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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY <br />In 2009, after considerable analysis, the GMWD Board of Directors <br />concluded that the District should rebuild two breached reservoirs located on <br />Grand Mesa and owned by the District There was strong motivation to do so: <br />• The District had spent the previous decade funding studies to justify <br />large water storage projects, only to conclude that each was out of <br />reach of the District, <br />• The Statewide Water Availability Study Initiative (SWASI) identified a <br />shortfall of 1,000 Acre -feet of domestic water and a deficit of 2,000 <br />Acre -feet of agricultural water, <br />• Spring runoff appears to be occurring earlier in the year and is not <br />fully utilized because the agricultural community is not yet ready to <br />use the water, and <br />cash reserves accumulated by the District should be put to work. <br />In the process of due diligence Federal agencies, along with <br />environmental and civil engineers, were interviewed in order to scope out <br />costs and formulate a plan which would be consistent with the District's <br />ability to shoulder such a project. Two items became clear: <br />• Construction of Peak Reservoir should begin first, since material <br />from dredging the reservoir would be in excess of the amount <br />needed to construct Peak Reservoir. This material would be <br />stockpiled to use on the second part of the project, Blanche Park <br />Reservoir, and any further excess would be held in stockpile for <br />future projects. (Important Note: Good fill material is virtually non- <br />existent on the Grand Mesa and becomes a valuable commodity.) <br />• The second part of the project would involve the total replacement <br />of the Blanche Park Dam. Because no dredging would be involved, <br />good fill material would be withdrawn from the stockpile and used in <br />dam construction. <br />To date, the Peak Reservoir is about 85 % complete, having taken two <br />summer seasons to progress to this point. Unfortunately, core drilling of the <br />reservoir did not reveal the presence of a large body of peat, necessitating <br />extra contractor time to excavate and dispose of it. Items yet to be done in <br />the 2013 season: <br />• Install rip -rap <br />• Install outlet pipe valve <br />2 <br />