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Water Supply Reserve Account - Grant Application Form <br />Fonn Revised May 2007 <br />communities. The challenges of unpredictable climate and the vital role of'Platoro <br />Reservoir irere made clear in a report by PatMCDernlott of the Colorado Division of <br />Water Resources Division III office to the Rio Grande Ronndtable at its March 2008 <br />meeting. McDermott eras most concerned about likely flooding in the loirer Conejos <br />River system due to heai,v snoirpack in the Los Pinos and San Antonio areas ichieh eras <br />abozat 200% higher than normal. He noted that Platoro Reservoir trill provide good flood <br />coverage for the upper Conejos area, bilt he tij as "concerned abozat the area beloir <br />Antonito because there's uncontrolled floij, on the Rio San Antonio and Los Pinos. " This <br />project addresses the need to repair the operators at Platoro and to keep this facility in <br />top icorking order. Waiting is not an option because the present valves, irhich irere <br />installed in 1954 and are beginning to shoir considerable signs of irear and are leaking. <br />Onr tirindoiv of opportunity is to catch the earliest possible seasonal opportunity to begin <br />to do this irork. Withont this SB-179 funding this cannot be accomplished. <br />e. The length of time needed to implement the water activity; preference will <br />be given to activities which can be implemented in the least amount of time taking into <br />consideration the complexity of the activity. <br />Installing the instreanz floir bypass piping system frill take about 21 days; <br />Recoating of the interior of the 56-inch diameter ivater conduit system iri11 take one <br />month; Installing the near valve system for the biltter l v valve hill take 5 creeks, not <br />counting manufacturing time. Overlap of these jobs mill be coordinated tirith the <br />collaboration of IISBR, frith regnired manufacturing lead times for the valve <br />replacement, and frith the realities of seasonal on site irater°flotirs. Securing funds for <br />Phase III early in this process means that design and manufacturing of the valves and <br />attendant systems can start immediately, coordinating frith Phases I and II, thns avoiding <br />costly delays and ensuring the Project's completion irithin a maximum of six months, per <br />engineering estimates. <br />activity. <br />f. The applicant has the expertise and ability to implement the proposed <br />The District operates Platoro Reservoir in consultation frith the State Engineer, the <br />USBR, and, for flood control, ender the Army Corps of Engineers. This combined team <br />very clearly has the expertise and ability to implement the proposed activity. <br />The District has contracted frith engineer Dennis I. Christenson of Registry for Hydro <br />Managers and Engineers to supervise all phases of this project. His experience includes <br />major construction projects, operation and overall management of large hydro projects, <br />major maintenance programs, and major egnipinent overhaul and facility operations. He <br />has over 25 years experience in maintenance operations overhaul construction projects <br />on large hydroelectric dams and polverplants. <br />9