BOARD00558

• Board Meeting Date: 1/27/1999
• Description: CF Section - Design and Construction Status Report
• Board Meetings - Doc Type: Memo

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Ute Water Conservancy District - Plateau Creek Pioeline

Authorization: SB 88-30 County: Mesa - E of Palisade
Water Source: Grand Mesa Drainage Project Yield: 7,200 ac.ft.
Terms of Loan: $7,600,000 @ 5% for 30 years Project Type: Pipeline Construction

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This project is the replacement of an existing IS-mile pipeline providing water to the Ute Water
Conservancy District. The District provides water to 55,000 people, or more than half of the Grand
Valley population. The Environmental Assessment was heavily scrutinized by the Fish and Wildlife
Service relative to the Recovery Implementation Program along the lS-miIe reach. This analysis has
resulted in the Bureau of Land Management (the lead federal agency) requiring an Environmental
Impact Statement be prepared before federal approval can be granted. The Record of Decision
regarding the EIS was completed in June 1998. Camp, Dresser, & McKee, Inc. of Denver is currently
preparing the project design for a construction commencement in early 1999.

DNR - Division of Wildlife - Native Aauatic Species Restoration Facilitv

Authorization: SB 98-1189
Water Source: San Luis Valley Aquifers
Terms of Loan: $2,000,000 Grant

County: Alamosa - W of Alamosa
Project Yield: N/A
Project Type: Aquatic Species Hatchery

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This project is the construction of a Native Aquatic Species Restoration Facility just west of
Alamosa. The project is being managed and 60"10 funded by the Division of W1ldlife. FishPro, Inc. of
Port Orchard, Washington is currently preparing construction plans and specifications. Construction is
scheduled to commence in June 1999 with completion scheduled for June 2000.

Denver Museum of Natural HistOry - Denver Basin Aauifer Geo-Hvdrnlogic Core Studv

Authorization: SB 98-1189
Water Source: Denver Basin Aquifers
Terms of Loan: $90,000 Grant

County: Elbert - S of Kiowa
Project Yield: N/ A
Project Type: Geo-Hydrologic Study

This project is the acquisition of a 2,000-foot core of the Denver Basin aquifers near Kiowa in
the central Denver Basin. The purpose of the core is to help develop an integrated hydrologic and
geologic framework for the Denver Basin aquifers. This will enable State, County, and municipal
planners to promote appropriate development of the Basin's water resources. This core-drilling a
project is part of a three-year National Science Foundation research study that will focus on the ,.,
evolution of the Denver Basin and its landscapes. Drilling is planned to begin March 1, 1999.