15d_Directors Report - Laserfiche WebLink

Home Browse Search

Water Source: West Mancos River Project Yield: 9,000 acre - f eet Terms of Loan: $5,486,531 @2.80% for 30 - years Project Type: Canal Rehabilitation The Mancos Water Conservancy District supplies irrigation and municipal water within a 13,496 acre service area. The District's carriage facility is over 50 - years old and the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation has recommended rehabilitation of the inlet and outlet canals. The proposed project is to rehabilitate inlet and outlet canals to the Jackson Gulch Reservoir and to replace its operational shops and headquarters . The District ’s goal is to have the entire project complete d by 2014. The District has performed test sections with various lining materials to assist in determining the final design package for the ditch re habilitation. The District has been in the process of asking the Federal Appropriations Committee for $6,200,000 in grant funds to ass ist in completing the project, which was approved in March of 2009. The District is currently working on s ecuri ng the funds by the end of 2009. They are anticipating a $2, 600,000 appropriation for 2010. If the grant funds are secured the overall project is scheduled for completion in January of 2014. The District did undertake the rehabilitation of the critical po rtion of their ditch system last summer, involving the co nstruction of retaining walls and access road along the ditch. For this summer the District is currently in the bid process for another critical section of the ditch. Construction is anticipated to commence in August of 2009. If federal funds are ap propriated for 2010, a much larger rehabilitation effort on the District’s existing ditch system will take place. 8 . Upper Arkansas Water Conservancy District – N. Fork Reservoir Rehabilitation Authorization: Severance Tax Fund County: Chaffee/Custer /Fremont Water Source: N. Fork of S. Arkansas Project Yield: 500 acre - feet Terms of Loan: $3,520,000 @ 3.50% for 30 yrs. Project Type: Reservoir Rehabilitation The UAWCD has operated the North Fork Reservoir since 1979 for domestic, municipal, industri al, recreational, and augmentation water supply. The reservoir is at elevation 11,400 feet and is located approximately 10 miles from Maysville on the North Fork of the South Arkansas River. This project involves replacement of the outlet gate, improved access, increased spillway capacity, seepage control, and raising the dam 15 - feet to achieve a storage capacity of 500 acre - feet. The project is located on Forest Service property , which required a special use permit and an environmental assessment prior to construction. The project was awarded to ASI, Buena Vista, Colorado, who commenc ed construction in August of 2006 and completed the work in May of 2007. The District will not be pursuing e n largement of the reservoir, due to issues associated with th e Forest Service and the NEPA process. The District is currently working on remote monitoring equipment for North Fork Reservoir , and the NEPA process to continue operating as historic levels. The overall project is anticipated to be completed by July of 2010. 9 . Silt Water Conservancy District – System Rehabilitation Authorization: Construction Fund County: Garfield Water Source: Colorado River Project Yield: 18,000 acre - feet Terms of Loan: $1,500,000 @2.75% for 30 - years Project Type: Syste m Rehabilitation The Silt Water Conservancy District operates a system consisting of reservoirs, canals, pump plants, and irrigation laterals varying in age from 50 - 100 - years old. This project involves the rehabilitation of the Grass Valley Canal siphon , addressing seepage at the Harvey Gap Dam, sediment removal from the spillway chute at Rifle Gap Dam, and replacement of the pumps at the District’s main Pump Plant. Soil investigation work has been completed at Harvey Gap Reservoir, with seepage to be monitored by the District over the next few years. The spillway chute at Rifle Gap has been