BOARD00949

• Board Meeting Date: 5/21/2001
• Description: CWCB Director's Report
• Board Meetings - Doc Type: Memo

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Phase n, at a cost of $44,000,000. Construction of Phase IT commenced in December 1999 and is approximately
90% complete. The project is tentatively scheduled for completion in October of 200 l.

4. Consolidated Mutual Water Company - Fortune Resewoir Dam Construction

Authorization: SB 99-173 County: Jefferson - NW of Arvada
Water Source: Clear Creek Project Yield: 8,869 ac.ft.
Terms of Loan: $16,300,000 @4.75% for 10 yearsProject Type: New Dam Construction

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This $20,000,000 project is the construction of a new 9,000 acre-foot reservoir northwest of Arvada. The
project consists of a I05-foot high, zoned earth embantonent, Probable Maximum Flood emergency spillway, with
a 30-inch diameter outlet pipe. Tuttle-Applegate, Inc. of penver and CfIlThompson completed the flnal design
plans, which have been reviewed and approved by the state Engineer's Office. The construction contract was
awarded to R.E. Monk from Colorado Springs, Colorado,; at a contract price of $15,000,000. The distribution
pipeline from the dam to the Company's treatment plant commenced construction in October 1999 by Company
forces. R.E. Monk commenced construction in March of :2000, with project completion scheduled for March of
2002. The project is approximately 50% complete.

5. West Rhone Lateral Ditch Company - Lateral Reconstruction Proiect

Authorization: Small Project Loan
Water Source: Grand Valley Canal
Terms of Loan: $100,000 @3.55% for 30 yrs~

County: Weld - N. of Grand Junction
Project Yield: 2,278 acre feet
Project type: Ditch Lateral Reconst.

This project involves the reconfiguration of the West Rhone Lateral Ditch Company's existing lateral,
which is currently operated under Lateral 395. West Rhone's current use under Lateral 395 has been
abandoned and new lateral and diversion point off the Grand Valley Canal is being constructed. The new
lateral involves 1.25 miles of 12" 100 psi plastic pipe on:a new alignment and the construction of a new .
diversion structure on the Grand Valley Canal. The NReS, Grand Junction office has completed the design
and the project has been awarded to EDEX Construction; out of Grand Jooction, Colorado. The Contractor
has completed the project, with the exception of fencing Imd general cleanup. The project is anticipated to be
substantially complete by June 1,2001.

6. Idaho Springs. Town of Idaho - Idaho Springs Reservoir Rehabilitation

Authorization: HB 98-1189
Water Source: Chicago Creek
Terms of Loan: $955,000 @ 4.75% for 10 yrs.

. County: Larimer - S. ofIdaho Springs
: Project Yield: 230 acre feet
Project [I'ype: Reservoir Rehabilitation

In 1998 the State Engineer's Office restricted the storage height of the reservoir to be 9-ft. below the crest
of the dam, reducing the storage capacity from 230 acr~-ft. to 120 acre-ft. The storage restriction was due to
excessive seepage and the poor condition of the spillway. : Harrison Western Construction, and design/build group
out of Denver, Colorado, was retained by the Town to design and construct the necessary improvements to restore
the dam to its original storage capacity of 230 acre-feet. The proposed improvements include, constructing a
compacted earthfill liner on the upstream slope of the reservoir and floor, construct new toe drains, raise the
embanlanent dam crest by 2.5-ft., place rip rap and lin~r protection material above the earthfill tiner, spillway
repairs, and fill the old borrow pit within the reservpir. Harrison Western Construction has commenced
construction in rehabilitating the dam face and will continiue working as weather pennits. Project is anticipated to
be completed in the faU of200!. I

7. Highland Ditch Comoany - Foothills Reservoir Dam Rehabilitation

Authorization: SB 98-1198 - Severance Tax
Water Source: St. Vrain River
Terms of Loan: $1,040,000 @ 4.0% for 30 years

: County: Boulder- W ofLongmont
; Project Yield: 450 ac.ft.
Projec~ Type: Dam Rehabilitation

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