ALP Transfer Inspection Report

Animas -La Plata Project
Feb 13, 2013 Draft Transfer Inspection Report
I. Animas -La Plata Project Transfer Summary
This Transfer Inspection Report was prepared to meet the requirements of Reclamation Directives
FAC- 01 -05; and the December 30, 2009 Animas -La Plata Project, Colorado River Storage Project,
Operation, Maintenance, and Replacement Contract 10 -WC -40 -370 (OM &R Contract) between
Reclamation and the Animas -La Plata Operation, Maintenance, and Replacement Association
(Association).
Approval of this Transfer Inspection Report by the Four Corners Construction Office (FCCO), the Upper
Colorado Regional Director, and the Western Colorado Area Office (WCAO) will conclude the transfer
process from Reclamation construction status to Reclamation operation and maintenance status. The
Transferred Works include the constructed Colorado features of the Animas -La Plata Project, as defined
in the OM &R Contract under Section 4, including:
"Ridges Basin Dam and Lake Nighthorse and their appurtenant facilities, including the
downstream channel improvements on Basin Creek; Durango Pumping Plant, and its
appurtenant facilities; Ridges Basin Inlet Conduit, and its appurtenant facilities; and the
Operation and Maintenance Facilities which are necessary to support the operation and
maintenance of the Project."
"In addition, the United States shall also transfer to the Association certain movable property
and equipment determined by the Contacting Officer, after consultation with the Association,
to be required for the OM &R of the Transferred Works ".
The transfer of OM &R responsibility from Reclamation to the Association shall be complete upon
approval by the Association of this Transfer Inspection Report, as indicated by the approval signature in
Section VII of this report.
There has been extensive cooperation between FCCO, the Association, WCAO, and the Reclamation's
Technical Service Center (TSC) in the identification and correction of construction and design issues
related to the above features. An itemized list of Project features corrected and requiring additional
corrective actions has been compiled by FCCO in consultation with the Association and the WCAO.'
Over the last two years all parties have inspected the transferrable Project features; and worked on
resolving the mechanical, civil, and electrical issues to ensure that the Project will operate as designed
and specified. Section VI of this report is a detailed list of the Project facilities to be transferred, with
notes on issues and corrective actions that require a further commitment by Reclamation.
' The Association has been continuously provided with updates of this working document. The final version will
become part of the official Project documentation.
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