BOARD00871

• Board Meeting Date: 9/10/2002
• Description: Watershed Protection Fund
• Board Meetings - Doc Type: Memo

Alamosa. Rio Grande Feasibility To be determined The project is located along the Rio Grande near City of Alamosa Not available Not Available On hold.
A1amosa. CO. The City of A1amosa did not feel
the feasibility level altemative plans met their
objectives and withdrew as the local sponsor.
The City recommended that we work with the
Colorado Water Conservation Board to
determine if the project could implement
measures contained in the Rio Grande
Headwaters Restoration Project. Much work
has been completed on the feasibility report and
a new non-Federal sponsor would be
responsible for cost sharing the past
expenditures.
Fort Collins, Cache La Feasibiliy Dec 2002 The proposed project would reintroduce flows City of Fort $500.000 $5.0 million Scheduled to initiate Plans
Poudre River, Kingfisher through a historic river oxbow site; improve Collins and Specifications Feb
Point Restoration Project wetland and aquatic values in gravel pit lakes; 2003; and begin
increase and improve riparian values around construction June 2004.
gravel pit lakes; reduce non-native plant species Completion of feasibility
at the site and reclaim the tsite with native study may be delayed-still
species; expand the buffer between the Poudre collecting hydrologic and
Riv:~r.,rj{mria,n cor:rJ~or"a,l)d.tlJe,"PQudre"Rive(. hydanilic.dataand..
Trail; maximize the habitat and habitat corridor formulating alternatives.
potential of the site; minimize the Timberline
Road impact on the site; provide opportunities
for the interpretation of the history, function.
inhabitants, and context of the site; incorporate
opportunities for views of the mountains as well
as desirable views from within the site; integrate
the reclamation of the Kingfisher site with
adjacent natural areas; and improve river fishery
habitat
Hayden. Yampa River Feasibility Nov 2003 This project was a Congressional add in WRDA Upper Yampa $545,000 $6.6 million Feasibility Study in
Diversion Project 2001. The Detaiied Projec:l Report was initiated Water Progress
in January 02. Proposed restoration measures Conservancy
incfude: restoring riparian habitat along the District
Yampa River from the Williams Ditch-Headgate
diversion to the Shelton-Ditch Headgate
diversion; removing and relocating the existing
headgates for the Marshall-Roberts Ditch and
Shelton Ditch (located southwest of the Shelton
Ditch Headgate); and realigning the existing
channels in the vicinity of the new diversions.

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