BOARD01517

• Board Meeting Date: 9/10/2002
• Description: CF Section - Kern Reservoir and Ditch Company - Reservoir Rehabilitation and Enlargement
• Board Meetings - Doc Type: Memo

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STATE OF COLORADO

Colorado Water Conservation Board
Department of Natural Resources
1313 Sherman Street, Room 721
Denver, Colorado 80203
Phone: [phone]
FAX: [phone]
www.cwcb.state.co.us

Deputy Director

Bill Owens
Governor

Greg E. Walcher
Executive Director

MEMORANDUM

Rod Kuharich
CWCB Director

TO:

Colorado Water Conservation Board Members

Dan McAuliffe

FROM:

John Van Sciver, P.E. ..:rw V
Mike Serlet, P.E., Chief U",; r
Water Supply Planning~n&-Finance Section.

DATE:

August 26, 2002

SUBJECT: Agenda Item 12a., September 11-12, 2002 Board Meeting
Kern Reservoir and Ditch Company

Introduction
The Kern Reservoir and Ditch Company (KRDC) is applying for a $1,000,000 Small Project Loan
from the Construction Fund to rehabilitate the Kern Reservoir to restore lost storage capacity. The
estimated total cost of the project is $5,100,000. The Company plans to apply for an additional
CWCB loan of up to $2.75 million to complete the project. Please see the attached project
summary and map.

Backaround
The KRDC, located in Weld County, operates the Kern Reservoir for storage of irrigation water for
use within a 285-acre service area, and for other uses. Kern Reservoir (also known as Windsor
Lake) is a multiple use facility located within the Town of Windsor, about 45 miles north of Denver.
It provides water for irrigation, it serves as an equalizer reservoir for the Greeley Number 2 Ditch,
and it is used for recreation through lease to the Windsor Boat Club. The reservoir is filled through
the Greeley Number 2 Ditch, which diverts from the Cache La Poudre River. The dam,
constructed in 1904, is a Class 1 structure, 14 feet high, impounding a reservoir of approximately
1,000 acre-feet.

The reservoir has been in use for approximately 100 years, during which time the reservoir basin
has become silted in, particularly at the west end. Although the Company has a water right to
store 1800 acre-feet, the actual storage capacity is about 1,100 acre-feet. The Company wants to
dredge out the reservoir to restore lost capacity, and to provide added storage capacity for the
Town of Windsor's Master Storm Water Drainage Plan. The project would start in winter
2002/2003.