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<br />Ute Water Conservancv District - Plateau Creek Pioeline
<br />Authorization: SB 88-30 County: Mesa - E of Palisade
<br />Water Source: Grand Mesa Drainage Project Yield: 7,200 ac.ft.
<br />Terms of Loan: $27,600,000 @ 5% for 30 years Project Type: Pipeline Construction
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<br />This $55,000,000 project is the replacement of an existing 15-mile pipeline providing
<br />water to the Ute Water Conservancy District. The District provides water to 55,000 people, or
<br />more than half ofthe Grand Valley population. Camp, Dresser, & McKee, Inc. of Denver has
<br />completed final design and construction contract documents for Phase II of the project. Phase I
<br />of the project, placement of the lower 8,000 linear foot oftl1e pipeline, commenced in February
<br />by ERS Constructors, Inc. of Sed alia, CO. and was completed in May 1999. Phase II involves
<br />the installation of 26,000-ft. of 48" waterline pipe, 29,500-ft. of 54" waterline pipe, and the
<br />construction of 13,500-ft. of 10' diameter tunnel. A joint venture between Barnard Construction,
<br />Inc. of Bozeman, Montana and Affuolder ConstnIction, Inc. of Chesterfield, Missouri was
<br />awarded the construction contract for Phase II, at a cost of $44,000,000. Construction of Phase
<br />II commenced in December 1999 and is approximately 35% complete. The project is tentatively
<br />scheduled for completion in February 2002.
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<br />Denver Museum of Natural Historv - Denver Basin Aauifer Geo-Hvdrologic Core Studv
<br />Authorization: SB 98-1189 County: Elbert - S of Kiowa
<br />Water Source: Denver Basin Aquifers Project Yield: N/A
<br />Terms of Loan: $90,000 Grant Project Type: Geo-Hydrologic Study
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<br />This project is the acquisition of a 2,200-foot core of the Denver Basin aquifers near
<br />Kiowa in the central Denver Basin. The purpose ofthe core is to help develop an integrated
<br />hydrologic and geologic framework for the Denver Basin aquifers. This will enable State,
<br />County, and municipal planners to promote appropriate development of the Basin's water
<br />resources. This core-drilling project is part of a tlrree-year National Science Foundation research
<br />study that will focus on the evolution of the Denver Basin and its landscapes. Drilling
<br />commenced March I, 1999 by Layne Westem, Inc. and was completed in April. Core analysis
<br />will continue for three years.
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<br />Consolidated Mutual Water Comoanv - Fortune Reservoir Dam Construction
<br />Authorization: SB 99-173 County: Jefferson - NW of Arvada
<br />Water Source: Clear Creek Project Yield: 8,869 ac.ft.
<br />Terms of Loan: $16,300,000 @4.75%for 10 years Project Type: New Dam Construction
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<br />This $20,000,000 project is the construction of a new 9,000 acre-foot reservoir northwest
<br />of Arvada. The project consists of a 105-foot high, zoned earth embankment, Probable
<br />Maximum Flood emergency spillway, with a 30-inch diameter outlet pipe. The final design
<br />plans were completed by Tuttle-Applegate, Inc. of Denver and CTL/Thompson, which have
<br />been reviewed and approved by the State Engineer's Office. The construction contract was
<br />awarded to R.E. Monk from Colorado Springs, Colorado, at a contract price of $15,000,000.
<br />The distribution pipeline from the dam to tI1e Company's treatment plant commenced
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