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<br />: <br /> <br />e <br /> <br />e <br /> <br />e <br /> <br />Colorado Water Conservation Board <br /> <br />Department of Natural Resources <br />721 Centennial Building <br />1313 Sherman Street <br />Denver, Colorado 80203 <br />Phone: (303) 866.3441 <br />FAX: (303) 866-4474 <br /> <br />STATE OF COLORI\DO <br /> <br />- <br /> <br />8iI1 Owens <br />Governor <br /> <br />Greg E. Walcher <br />Executive Director, DNR <br /> <br />MEMORANDUM <br /> <br />Peter H. Evans <br />Acting Director. ewes <br /> <br />TO: <br /> <br />Colorado Water Conservation Board Members <br /> <br />Bill Stanton, P.E., Chief, Project Plann~~Construction Sectio- ,~. <br />Bill Green, P.E" Manager ofPlanningrj:l" ~':' <br /> <br />FROM: <br /> <br />DATE: <br /> <br />January 25, 1999 <br /> <br />SUBJECT: <br /> <br />Agenda Item 13b., January 27-28, 1999 Board Meeting - Water <br />Project Construction Loan Program - New Loans - Leroux Creek <br />Water Users Association - Carl Smith Dam Rehabilitation <br /> <br />Introduction <br /> <br />The Board will be asked to approve a Construction Fund loan of$I,250,000 to the <br />Leroux Creek Water Users Association of Hotchkiss for the rehabilitation ofthe Carl <br />Smith Dam. Please see the attached project swnmary and map, <br /> <br />Back2round <br /> <br />Carl Smith Dam is located about 12 miles north of Hotchkiss in Delta County. On May <br />12, 1998, a portion of the dam embankment failed unexpectedly in dry weather while the <br />reservoir was full releasing 500 acre-feet down Leroux Creek and causing damage to <br />several small structures and to livestock. As a result of the dam failure, the State <br />Engineer's Office has required that the reservoir be emptied and that a designed breach be <br />constructed to limit the reservoir to zero storage. <br /> <br />In July 1998, the Board approved an emergency loan of $300,000 to the Leroux Creek <br />Water Users Association, the owner of the dam, to allow engineering studies and repair <br />work to begin. The Board also approved a $5,000 feasibility study grant for the <br />Association. <br /> <br />The Association has submitted a completed feasibility study by Smith Geotechnical of <br />Fort Collins. The study proposes that the dam be rehabilitated to maintain the existing <br />storage capacity of about 800 acre-feet. <br />