BOARD01901

• Board Meeting Date: 11/23/1998
• Description: CF Section - Design and Construction Status Report
• Board Meetings - Doc Type: Memo

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Ute Water Conservancv District - Plateau Creek Pipeline

Authorization: SB 88-30
Water Source: Grand Mesa Drainage
Terms of Loan: $7,600,000 @ 5% for 30 years

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County: Mesa - E of Palisade
Project Yield: 7,200 ac,ft,
Project Type: Pipeline Construction

This project is the replacement of an existing IS-mile pipeline providing water to the Ute
Water Conservancy District. The District provides water to 55,000 people, or more than half of the
Grand Valley population, The Environmental Assessment was heavily scrutinized by the Fish and
Wildlife Service relative to the Recovery Implementation Program along the IS-mile reach, This
analysis has resulted in the Bureau of Land Management (the lead federal agency) requiring an
Environmental Impact Statement be prepared before federal approval can be granted, The Record
of Decision regarding the EIS was completed in June 1998, Camp, Dresser, & McKee, Inc, of
Denver is currently preparing the project design for a construction commencement in late 1998,

San Luis Vallev Canal Companv - Diversion Structure Rehabilitation

Authorization: SB 97-008
Water Source: Rio Grande River
Terms of Loan: $188,000 @3,75%for30years

County: Rio Grande - E of Monte Vista
Project Yield: 25,000 ac,ft,
Project Type: Diversion Structure Rehab,

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This project is the rehabilitation of the San Luis Valley Canal Company's Rio Grande River
diversion structure, The project is located in Rio Grande County, 3 miles east of Monte Vista, The
AIamosa office of the Natural Resource Conservation Service has prepared the design plans with
the CWCB staff preparing the construction contract documents, Due to unexpected expenditures in
1998, the Company has postponed construction of the project until the fall of 1999,

Highland Ditch Companv - Foothills Reservoir Dam Rehabilitation

Authorization: SB 98-1198 - Severence Tax
Water Source: St. Vrain River
Terms of Loan: $1,040,000 @4,O% for 30 years

County: Boulder - W ofLongmont
Project Yield: 450 ac,ft,
Project Type: Dam Rehabilitation

This project is the rehabilitation of Foothills Reservoir dam, located west of Longmont in
Boulder County, The dam has an inadequate spillway and severe seepage through the embankment
and has had a storage restriction placed on it by the State Engineer. The Highland Ditch Company a
has contracted with Smith Geotechnical Engineering Consultants of Fort Collins to analyze design -
alternatives and complete construction plans and specifications, Construction is scheduled to
commence in the fall of 1999.