Board Meeting 03/03/1983

• Board Meeting Date: 3/3/1983
• Description: CWCB Meeting
• Board Meetings - Doc Type: Meeting

MEMORANDUM

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March 2, 1983

The staff is of the opinion that only phase A, as identified
above, should be initiated at this time. There are major
questions which need to be explored concerning the frequency,
magnitude, and duration of flows which would be available for
diversion. This would include an analysis of the effects of the
Narrows project and of flood releases therefrom. The Bureau of
Reclamation is in the process of developing operating criteria
for the Narrows Reservoir, so it will be timely to take these
considerations into account.

A critical problem for this project will be the sizing of
diversion and conveyance facilities to handle relatively infre-
quent, high volume, short duration flows. This will ultimately
govern the availability of water for the project. With a thor-
ough analysis of the hydrology in hand, the staff anticipates
that one may be able to gain significant insights on the techni-
cal and financial feasibility of the project using the very rough
design and cost estimates that are already available in the just
completed reconnaissance study. This is why we recommend that
only phase A be initiated at this time.

The consultant has estimated that phase A will cost $45,000.

Recommendation

I recommend that the Board enter into a contract with Trans-
County Water, Inc., for the preparation of Phase A of the feasi-
bility study with one-half, but not more than $22,500, of the
cost to be provided by the Board from the construction fund, said
amount: (1) to be considered a part of the project's total cost
if the project is subsequently constructed with monies provided
by the Board, or (2) to become repayable at a service charge of 5
percent within 10 years after construction on the project, or any
portion thereof, commences if the project is subsequently
constructed without monies provided by the Board.

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