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<br />T~ of New Ca!tle - Colorado RNer DIversion <br />July 28-29, 2003 <br /> <br />AQenda Item 21f <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Waler ProJscl Construction Loan Prpgram-ProJect Data <br /> <br />~ <br /> <br />Borrower: <br /> <br />Town of New Cas~e <br /> <br />County: Garfield <br /> <br />Project Name: Colorado River Diversion <br />Drainage Basin: Colorado River <br /> <br />Project Type: New Raw Water IntakelPipslins <br /> <br />Water Source: Colorado River <br /> <br />Total Project Cost: $1,006,900 <br /> <br />Funding Sources: CWCB, waco, New Cas~e <br /> <br />Type of Borrower: Municipal (High~lncome) <br /> <br />AVer. Delivery: 400 acre--feet <br /> <br />CWCB Small Project Loan: $700,000 <br /> <br />Interest Rate: 4.5% Term: 30 years <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />The Town of New Castle is applying for a loan to construct a new diversion structure and pump station <br />on the Colorado River, and a raw water pipeline to the Town's existing water treatment fadlity. <br />Currently the Town's sole source of water suppty is a diversion structure on East Elk Creek, about 3 <br />miles north of toYm. The Town's water supply Is vulnerable to downstream senIor water calls, as well <br />as potential water Quality problems due to sediment and ash runoff from forest fire hazard, as was <br />experienced In 2002, The proposed project Is to oonstruct a small diversion structure on the Colorado <br />RIver, wfth gravity flow to a pump station on the south side of 1-70. From there water would be pumped <br />to a sedimentation pond on the north side of 1-70, and a second pump station would be used to Itft the <br />water to the treatment plant, an elevation increase of about 250 vertical feel A 12" PVC waterilne, <br />8750 feet In length, would be constructed from the pump station to the treatment planL The general <br />pipeline alignment wouid be Initially along Elk Creek, then fOilowlng the Town street right-cl-way for <br />Midland Avenue, and then along County Road 245 to the water treatment planL The system wouid be <br />designed to pump 1800 gpm, and each pump station would have two pumps plus one bac:l<-up pump. <br />The project will provide the Tovm with a reliable alternate water source during times when diversion <br />from East Eik Creek Is prohibited by either water rights administration or poor water quality. <br /> <br />.".., <br />'. .>'-1 <br /> <br />.,. . <br /> <br />. <br /> <br /> <br />Location Map <br />