C150059 Approval Letter

• Contract/PO #: C150059
• Contractor Name: Kenosha Trout Club
• Contract Type: Loan
• Water District: 23
• County: Park
• Loan Projects - Doc Type: Approval Letter

STATE OF COLORADO
Colorado Water Conservation Board
Department of Natural Resources
1313 Sherman Street, Room 721
Denver, Colorado 80203
Phone: [phone]
FAX: [phone]
www.cwcb.state.ca, us
MEMORANDUM
(Updated February 5, 2001)
TO: Colorado Water Conservation Board Members
FROM: John Van Sciver, P.E.
Mike Serlet, P.E., Chief
Water Supply Planning and Finance Section.
DATE: January 11, 2001

Bill Owens
Governor
Greg E. Watcher
Executive Director
Rod Kuharich
CWCB Director
Dan McAuliffe
Deputy Director
SUBJECT: Agenda Item 11d., January 24-25, 2001 Board Meeting
Kenosha Trout Club (Homeowners Association.)
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Introduction
The Kenosha Trout Club (KTC) is applying for a loan in amount of $600,000 to purchase
water for augmentation and to rehabilitate the dam on Lininger Lake. The estimated cost
to purchase the needed water rights (including engineering and legal costs), and to
rehabilitate the dam, is $800,000. Please see the attached project summary and map.
Background
The KTC, located in Park County, represents property owners within the Kenosha Trout
Club subdivision. The KTC operates and manages community property, including all water
rights, lakes, and roads. The community lake (Lininger Lake) is used primarily for fishing
and recreation, and is filled through a junior water right off Beaver Creek. The State
Engineer's Office recently started strictly administering the water right that fills the lake,
and is requiring the KTC to acquire augmentation water to make up for evaporation losses
from the lake surface, or to curtail diversions during the summer months. The KTC wants
to buy water rights for augmentation so that the lake remains full the majority of the
summertime. As a part of the project, the KTC plans to make improvements to the dam in
accordance with State Engineer requirements.
(Note: CWCB Policy #8 allows loans solely for the purchase of water rights, if the
purchase satisfies an existing need or shortage. A written appraisal or opinion of
value supporting the purchase price is required.)
Feasibility Studies
Greg Roush, P.E., of Leonard Rice Consulting Water Engineers, Inc. has completed the
feasibility study. The study includes an assessment of alternatives available to provide
augmentation water and make improvements to the dam.
Flood Protection • Water Project Planning and Financing • Stream and Lake Protection
Water Supply Protection • Conservation Planning