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<br />Pine River Irrigation District
<br />January 26-27, 2000
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<br />Agenda Item 10e.
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<br />Alternative 3, Domestic supply from Lemon Reservoir, would involve using Lemon Reservoir (a
<br />Bureau of Reclamation facility on the Florida River) as a raw water supply for a domestic water e
<br />system. However, Lemon Dam but does not have water right decrees or a contract with the
<br />Federal Government that allows domestic water usage. This alternative was ruled out.
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<br />Alternative 4, Domestic supply from Vallecito Reservoir, is the preferred alternative. The
<br />Vallecito Reservoir decree includes domestic usage as does the contract with the Federal
<br />Government (see the Water Rights section). Therefore, the only existing source of water for a
<br />rural water system is Vallecito Reservoir.
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<br />The development plan for the initial service area is to construct a treatment plant near Bayfield,
<br />using water from the Pine River, and construct pipelines southwest to Oxford and west parallel to
<br />US Highway 160 to Grandview and the northem Florida Mesa. Three storage tank sites have also
<br />been identified. Rural Development funds, combined with tap fees, are adequate to construct
<br />pipelines to serve much of the initial area, which is about one third of the ultimate service area.
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<br />PRID plans to utilize up to 2,000 acre-feet of the existing irrigation supply, 1% to 2% of the
<br />average annual supply of Vallecito Reservoir, for domestic water. The irrigators have agreed to
<br />provide the 2,000 acre-feet before receiving their supply, making the water 100% firm in all
<br />years. The funds from providing a raw water supply for the VWC domestic water system will
<br />provide a revenue stream for improvement of PRID infrastructure (Vallecito Reservoir and the
<br />ditch systems) and to maintain the efficient use of the irrigation water supplies. The design also
<br />includes provisions for fire flow storage and fire hydrants.
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<br />The implementation schedule calls for obtaining the needed 920 water tap sign ups to allow .-
<br />construction to go forward. The target date for completion of this task is summer 2000. Design, -
<br />planning and ROW acq will then start, and be completed by summer 2001. Construction is
<br />scheduled to start in summer 2001, and be completed by 2004.
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<br />Financial Analvsis
<br />PRID has expended approximately $200,000 to date for preliminary project planning and
<br />coordination. The total remaining cost of the project to provide domestic water to the initial
<br />service area is $11,570,000. PRID needs $300,000 (2.5 percent of the total estimate cost) to
<br />complete the funding package.
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<br />Alternative financing sources: The District actively sought and obtained alternative financing, as
<br />shown in Table 1. The District also applied, and was turned down, for financing in amount of
<br />$300,000 for DOLA.
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<br />Table 1. Sources of Funding
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<br />Entity Grant Loan Percent Participation
<br />USDA Rural Development $2,000,000 $6,000,000 69%
<br />Colo. Water Resources & PDA $1,400,000 12%
<br />LaPlata Electric Association $300,000 2.5%
<br />CWCB (Raw Water Diversion) $200,000 2%
<br />PRID (Tap Fees) $1,370,000 12% -
<br />Planning/Design funding needed $300,000 2.5%
<br />Totals $3,670,000 $7,900,000 100%
<br />Grand Total $11,570,000 100%
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