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<br />J <br /> <br />SAN LUIS VALLEY IRRIGATION DISTRICT <br /> <br />e <br /> <br />296 MILES STREET P. O. BOX 637 <br />719.754.2254 <br />CENTER, COLORADO 81125 <br /> <br />September 24, 1999 <br /> <br />RECEIVED <br /> <br />SEP 27 1999 <br />tllb.~ Waaor <br />t~rl"~~ <br /> <br />Peter Evans, Director <br />Colorado Water Conservation Board <br />1313 Sherman Street, Room 721 <br />Denver, Colorado 80203 <br /> <br />Re: San Luis Valley Irrigation District <br /> <br />Dear Mr. Evans: <br /> <br />The San Luis Valley Irrigation District requests a meeting with you <br />to discuss the possibility of obtaining a deferral of its loan payments to <br />the Colorado Water Conservation Board so that the District can fund <br />essential repairs to the outlet works at Rio Grande Reservoir this winter. <br />At the conclusion of the 1999 irrigation season the District discovered <br />that high releases from the Reservoir had damaged the outlet works. That <br />damage must be repaired this winter and it is anticipated that the work <br />will cost in excess of $100,000.00. This needed repair work follows over ~ <br />$75,000.00 in repairs that the District was required to make at the _ <br />Reservoir during the winter of 1997-98. Needless to say, the District's <br />coffers are being strained. <br /> <br />The District would, therefore, like to discuss the possibility of <br />obtaining a deferment on the payments of two of its loans from the CWCB: <br />Contract #C-153386, for which the annual payment is $30,014.20; and <br />Contract #C-153478, for which the annual payment is $30,660.37. Both these <br />loans were made to the District in the late 1980s to fund repair and <br />replacement of the Dam's outlet gates. The 1999 payment on Contract #C- <br />153386 was made in August of this year, and the 1999 payment on Contract <br />#C-153478 is due in December. <br /> <br />We are available to, come to Denver to meet with you and the <br />appropriate members of your staff at your earliest convenience. The <br />District's Superintendent, Travis Smith, will be calling you to determine <br />when such a meeting can be held. <br /> <br />Thank you for your assistance in this matter. <br /> <br />cc: Tod J. Smith <br /> <br />Sincerely, <br /> <br />qy( tt~nt <br /> <br />e <br /> <br />Rio Grande Reservoir Capacity. 51,113 acre feet <br />Irrigation Ditches in Operation. 135 miles Drainage Ditches in Operation - 60 miles <br />