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<br />diversion wall, 3-ft. high with a II-ft. wide concrete stilling basin, and a new concrete outlet control structure with a 20-ft
<br />wide by 8-ft. high opening. The project was designed by the Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS), who is
<br />additionally funding 75% of the total construction cost. Schrepfer Industries, from Trinidad, Colorado, commenced .a
<br />construction in January of 2000 and have completed the work. The new outlet and diversion structures are currently _
<br />being operated by the Otero Ditch Company. Project substantial completion is pending, until. final review and approval
<br />has been received by NRCS, and the final pay request and final project advertisement have been received from the owner.
<br />The anticipated sttbstantial completion date is December, 2000.
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<br />4. Ute Water Conservancy District - Plateau Creek Pipeline
<br />Authorization: SB 88-30 County: Mesa - E of Palisade
<br />Water Source: Grand Mesa Drainage Project Yield: 7,200 ac.ft.
<br />Terms of Loan: $27,600,000 @ 5% for 30 years Project Type: Pipeline Construction
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<br />This $55,000,000 project is the replacement of an existing IS-mile pipeline providing water to the Ute Water
<br />Conservancy District. The District provides water to 55,000 people, or more than half of the Grand Valley population.
<br />Camp, Dresser, & McKee, Inc. of Denver has completed final design and construction contract documents for Phase IT of
<br />the project. Phase I of the project, placement of the lower 8,000 linear foot of the pipeline, commenced in February by
<br />ERS Constructors, Inc. of Sedalia, CO. and was completed in May 1999. Phase IT involves the installation of 26,000-ft.
<br />of 48" waterline pipe, 29,500-ft. of 54" waterline pipe, and the construction of 13,500-ft. of 10' diameter tunnel. A joint
<br />venture between Barnard Construction, Inc. of Bozeman, Montana and Affholder Construction, Inc. of Chesterfield,
<br />Missouri was awarded the construction contract for Phase IT, at a cost of $44,000,000. Construction of Phase IT
<br />commenced in December 1999 and is approximately 65% complete. The project is tentatively scheduled for completion
<br />in October of 200 I.
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<br />5. Consolidated Mutual Water Company - Fortune Reservoir Dam Construction
<br />Authorization: SB 99-173 County: Jefferson - NW of Arvada
<br />Water Source: Clear Creek Project Yield: 8,869 ac.ft.
<br />Terms of Loan: $16,300,000 @4.75% for 10 years Project Type: New Dam Construction
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<br />This $20,000,000 project is the construction of a new 9,000 acre-foot reservoir northwest of Arvada. The project
<br />consists of a 105-foot high, zoned earth embankment, Probable Maximum Flood emergency spillway, with a 30-inch
<br />diameter outlet pipe. The final design plans were completed by Tuttle-Applegate, Inc. of Denver and CTUThompson,
<br />which have been reviewed and approved by the State Engineer's Office. The construction contract was awarded to R.E.
<br />Monk from Colorado Springs, Colorado, at a contract price of $15,000,000. The distribution pipeline from the dam to
<br />the Company's treatment plant commenced construction in October 1999 by Company forces. R.E. Monk commenced
<br />construction in March of 2000, with project completion scheduled for March of 2002. The project is approximately 55%
<br />complete.
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<br />6. Jackson Lake Reservoir and Irrigation Company - Diversion Structure Rehabilitation
<br />Authorization: HB 00-1419 County: Weld - E. of Greeley
<br />Water Source: South Platte River Project Yield: 34,000 acre feet
<br />Terms of Loan: $336,600 @ 4.00% for 30 yrs. Project Type: Diversion Structure
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<br />This project is the rehabilitation of the Jackson Lake Reservoir and Irrigation Company's diversion structure on
<br />the South Platte River. The existing structure suffered severe damage in 1995 and again in 1999, when the river cut
<br />around the south abutment. G.A.S.P. from Fort Morgan, Colorado was retained by the Ditch Company to prepare the
<br />final design plans and specifications to construct a new 200-ft. long concrete diversion structure, involving 100-ft. of
<br />Obermeyer pneumatic gates and 100-f! of a concrete shon wall, with a 16-ft. long downstream flat slab jump basin. The
<br />Contractor, Boone Excavating, out of Fort Morgan, Colorado, commenced construction in late August 2000, and is
<br />anticipated to be completed by December, 2000.
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<br />7. Idaho Springs, Town of Idaho - Idaho Springs Reservoir Rehabilitation
<br />Authorization: HB 98-1189 County: Larimer - S. of Idaho Springs
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