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<br />This $270,000 project is the rehabilitation of the Summit Reservoir Dam outlet works and the repair and
<br />improvements to the Summit Reservoir and Irrigation Company's water collection and distribution facilities, The _
<br />Cortez office of Natural Resource Conservation Service prepared the construction plans and specifications. _
<br />Construction for the Walker Drops improvements commenced in March of 1999, by Noland, Inc" of Mancos, CO" and
<br />were completed in July of 1999, The second to last I phase of the project has been designed and is currently under
<br />construction, That project is anticipated to be complete by February of 2002, The overall project is anticipated to be
<br />completed by the spring of 2003,
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<br />II, The Town of Monument - Monument Dam Rehabilitation
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<br />Authorization:
<br />Water Source:
<br />Terms of Loan:
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<br />Severance Tax Trust Fund
<br />Monument Creek
<br />$2,081,000 @5,50% for 30,years
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<br />County: E1 Paso - W, of Monument
<br />Project Yield: 450 acre,feet
<br />Project Type: Dam Rehabilitation
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<br />Monument Lake is located on Monument Creek on the west side of the Town of Monument. The existing
<br />reservoir capacity is approximately 300 acre-feet, which is planned to be increased to 450 acre-feet be means of
<br />dredging. The existing lake is under limited storage by the State Engineer's Office, due to deteriorated outlet works,
<br />tree growth on the dam face, and inadequate slope protection and spillway capacity, The proposed project involves
<br />rehabilitating the spillway, outlet works, and dam embankment, to include; replacement of the existing outlet spillway
<br />chute below the spillway crest, removal and replacement of the top 10 feet of the dam embankment to clear all existing
<br />vegetation, replacement of the outlet works with a new 24,inch steel pipe, and the removal of approximately 150,000
<br />cubic yards of sediment from the lake bottom, Boyle Engineering, of Littleton, Colorado, has completed the design
<br />and the project has been awarded to AS!, of Buena Vista, Colorado, The project in anticipated to be completed by
<br />June of 2002,
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<br />12, Glenwood Irrigation Comoanv - Rehabilitation of Diversion and Headgate
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<br />Authorization: Small Project Loan
<br />Water Source: Roaring Fork
<br />Terms of Loan: $85,000@5,O%for30,years
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<br />County: Garfield
<br />Project Yield: 6,600 acre-feet
<br />Project Type: Diversion/Headgate
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<br />The GIC operates the Glenwood Ditch for the benefit Qf the shareholders by providing direct flow irrigation
<br />water to a 750,acre service area, The existing delivery system consists of a combination of unlined ditch and pipeline
<br />segments, The ditch was constructed around 1900 and the pipeline section in the 1960's and 70's, The arc needs to
<br />rehabilitate the diversion and headgate as-soon-as possible since there is danger that the diversion structure may fail.
<br />The Natural Resource Conservation Service, Glenwood Springs Office has completed the design and the project
<br />commenced construction in November of2001. Project is tentatively schedule to be completed by February of 2002,
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<br />Projects Under Design
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<br />1. Rvan Gulch Reservoir Companv - Rvan Gulch Dam Rehabilitation
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<br />Authorization: SB 99-173
<br />Water Source: Big Thompson River
<br />Terms of Loan: $317,500@4.25%for30years
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<br />County: Larimer - S. of Loveland
<br />Project Yield: 645 ac,ft.
<br />Project Type: Dam Rehabilitation
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<br />This project is the rehabilitation of the Ryan Gulch Da1P which includes the construction of a new spillway,
<br />lining the upstream face of the dam with a clay liner, sleeving the existing 24-inch outlet pipe, and constructing a new
<br />upstream controlled inlet works, Boyle Engineering, Inc, of Denver has completed the final design plans, which has
<br />been reviewed and approved by the State Engineer's Office, Bids were received to construct the planned tit
<br />improvements, but were outside the project budget. The Ditch Company is currently obtaining a new design engineer
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