower Arkansas River <br />in. January. Our work relates to the appraisal of <br />water rights that may be placed in conservation <br />easements. <br /> <br />WWE thanks Peter Nichols of Trout, Witwer & <br />Freeman for the assignment. <br /> <br />DAM SPILLWAY DESIGN FLOODS <br /> <br />Thanks to the dam experts at the State <br />Engineer's Office (SEO), WWE is progressing <br />well with preliminary designs for the Long <br />Hollow Reservoir in the La Plata River basin. <br /> <br />Spillway design floods for dam designs <br />sometimes result in uncertainties because of the <br />inherent approximate nature of maximum <br />probable flood hydrology. Since the SEO judged <br />Ken Wright's initial spillway estimate of 50,000 <br />cubic feet per second to be overly conservative, it <br />has been reduced with detailed computer <br />analysis. <br /> <br />WWE/WEI <br /> <br />""::" <br />