Requested Changes Letter

• Description: Related to CRSP MOA
• State: CO
• Basin: Colorado Mainstem
• Water Division: 5
• Date: 1/13/2015
• Author: David Kanzer, Colorado River District
• Title: Requested Changes Letter
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Budget

Page 2 of 3 January 13, 2015
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Requested Changes Upper Colorado Basin Fund MOA Project List and Expenditures for 11
the North Fork WCD and Uncompahgre Valley WUA
1.) Reallocate approximately $5,000,000 of previously approved and set aside funds from
the Paonia Reservoir and North Fork Water Conservancy System and related project
components (as per 2012-15 funding approval letters). The immediate specific needs are:
a. Up to an additional $800,000 for 3-year sediment monitoring and analysis
program to be performed by USGS, the detailed proposal is available upon
request.
b. Up to an additional $250,000 for modeling and assessment to be performed by
USBR TSC Sediment group, pursuant to a multi-year service contract;
c. Up to $1,500,000 for dam safety compliance to ensure the continued functionality
of the outlet works; this may include the design and deployment of a siphon type
structure to ensure that an uninterrupted critical water supplies can be provided to
project beneficiaries; pursuant to a TSC service contract or standard procurement
process; and
d. Up to $2,500,000 be provided for feasibility level re-design of the outlet works
and appurtenances, to allow the controlled throughput of sediment and water, as
appropriate; pursuant to a TSC service contract or standard procurement process.
UVWUA (Uncompahgre Valley Water Users Association) - Reallocate and immediately
make available up to $4,000,000 for additional modernization and optimization activities to
result in water efficiency improvements as recommended from recently completed Phase I
Comprehensive System-wide Optimization Study. This report has changed the focus and
priorities of the UVWUA and therefore it is requested that the USBR should:
1.) Reallocate approximately $4 Million of previously approved and set aside funds (as per
2012-15 funding approval letters)to address the following immediate specific needs:
a. Up to $3.7MM for modernization of GK Lateral system via the replacement of
this currently open, unlined earthen conveyance with 12,700 feet of buried
pipeline with appropriate delivery structures and pressure control devices. This
project will result in better water management and water quality improvements
(decreased salt and selenium loading) by increasing water efficiency and reducing
deep percolation.
In conclusion, the River District respectfully and urgently requests this funding modification be
expedited to maximize the benefits to Colorado River Basin constituents within the State of
Colorado under the Basin Fund MOA. We submit this request for consideration with the
understanding that additional discussion and analysis may be necessary. Please let me know if
there is anything else I can do to facilitate this request.
Thank you very much for your assistance in this important matter.
Sincerely,
/s/
David Kanzer, P.E.