BOARD00356

• Board Meeting Date: 5/22/2000
• Description: CWCB Director's Report
• Board Meetings - Doc Type: Memo

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proposed design and construction time frame of 15-years. The projects identified consisted of
the Poudre Valley Canal, Cobb Lake Pipeline and Outlet/Inlet Structures, Windsor Reservoir No.
8, Annex No.8 and Elder Reservoir Outlet Structure. The Poudre Valley Canal and the Cobb
Lake improvements have been designed and constructed. The design on Annex No.8, Windsor
No.8 and Elder Reservoir are currently underway, with construction planned to commence in the
fall of 2000. Construction may consist of I, 2 or a1l3-reservoir projects, depending on the
direction of the Ditch Company.

Pine River Canal Comoanv - Pine River Canal Rehabilitation at Tunnel Hill
Authorization: SB 99-173 County: La Plata - SE of Ignacio
Water Source: Pine River Project Yield: 71,000 acre feet
Terms of Loan: $243,000 @ 3.5% for 20 yrs. Project Type: Canal Rehabilitation

This $325,000 project is the rehabilitation of the Pine River Canal at the Tunnel Hill site,
located 8 miles southeast ofIgnacio. The project consists of replacing a water supply tunnel in
poor condition, with approximately 700 lineal feet of 72-inch diameter concrete pipe, bypassing
the tunnel completely. The Natural Resource Conservation Service has completed the design
plans with CWCB staff completing the construction bid documents. The Pine River Canal
Company is currently obtaining bids to complete the work, which is tentatively scheduled to
commence in October of2000.

Rvan Gulch Reservoir Comoanv - Rvan Gulch Dam Rehabilitation
Authorization: SB 99-173 County: Larimer - S. of Loveland
Water Source: Big Thompson River Project Yield: 645 ac.ft.
Terms of Loan: $317,500 @4.25% for 30 years Project Type: Dam Rehabilitation

This project is the rehabilitation of the Ryan Gulch Dam which includes the construction
of a new spillway, lining the upstream face of the dam with a clay liner, sleeving the existing 24-
inch outlet pipe, and constructing a new upstream controlled inlet works. Boyle Engineering,
Inc. of Denver has completed the final design plans, which are currently under review at the State
Engineer's Office. Construction is tentatively scheduled to commence in June/July of2000.

Highland Ditch Comoanv - Foothills Reservoir Dam Rehabilitation
Authorization: SB 98-1198 - Severance Tax Comity: Boulder - W of Longrnont
Water Source: St. Vrain River Project Yield: 450 ac.ft.
Terms of Loan: $1,040,000 @4.0% for 30 years Project Type: Dam Rehabilitation

This project is the rehabilitation of Foothills Reservoir dam, located west of Longrnont in
Boulder County. The dam has an inadequate spillway and severe seepage through the
embankment and has had a storage restriction placed on it by the State Engineer. The Highland
Ditch Company has contracted with Smith Geotechnical Engineering Consultants of Fort Collins
to analyze design alternatives and complete construction plans and specifications. Construction
is scheduled to commence in fall of2000 or spring of2001.