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Terms of Loan: $11,000,000@3.75% for 20-years Project Type: Reservoir Enlargement . The Colorado River Water Conservation District is located in Glenwood Spriogs and is comprised of all or part of 15 counties that are in the northern half of the Colorado River drainage basin. The District conserves, uses, safeguards, and develops water resources of the Colorado River and its tributaries to which the State is entitled to under the Colorado River Compact. The River District in conjunction with the Upper Colorado Recovery Program are going to enlarge Elkhead Reservoir by raising the existing dam 24-feet, for the purpose of obtaining additional storage to support endangered fish species downstream and for municipal, industrial, and agricultural use. The project is currently in the design phase and is anticipated to commence construction in early 2005 and be complete in 2007. 9. FL Gill H20 LLC - Well Augmentation Project Authorization: Severance Tax Trust Fund County: Washington Water Source: South Platte River Project Yield: 1,072 acre-feet Terms of Loan: $114,750 @2.2S% for 20-years Project Type: Well Augmentation The FL Gill LLC consists of 3 owners or 3 contiguous farms under the Johnson Edwards Ditch, with a combined irrigated acreage of 910 acres. This project involves the construction of 4 recharge ponds, I recharge well, pipeline construction, and water right purchases to offset the depletions from 4 irrigation wells. The project is being designed by Brent Nation, Fort Morgan, Colorado and is scheduled for construction in the spring of 2005. 10. Supply Irrigation Ditch Company - Knoth Reservoir Dam Rehabilitation Authorization: Construction Fund County: Boulder - N.E. of Lyons Water Source: St. Vrain Creek Project Yield: 9,500 acre-feet Terms of Loan: $1,700,000 @3,50% for 30-years Project Type: Dam Rehabilitation The Supply Irrigation Ditch Company is proposing to rehabilitate the Knoth Reservoir for use as an equalizer, and . for storage under a conditional decree for 542 acre-feet. The average annual volume diverted now is 9,500 acre- feet, which will be increased to 10,040 acre-feet with the project improvements in place. The planned improvements include, reshaping the upstream face of the dams and the placement of clay, installation of a toe drain, construction of 200 foot long spillway, placement of rip rap, raising the dam crest on both darns to gage height 30-ft., removal of two abandoned outlets, and the repair of the existing outlet to a good working condition. The proposed improvements are being designed by Smith Geotechnical, of Fort Collins, Colorado with the project tentatively scheduled for construction in fall of 2004. The project is tentatively on-hold pending board resolution and downstream landowner issues. II. Town of Coal Creek- Water Rights Purchase Authorization: Construction Fund Water Source: Arkansas River Basin Terms of Loan: $67,500 @3.75% for 30 yrs. County: Fremont Project Yield: n/a Project Type: Water Purchase The Town of Coal Creek is located 2 miles south of the City of Florence. The Town provides water service to its residents through a master metering arrangement with the City of Florence Regional Water System. Coal Creek provides raw water to Florence and Florence treats the water and returns is to the Town of Coal Creek for use. Coal Creek's existing water rights, dated 1884 have been out of priority give the current drought conditions. Io order to mitigate this situation the Town is in the process of purchasing 100 shares from the Union Ditch Company, which equates to approximately 125 acre-feet of which 34 acre-feet is allowable for consumptive use. Total cost of the water purchase is approximately $75,000. 12. Greeley and Loveland Irrigation Company - Boyd Lake Lower Level Outlet Rehab, Authorization: Construction Fund County: Larimer - Loveland Water Source: South Platte River Project Yield: 37,812 acre-feet Terms of Loan: $2,844,000 @ 3.00% for 30 yrs. Project Type: Reservoir Rehabilitation .