BOARD01808

• Board Meeting Date: 11/19/2001
• Description: CF Section - Lake Henry Reservoir Company
• Board Meetings - Doc Type: Memo

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Colorado Water Conservation Board
Department of Natural Resources
1313 Sherman Street, Room 721
Denver, Colorado B0203
Phone: [phone]
FAX: [phone]
www.cwcb.state.co.us

STATE OF COLORADO

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MEMORANDUM

Bill Owens
Governor

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Colorado Water Conservation Board Members

John Van Sciver, P.E. ~vj
Mike Serlet, P.E., Chief
Water Supply Planning Finance Section.

Greg E. Walcher
Executive Director
Rod Kuharich
CWeB Director
Dan McAuliffe
Deputy Director

FROM:

DATE: November 1, 2001

SUBJECT: Agenda Item 22g., November 19-20, 2001 Board Meeting
Lake Henry Reservoir Company

Introduction
The Lake Henry Reservoir Company (LHRC) is applying for a $490,000 loan to rehabilitate the
Lake Henry Reservoir Dam. The estimated total cost of the project is $653,000. Please see the
attached project summary and map.

Backaround
The LHRC, located in Crowley County, operates the Lake Henry Reservoir for the benefit of its
shareholders by providing storage of water for irrigation within a 551-acre service area. Storage is
also allowed for domestic, municipal, commercial, industrial and all other beneficial uses. either
directly or by exchange or substitution. The Reservoir is located about 5 miles northeast of
Ordway, and is filled by the Colorado Canal with headgate on the Arkansas River. The dam.
constructed around 1900 and enlarged in 1951, is a Class 2 structure, 18 feet high, impounding a
reservoir of 9,500 ac-ft. Three dams form the reservoir. Annual maintenance and repair has been
needed to keep the dam in operation and in compliance with State Engineer safety standards.
Seepage is evident along the downstream toe of the west dam. and the reservoir has no formal
emergency spillway.

The LHRC needs to rehabilitate the Lake Henry Dam to resolve safety concerns identified in State
Engineer Inspection reports.

Feasibilitv Studies
URS Greiner Woodward Clyde and the State Engineer's Office have provided preliminary
engineering evaluation and cost estimates for construction of new toe drains and an emergency
spillway. The feasibility study was completed by CWCS Staff and includes an evaluation of
alternatives available for rehabilitation of the Lake Henry Dam.

The Lake Henrv Reservoir Company
The LHRC is a mutual ditch company and a non-profit corporation registered in the State of
Colorado. There are 12 shareholders and 8968 shares of stock. The LHRC has the power to
set annual assessments to be paid by the shareholders, the power to cut off water deliveries to
shareholders that fail to pay their assessments, and the power to acquire and sell the shares of
delinquent shareholders.

Flood Protection. Water Project Planning and Financing. Stream and lake Protection
Water Supply Protection. Conservation Planning