PROJC02293 ‎(2)‎

• Contract/PO #: C150281
• Contractor Name: Water Supply and Storage Company
• Contract Type: Loan
• Water District: 0
• County: Larimer
• Loan Projects - Doc Type: Feasibility Study

The Company and Larimer County are proposing, in a jointly funded project, to demolish, remove and
then reconstruct Travis Road and the appurtenant water control facilities therein. The cost will be split
about evenly between the two organizations. That project will require the complete removal of the
existing road embankment, the concrete retaining walls and all water related pipes and control gates. A
new earthen embankment will be constructed over which the road can be reconstructed and within
which the Company's pipes and control gates will be installed. The embankment was designed to
Colorado dam standards, reviewed and approved by the State Engineer's office, though it will not be
classified as a statutory dam for regulatory purposes.
Kluver Reservoir Outlet/Travis Road Embankment Proied -Alternatives Considered.
1. No Action Alternative. Because of the imminent danger of road failure and prospect of the
collapse of the concrete retaining walls which would have collapsed and blocked the pipe and head
gates within the embankment, a no action alternative is infeasible. Such a failure would require an
abandonment of one or more reservoirs. The Company is not willing to abandon any water storage
facilities or rights. Larimer County Road and Bridge has abandoned the road (and appropriately so, we
believe) because of the danger of road failure to the general public. The erosion of the road base had
proceeded to the point where there was a void under the road pavement on the edge of the
northbound traffic lane. There is no alternative access to the homes located north and east of Kluver
Reservoir and west of Reservoir #4, so abandoning the road altogether was not an option.
2. Repair of the road and water related facilities. The County and Company considered and
rejected the concept of repairing the road and water related facilities in place. The age, condition and
height of the concrete retaining walls, in particular, were such that they were beyond repair and in
danger of imminent collapse. Everyone involved, include both the Company's engineer and the County's
engineering staff believe that repairs would be very extensive, expensive, probably more expensive than
the cost of Alternative 3. The age and condition of the water facilities is such that their useful life was
nearing its end. A failure in those could require another complete excavation of the road and
embankment at some point in the not too distant future as well.
3. Remove and Rebuild Water Facilities and Road Embankment. This alternative is described in
detail elsewhere in this study. A copy of the plans is forwarded herewith in Appendix I. The plan
requires the demolishing of the existing road surface and water related facilities and the reconstruction
of both. The existing concrete retaining walls, head gates and pipe will all be removed and discarded.
The new embankment will be constructed of material excavated on site, except that the new
embankment will include a clay core and sand groundwater filters which will be constructed onsite and
for which the material required will be imported. The project will generate about 3,000 yards of excess
material which will be relocated on land immediately adjacent to the west. That parcel is also owned by
the Company. That material will be graded level and re-vegetated with native plant species.
Selected Alternatives
The Company has not selected an alternative for the Grand River Ditch Windy Point Pipe Project,
but expects to do so before the end of 2008. The Company and Larimer County have selected
WSSC - GRD at Windy Pt & Kluver/Travis Rd Projects 11
December 2008