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12 CWCB contracted with Icon Engineering, Inc. to perform an engineering investigation for Elk River watershed study and streambank stabilization project on the lower one mile of the river. The study is now complete and developed the hydrologic and hydraulic characteristics of the watershed and provided engineering recommendations for the stabilization of the ilk River streambank upstream of Highway 40. . Following the Icon study, some landowners along the river contracted with an independent consultant and privately funded river restoration work. CWCB staff has no further funding requests or projects on the lower Elk River at this time. . Town ofPaonia Water Sup.,plv Feasibilit' Study Authorization: SB 99-173 Water Source: Location: Paonia Grant Amount: $10,000 Project Type: Feasibility Study Project Manager: Bill Green The Town of Paonia has hired a group of consulting firms to conduct a feasibility study of potential improvements to the Town's raw water supply system. The study is focusing on various alternatives for additional raw water storage. Currently the Town is entirely reliant on a system of springs with very little storage. A'draft report was submitted by the consultants in April of 2000 and the Town is presently considering the alternatives presented in the report. A final report is expected in June 2001. , El Paso Count' Water Authority - El Paso County Water: Master Plan Authorization: lIB 00-1419 Orant Amount: $200,000 Water Source: Project Type: Water Supply Study Location: El Paso County Project Manager: Tim Feehan This project is the preparation of a Water Master Plan for EI Paso County by a group of 17 water providers in the County who have formed the El Paso Co~ty Water Authority. The Authority has adopted a five- year program of technical studies aimed at the developmeqt of a long range, cOWltywide Water Master Plan. The purpose of the plan is to develop water resources, systems. and facilities in whole or in part for the benefit of . Authority members and their inhabitants, and other reside~ts of the county, now and into thefuture. Phases 1, 2A, and 2B have been completed by John C. Halepaska & Associates in association with Knight Piesold and Co. Award of Phases 3, 4B, 4C, 4D, and 4E to Halepaska/Piesold is scheduled for approval in November 2000. The preparation of a CWCB funding contract and scope of work is in draft form. North Fork hnurovement Association - Paonia Reservoir Rehabilitation Authorization: lIB 00-1419 ;Grant Amount: $55,000 Water Source: N. Fork Gunnison River Project type: Watershed Planning Study Location: Delta County - 20 miles E. ofPaonia Project ~anager: Brian Hyde The North Fork Improvement Association (NFIA) is a non-profit corporation with a mission to meet current and future demands for traditional uses of the river while improving stream stability, riparian habitat, and ecosystem function along the North Fork of the Gunnison River. An important aspect of the river system is the Paonia Reservoir, and the Association will use this grant to study the Reservoir's effect on the North Fork. The study will be conducted by CSU and administered by the :Association. Grant contracting and development of the plan of study is cUlTently underway. ' , Paiosa Area Water and Sanitation District - Feasibility Studv Authorization: HB 93-1273 i Water Source: Dutton Creek Location: Five miles northwest ofPagosa Springs Grant AmOWlt: $5,000 Project Type: Feasibility Study Project Manager: Bill Green The District will prepare an updated feasibility si4dy (with consulting assistance) for the enlargement of the District's existing Steven's Lake Dam and Reservoir. the reservoir has a capacity of 635 acre-feet and is located on Dutton Creek about five miles northwest ofr:agosa Springs. A feasibility study for the project was . first submitted in October 1992. The project was approv~d by the Board and authorized for $1,912,000 in HB 93-1273.