BOARD01004

• Board Meeting Date: 9/24/2001
• Description: CWCB Director's Report
• Board Meetings - Doc Type: Memo

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Monument Lake is located on Monument Creek on the west side of the Town of Monument. The existing reservoir
capacity is approximately 300 acre-feet, which is planned to be increased to 450 acre-feet be means of dredging. The
existing lake is under limited storage by the State Engineer's Office, due to deteriorated outlet works, tree growth on
the dam face, and inadequate slope protection and spillway capacity. The proposed project involves rehabilitating the
spillway, outlet works, and dam embankment, to include; replacement of the existing outlet spillway chute below the
spillway crest, removal and replacement of the top 10 feet of the dam embankment to clear all existing vegetation,
replacement of the outlet works with a new 24-inch steel pipe, and the removal of approximately 150,000 cubic yards
of sediment from the lake bottom. Boyle Engineering, of Littleton, Colorado, has completed the design and the project
is currently in the bidding process. Construction is tentatively scheduled for fall of 200l.

11. Pine River Irrigation District - Pump and Pipeline Proiect

Authorization: lIB 00-1419 Severance Tax County: La Plata
Water Source: Pine River Project Yield: 1,600 acre-feet
Terms of Loan: $34l,OOO @3.50% for 20-years Project Type: Distribution System

The Pine River Irrigation District operates Vallecito Reservoir on the Pine River located approximately 15 miles north of
the Town of Bayfield. The eastern half of La Plata County is considered a water critical area, meaning that all of the water
in the basin is used during certain periods. Most of the people in this area are utilizing groundwater resources that have
limited quantity and are of relative poor quality. The purpose of the project is to provide a rural water system that is
adequate in quantity and quality to the water critical areas in La Plata County. The overall project has many components,
however, this particular loan is for diverting water from Vallecito Reservoir to a pressurized treatment plant The proposed
project involves tapping into the existing outlet tunnel, constructing a 500 foot pipeline to convey water to the treatment
plant, a bridge over the spillway chute, and a pump when the reservoir water level is low or to pressurize the treatment
plant. Harris Water Engineering, of Durango, Colorado, is preparing the design plans and specifications, which should be
complete by the end of September, 2001. The project currently on-hold pending resolution of other outside funding
issues.

12. Dolores Water Conservancv District - WETP ACK

Authorization:
Water Source:
Terms of Loan:

SB 01-157 County: Montezuma
Dolores River Project Yield: 7,840 acre-feet
$7,260,000 @3.50% for 30-years Project Type: Distribution System

The District's WETPACK ( Water for Everyones Tomorrow Package) proposal is intended to better manage the
available resources of the Dolores Project to provide an additional 3,300 acre-feet of water for the fishery below
McPhee Dam, increase municipal water supplies, and to provide water of the irrigation of additional lands. This
project involves a system of pipelines, pumps, and related facilities to deliver water to the District's Dove Creek Canal
system for the irrigation of 4,000 acres of new lands that are presently dry land farmed. Water will be delivered to
irrigators in pipes under pressure for sprinkler irrigation only. Harris Water Engineers, of Durango, Colorado, is the
planning an{\ design cOflsuHant for the pr<>ject. Construction is tentatively scheduled to commence in the summer of
2002.

13. Kenosha Trout Club Lininger Lake Dam Rehabilitation and Water Purchase

Authorization: SB Ol-157 Severance Tax County: Park
Water Source: Beaver Creek Project Yield: 156 acre-feet
Terms of Loan: $600,000 @5.50% for 30-years Project Type: Dam Rehabilitation

The Kenosha Trout Club is located 8 miles southwest of the Town of Grant, near Kenosha Pass. Lininger Lake,
which is used for fish, wildlife, and recreation purposes by subdivision residents, is supplied by a junior water right
that cannot be filled unless its consumptive use due to evaporation is replaced. The estimated average annual
divertable volume is 11 o acre-feet, and the evaporative loss needing augmentation is 46 acre-feet. The Association
plans on purchasing senior water rights that are suitable for augmentation. Dam improvements include installing a