BOARD00292

• Board Meeting Date: 9/10/2002
• Description: CF Section - Bill Porter - Barton Reservoir Enlargement
• Board Meetings - Doc Type: Memo

STATE OF COLORADO

e Colorado Water Conservation Board
Department of Natural Resources
1313 Sherman Street, Room 721
Denver, Colorado 80203
Phone: [phone]
FAX: [phone]
wWW.cwcb.state.co.U5

MEMORANDUM

Bill Owens
Governor

TO:

Colorado Water Conservation Board Members

Greg E, Walcher
Executive Director

FROM:

John Van Sciver, P.E. -:::rvU V
Mike Serlet, P.E., Chief #/ ("
Water Supply Planning'ancf"Finance Section.

Rod Kuharich
CWCB Director

Dan McAuliffe
Deputy Director

DATE: August 26,2002

SUBJECT: Agenda Item 12b.., September 11-12, 2002 Board Meeting
Bill Porter - Barton Reservoir Enlargement

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Introduction
Bill Porter is applying for a $1,000,000 Small Project Loan from the Construction Fund to
rehabilitate and enlarge the Barton Porter Reservoir and utilize conditional water rights, The
estimated total cost of the project is $2,000,000. Please see the attached project summary and
map.

Backaround
Bill Porter is a 19% owner in the Alkali Creek Ranch, located in Garfield County. He operates the
Barton Porter Reservoir for storage of irrigation water for use on 900 irrigated acres. The Ranch
has a total of 3600 acres. The reservoir is located 6 miles west of Glenwood Springs, and is filled
through ditch diversions from South Canyon, Three Mile, and Garfield Creeks, which are
tributaries to the Colorado River. The existing Barton Porter Reservoir was constructed in 1958
and is a Class 3 structure with a maximum dam height of 43 feet impounding a reservoir of 206
ac-ft.

Bill Porter has conditional water rights to store an additional 1000 acre-feet in the Barton Porter
Reservoir. He wants to enlarge the reservoir to a capacity of approximately 1,100 acre-feet to
provide water for his farming/ranching operation during drought periods. The project started in
summer 2002 and is currently under construction with estimated completion in winter 2002/2003.

Bill Porter has funded the project to this point, expending over $925,000 to date. The need to
purchase filter blanket material from an outside supplier increased the total project cost by
$200,000 such that it now stands at $2 million. Bill Porter is requesting a $1 million small project
loan to allow him to complete the project as scheduled.

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Feasibilitv Studies
Mike Jacobs, P.E. of Golder and Associates has completed the feasibility study in accordance
with CWCB guidelines, The study includes an assessment of alternatives available for