Memorandum Agend Item 23g 03/29,30, 1999

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North Poudre Irrigation Company—Various Pipeline and Dam Improvements • Authorization: SB 98-1189 County: Larimer—W of Wellington Water Source: Cache la Poudre Project Yield: 11,973 ac.ft. Terms of Loan: $500,000 @ 4.03%for 20 years Project Type: Dam and Pipeline Rehab. This project is the rehabilitation of several North Poudre system facilities. The rehabilitation projects include: 1.) Spillway construction at North Poudre Reservoir#5. 2.)Pipeline construction at the North Poudre Reservoir #6 outlet. 3.) Pipeline construction along North Poudre's Buckeye lateral. Smith Geotechnical, Inc. of Fort Collins prepared the design plans and a construction contract was awarded to Zak Dirt, Inc. of Longmont for the Reservoir #6 project, which is scheduled for completion in the spring 1999. Construction schedules for the other two projects are currently being evaluated. 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: $7,600,000 @ 5%for 30 years Project Type: Pipeline Construction This 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. The Environmental Assessment was heavily scrutinized by the Fish and Wildlife Service relative to the Recovery Implementation Program along the 15-mile reach. The Record of Decision regarding the EIS was completed in June 1998. Camp,Dresser, &McKee,Inc. of Denver is currently preparing the project design for 1999 construction. 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. The entire project is scheduled for completion in the year 2000. 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 is scheduled for completion in April. Core analysis will continue for three years.