BOARD00887

• Board Meeting Date: 7/8/1966
• Description: Minutes
• Board Meetings - Doc Type: Meeting

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Dam Northwestern Engineering Company began
diversion of Rifle Creek through the outlet
works on June 23. Embankment placement has
been initiated on the right abutment.

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Grouting of the foundation is virtually
complete. The concrete work has been pro-
gressing well-the spillway slab placement is
practically to the crest. June earnings will
exceed earlier estimates with the dam now
being 68 percent complete. It appears that
the dam and road relocation work will be com-
pleted on schedule--early in 1967.

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The silt Pump Canal is estimated as being
97 percent complete with only one large siphon
to be repaired and minor construction work.
The Davie Ditch is at 83 percent completion
with all sipbons and pipelines completed and
95 percent of the structures. The remaining
work consists of canal earthwork and lining.
Dry Elk Lateral is essentially complete. work
on rehabilitation of Grass Valley Canal has
been delayed until water is turned out of the
canal July 15. Clearing and other preparatory
work has been initiated for this canal. The
Lee Johnson contract for construction of Dry
Elk Valley Lateral and the Grass Valley Canal
work is listed at 36 percent complete. Good
progress is being made on placement of con-
crete for the silt pumping Plant. The pump
manifold has been encased and the discharge
line complete. All concrete foundation work
in the switchyards has been completed and back-
filling is virtually complete. The pumping
plant is listed at 48 percent complete. The
only major contracts contemplated for award
this summer include one for clearing and fenc-
ing of Rifle Gap Reservoir and for construction
of the initial drain in the project area.

The transmission line construction program
has reached its lowest level in several years
and all major transmission lines will be com-
pleted this year except the poncha-Midway sec-
tion of the curecanti-Midway 230-kv line. The