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<br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />STATE OF COLORADO <br /> <br />Colorado Water Conservation Board <br /> <br />Deoartment of Natural Resources <br />1313 Shennan Street) Room 721 <br />Denver, Colorado 80203 <br />Phone: (303) 866.3441 <br />FAX: (303) 866.4474 <br /> <br />www.cwcb.state.co.us <br /> <br /> <br />.......u............u.. <br /> <br />Governor <br /> <br />MEMORANDUM <br /> <br />Greg E. Wa1cher <br />Executive Director <br /> <br />Rod Kuharich <br />CWCB Director <br /> <br />TO: <br /> <br />Colorado Water Conservation Board Members <br /> <br />Dan McAuliffe <br />Deputy Director <br /> <br />FROM: <br /> <br />John Van Sciver, P.E. ]WV <br />Mike Serlet, P.E" Chief ~S <br />Water Supply Planning and Finance Section, <br /> <br />DATE: <br /> <br />March 3, 2002 <br /> <br />SUBJECT: Agenda Item 10., March 21-22, 2002 Board Meeting <br />Upper Platte and Beaver Canal Company <br />Emergency Loan Request <br /> <br />Introduction <br />The Upper Platte and Beaver Canal Company (UPBCC) is applying for an $83,000 Emergency <br />Loan to rehabilitate their diversion structure on the South Platte River. The estimated total cost of <br />the project is $95,000, Please see the attached project summary and map. <br /> <br />Backqround <br />The UPBCC, located in Morgan County, operates the Upper Platte and Beaver Canal for the <br />benefit of the shareholders by providing direct flow irrigation water to an 11 ,OOO-acre service area. <br />The Upper Platte and Beaver diversion is located on the South Platte River, about one mile <br />northeast of Fort Morgan, at Log Lane Village. The existing delivery system consists of the <br />diversion and headgate on the river, and 35 miles of canal, constructed in the late 1800's, The <br />diversion was repaired in the 1950's and 1960's. <br /> <br />During the week of February 18, 2002, the Company had a local contractor de-water the area <br />around the river diversion so that it could be inspected. They found that the shale foundation <br />downstream had been eroded away, and that the erosion extended under the concrete foundation <br />of the diversion, creating an emergency condition. The UPBCC needs to rehabilitate the diversion <br />as soon as possible, prior to spring runoff that could further undercut the structure and cause It to <br />collapse, The Company notified CWCB staff immediately, and made application for an emergency <br />loan. The UPBCC is eligible for a loan from the CWCB Emergency Infrastructure Repair Account. <br />