BOARD00254

• Board Meeting Date: 7/28/2003
• Description: CF Section - Silt Water Conservancy District
• Board Meetings - Doc Type: Memo

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STATE OF COLORADO

Colorado Water Conservation Board

Deparhnent of Natural Resources
1313 Sherman Street, Room 721
Denver, Colorado 80203
Phone: [phone]
FAX: [phone]
www.cwcb.state.co.us

MEMORANDUM

Bill Owens
Governor

TO:

Colorado Water Conservation Board Members

Greg E. Walcher
Executive Director

FROM:

John Van Sciver, P.E. .::TW;Y, /'
Mike Serlet, P.E., Chief /~J
Water Supply Planning and Finance Section.

Rod Kuharich
CWCB Director

Dan McAuliffe
Deputy Director

DATE: July 15, 2003

SUBJECT: Agenda Item 21d., July 28-29,2003 Board Meeting
Silt Water Conservancy District

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Introduction
The Silt Water Conservancy District (SWCD) is applying for a $1,019,700 Small Project loan for
general rehabilitation of system infrastructure. The estimated total cost of the project is $1,133,000.
Please see the attached project summary and map.

Backaround
The SWCD, located in Garfield County, operates Silt Project facilities for the benefit of the District
landowners/shareholders by providing direct flow and storage of irrigation water. The Silt Project
includes several principle features: The Rifle Gap Dam and Reservoir, the Harvey Gap Dam and
Reservoir, the Grass Valley Canal, the Davie Ditch, the Colorado River Pump Plant, a lateral
system, and other associated features. Portions of the system vary in age from 50 to 100 years old,
and are in need of rehabilitation. This project involves rehabilitation work on the Grass Valley Canal,
the Harvey Gap Dam, the Rifle Gap Dam, and the Colorado River Pump Plant.

Feasibilitv Studies
The SWCD has completed the feasibility study. The study includes an assessment of alternatives
available for upgrading the general infrastructure of the District.

The Silt Water Conservancv District
The SWCD was formed and decreed June 3, 1957 under the "Water Conservancy Act" of the State
of Colorado (C.R.S. 1953, 149-6-1 to 149-6-43). There are 305 landowners and approximately
18,000 acre-feet is delivered annually to a 6,591-acre service area located in the vicinity of the Town
of Silt. The SWCD has the power to collect annual water assessments and taxes paid by District
landowners through the Office of the County Treasurer, in the same manner in which property taxes
are collected. Unpaid taxes and assessments become a lien on lands within the District.