Memorandum Director's Report Attachment 03/07/2000

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• Summit Reservoir and Irrigation Company—Summit Reservoir and Ditch System Rehab. Authorization: SB 97-008 County: Montezuma—NE of Cortez Water Source: Lost Canyon Creek Project Yield: 4,287 ac.ft. Terms of Loan: $200,000 @ 3.75%for 30 years Project Type: Reservoir and Ditch Rehab. This $270,000 project is the rehabilitation of the Summit Reservoir Dam outlet works and the construction of repairs and improvements to the Summit Reservoir and Irrigation Company's water collection and distribution facilities. The Cortez office of the Natural Resource Conservation Service prepared the construction plans and specifications. Construction for the second to the last phase of improvements commenced in March by Noland, Inc. of Mancos, CO. and was completed in July. The final phase of improvements is scheduled for completion in the fall of 2000. Ute Water Conservancy District-Plateau Creek Pipeline Authorization: SB 88-30 County: Mesa—E of Palisade Water Source: Grand Mesa Drainage Project Yield: 7,200 ac.ft. Terms of Loan: $27,600,000 @ 5% for 30 years Project Type: Pipeline Construction This $55,000,000 project is the replacement of an existing 15-mile pipeline providing water to the Ute Water Conservancy District. The District provides water to 55,000 people, or more than half of the Grand Valley population. Camp,Dresser, &McKee,Inc. of Denver has completed final • design and construction contract documents for Phase II of the project. Phase I of the project, placement of the lower 8,000 linear foot of the pipeline, commenced in February by ERS Constructors, Inc. of Sedalia, CO. and was completed in May 1999. Phase II involves the installation of 26,000-ft. of 48" waterline pipe, 29,500-ft. of 54" waterline pipe, and the construction of 13,500-ft. of 10' diameter tunnel. A joint venture between Barnard Construction, Inc. of Bozeman, Montana and Affholder Construction, Inc. of Chesterfield, Missouri was awarded the construction contract for Phase II, at a cost of $44,000,000. Construction of Phase II commenced in December 1999 and is approximately 10% complete. The project is tentatively scheduled for completion in February 2002. Denver Museum of Natural History—Denver Basin Aquifer Geo-Hydrologic Core Study Authorization: SB 98-1189 County: Elbert—S of Kiowa Water Source: Denver Basin Aquifers Project Yield: N/A Terms of Loan: $90,000 Grant Project Type: Geo-Hydrologic Study This project is the acquisition of a 2,200-foot core of the Denver Basin aquifers near Kiowa in the central Denver Basin. The purpose of the core is to help develop an integrated hydrologic and geologic framework for the Denver Basin aquifers. This will enable State, County, and municipal planners to promote appropriate development of the Basin's water resources. This core- drilling project is part of a three-year National Science Foundation research study that will focus on the evolution of the Denver Basin and its landscapes. Drilling commenced March 1, 1999 by Layne Western, Inc. and was completed in April. Core analysis will continue for three years.