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<br />/// <br /> <br />,/ <br /> <br />."l <br /> <br />.~ <br /> <br />RIO GRANDE RESERVOIR PROJECT, Continued <br />. Inc., was employed to do the engineering' work required for the <br />improvemen~s. Subsequently, drawings and spec;~ications were <br />prepared by the consultants and approved by . the Division of Water <br /> <br />ResOurces. <br /> <br />The corrective action is now completed and to the satisfaction <br />of the Division of Water Resources. <br /> <br />PROPOSED PROJECT <br /> <br />The recommended emergency corrective action was as follows: <br /> <br /> <br />a. RemOve existing gate house and construct new concrete <br /> <br /> <br />structure around the gate shaft of the outlet works. <br /> <br /> <br />b. Raise the dam crest from 5 to 7 feet to an elevation of <br /> <br />105. <br /> <br />c. construct gabion riprap to protect the south end of the <br />dam at, and adjacent to, the spillway. <br />The total estimated cost of the project was $100,000. <br /> <br />RECOMMENDATIONS <br />All the major municipalities in the San Luis valley lie in <br />the floodplain below the Rio Grande Reservoir. Therefore, the <br />repair of the reservoir WaS of paramount importance to all persons <br />who live below the reservoir, as well as to the.owners of the <br /> <br />project. <br />The total estimated cost was $100,000. The proposed con- <br />struction budget was as follows: <br />Local funds (to be received by the District) $ 23.000 <br />state funds 90.000 <br />. Total $113.000 <br /> <br />-2- <br />