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Director's Report Attachment - Jannary 25 -26, 2005 Board Meeting Water Snpply Planning and Finance Section Design and Construction Status Report . The CWCB Water Supply Planning and Finance Section has completed 15 projects in FY 04-05 to-date. Currently for FY 04-05 we have 29 projects under cons1ruction and 26 projects in the design phase, involving over $143,000,000 in loan funds , The attached spreadsheet summarizes project status including budget, cons1ruction schedule, and progress to date. During this current reporting period 9 projects were completed. The attached progress report briefly outlines all active project design and construction information and progress to date. Projects Under Construction 1. Low Line Ditch Company - Augmentation Project Authorization: Construction Fund Water Source: South Platte River Terms of Loan: $94,500 @2.75% for 30-years County: Logan Project Yield: 6,650 acre-feet Project Type: Augmentation/Diversion The Low Line Ditch Company operates the Lowline Ditch for delivery of irrigation water within a 2,070-acre service area. The headgate for the ditch is located in Logan County, at the Town of Sterling. This project includes cons1ruction of 4 augmentation ponds and drilling one augmentation well to generate augmentation credits to cover depletions for 13 irrigation wells used by stockholders of the Company. Additionally the Ditch Company is rehabilitating their diversion s1ructure on the South Platte to include new gates, walk platform, and concrete diversion walls. Brent Nation, Nation Engineering Services is the design engineer. The diversion structure work has been completed and the augmentation efforts are scheduled for completion in February of 2004. . 2. Lake Henry Reservoir Company - Lake Henry Rehabilitation Project Authorization: Construction Fund County: Crowley - Near Ordway Water Source: Arkansas Project Yield: 9,500 acre-feet Terms of Loan: $490,000 @ 4.25% for 30-years Project Type: Reservoir Rehabilitation Lake Henry Reservoir is located approximately 5 miles northeast of Ordway and is filled by the Colorado Canal, which diverts water from the Arkansas River. The existing dam was constructed in the early 1900's and was enlarged in 1951. The existing reservoir is a Class 2 structure, 18-ft high, impounding approximately 9,500 acre-feet of water. Annual maintenance and repair have been needed to keep the dam in operation and in compliance with the State Engineer's Office. The reservoir has seepage problems and has no emergency spillway. The proposed improvements to the reservoir are the cons1ruction of a toe drain system and the construction ofa new 400-ft. wide spillway to accommodate 50% of the Probable Maximum Flood (PMF'). Toe drain installation has been completed. The Company is currently working with the SEO's to resolve the final design of the spillway structure. Spillway resolution and construction are scheduled to be complete in the fall/winter of 2004/05. 3. Smart Brothers Incorporated- Well Augmentation Project Authorization: Severance Tax Account County: Logan Water Source: South Platte Project Yield: 1,500 ac.ft. Terms of Loan: $239,850 @2.50%for30years Project Type: We1l Augmentation The Smart Brothers is a family owned and operated farm and custom cattle feeding operation located . approximately 2 miles southwest of Atwood, consisting of 1,250 acres of irrigated farm ground and 5,000 head feeding operation, with plans to expand to 8,000 head. The farm has 9 tributary wells and 3 commercial wells. The proposed project will add a recharge well at the river, 13,OOO-ft of 18-inch PVC pipeline, and various recharge