Lake San Cristobal Grant Application and RFP

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GRANT APPLICATION — Hinsdale County Description: It is proposed to build a more permanent control structure at the outlet of Lake San Cristobal to increase the water storage capacity of the Lake. A study needs to be conducted by a qualified engineering firm to determine various impacts on the Lake itself, the public and private properties surrounding the Lake, and the down stream environment by raising and holding the Lake level to a predetermined level based on the outcomes of the study. Attached is a Request for Proposal (RFP) that has been sent to 17 engineering firms. The development of the RFP is the result of collaboration between the UGRWCD, the Chief Engineer of the CRWCD, environmental and hydrological specialists from the BLM, the State Division of Minerals and Geology, the Lake Fork Watershed Stakeholders, the Upper Gunnison Basin Water Quality Monitoring Program and a local management consultant with extensive experience in contract management. Funds will be used to reimburse costs for the engineering study, consultant fees (not to exceed 5% of the grant), follow -on permitting fees and negotiations with various agencies to lay the ground work for future construction of a control structure, legal fees (if necessary — other than as provided by the UGRWCD) and other miscellaneous costs associated with the project. The proposed project would satisfy Goals 3 and 5 of the UGRWCD Final Draft Water Management Plan, January 2003. TECHNICAL ASPECTS of project may be found in the attached RFP FINANCIAL: Based on an earlier request from a local engineering firm to determine the estimated costs of undertaking such a study, the cost was around $29,000. However, after more extensive review and the inclusion of the requirement to provide preliminary design and build costs for a control structure plus other additions to the original proposal, the anticipated costs of the study may be around $60,000 broken down as follows: Cost of Study $55,000 Contract Management Fees 3,000 Follow -on costs: fees, legal fees, permitting fees, and misc. 2,000 Total $60,000 BENEFITS: The results of the engineering study will provide a more exact amount, but it is anticipated that anywhere from 320 to 960 acre feet of additional water may be stored behind a control structure at the outlet of Lake San Cristobal. The proposed primary use of the water would be for the benefit of water users along the Lake Fork of the Gunnison River. A secondary use could be for the maintenance of instream water flows and improvement of the fishery.