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<br />Kern Reservoir and Ditch Company <br />November 25.26, 2002 <br /> <br />Agenda Item ZOh <br />(Updated December 4, 2002) <br /> <br />Feasibility Studies <br />Colby Hayden, P.E., of Rock Mountain Consultants, Inc. has completed the feasibility study in <br />accordance with CWCS guidelines, The study includes an assessment of alternatives available for <br />rehabilitation of the Kern Reservoir, <br /> <br />The Kern Reservoir and Ditch Company <br />The KRDC is a mutual ditch and reservoir company and a non-profit corporation registered in <br />the State of Colorado. There are 2 shareholders and 100 shares of stoel<. The KDRC has the <br />power to set annual assessments to be paid by the shareholders, the power to cut off water <br />deliveries to shareholders that fail to pay their assessments, and the power to acquire and sell <br />the shares of delinquent shareholders. <br /> <br />Water Riahts <br />The KDRC owns water storage rights in the Kern Reservoir in amount of 1,800 ac-ft. State <br />Engineer Records indicate the reservoir has been used to capacity each year during the period <br />1998 through 2000, and that the reservoir has a physical capacity of about 1,100 acre-feet. The <br />Company has consistently used the Kern Reservoir for storage of water for use, or as an <br />equalized basin for the Greeley number 2 Ditch. <br /> <br />Proiect Description <br />Three alternatives were analyzed in the feasibility study: <br /> <br />1. No Action <br />2. Increase the dam height. <br />3. Dredge out the reservoir ($6.16 million) <br /> <br />Alternative 2, Increase the dam height, was ruled out, because it was not technically feasible. <br />Due to the flat terrain, the dam height would need to be increased 14 feet around the entire <br />reservoir. It would be necessary to pump into the reservoir, and the reservoir could not function <br />as a fiood detention facility. Alternative 3, Dredge out the reservoir ($6.16 million) will regain full <br />reservoir storage and is considered the preferred alternative. The no-action alternative was <br />considered unacceptable since it would mean that the reservoir could not be used to capacity. <br /> <br />Selected Alternative 3 consists of draining the reservoir and removing approximately 2.5 <br />million cubic yards of material (approximately 1,500 acre-feet.) 700 acre-feet of this reclaimed <br />storage will be designated to restore the historical reservoir storage capacity to 1,800 acre-feet, <br />and the remaining 800 acre-feet will be designated as storage for the 1 DO-year flood under the <br />Town of Windsor's Storm Water Drainage Plan. The excavated reservoir will be lined with clay <br />to prevent seepage, and modifications will be made to the Greeley Ditch Number 2 outlet/inlet <br />to increase efficiency. The updated engineering plan specifies 4:1 side slopes ofthe reservoir <br />basin, and construction of a concrete wet well structure to allow pumping of reservoir water <br />during dry periods. <br /> <br />The implementation schedule calls for completion of financing arrangements and final <br />engineering design in fall 2002. Construction has started and will be completed by April 2002. <br />The KRDC will use the CWCB Small Project Loan ($1 million) and Bank bridge financing ($3.62 <br />million) to complete the project. The follow-up CWCB loan ($3.62 million) will be used to payoff <br />the Bank loan in July 2003. <br /> <br />Financial Analysis <br />The total estimated cost of the project is $6,160,000 and two primary shareholders consisting of <br />the Town of Windsor, and the Hall-Irwin Corporation own shares in the KRDC. Hall-Irwin is <br /> <br />2 <br />