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<br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />COLORADO WATER CONSERVATION BOARD <br />823 State Centennial Building <br />1313 Sherman Street <br />Denver, Colorado 80203 <br /> <br />January 5-6, 1984, Board Meeting <br /> <br />FRUITGROWERS RESERVOIR ENLARGEMENT & REHABILITATION <br /> <br />Introduction <br /> <br />The pruitgrower's Reservoir was originally constructed in <br />1898. It lies approximately one mile east of Orchard City, <br />Colorado. It was washed out by a flood on June 13, 1937 and was <br />rebuilt by the Bureau of Reclamation in 1939. On March 1, 1940 <br />the operation and maintenance of the reservoir was assumed by the <br />Orchard City Irrigation District. <br /> <br />The reservoir currently has an active storage capacity of <br />4400 acre-feet. It provides water for 2285 acres of irrigated <br />land. The reservoir has filled and spilled every year since 1962 <br />with the exception of 1977. The owners look at this spillage as <br />a waste of water which could be utilized within the District. <br /> <br />Problem <br /> <br />The problems with the Fruitgrowers Reservoir are twofold: <br /> <br />(1) The reservoir capacity needs to be enlarged so that the <br />water users can take advantage of the available water for <br />which they have storage rights. <br /> <br />(2) A 1980 safety evaluation conducted by the Bureau of Reclama- <br />tion determined that the existing dam spillway is deterio- <br />rating and that a new spillway is needed for the reservoir. <br /> <br />Current Status <br /> <br />In November, 1982, the Orchard City Irrigation District <br />submitted an application to the CWCB for assistance. The Board <br />subsequently authorized 50~ funding for a feasibility study on <br />the proposed project. That study has now been completed by <br />McDermitt & Schuster, a Cedaredge consulting engineering firm, <br />and is the basis of recommendation on this project. <br /> <br />Proposed Project <br /> <br />The proposed project would increase the capacity of the <br />Fruitgrower's Reservoir from 4400 AF to 6600 AF by raising the <br />crest of the existing dam about 4 feet. This work would also <br />require several adjustments and/or additions to the existing <br />facilities. In addition to raising the dam, the project also <br />includes construction of a new spillway. <br /> <br />524 <br />fruit/res <br />