BOARD02200

• Board Meeting Date: 3/26/2001
• Description: CWCB Director's Report
• Board Meetings - Doc Type: Memo

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The To\W ofPaonia has hired a group of consulting firms to conduct a feasibility study of potential
improvements to the Town's:raw water supply system. The study is focusing on various alternatives
for additional raw water storage. Currently the Town is entirely reliant on a system of springs with
very little storage. A draft report was submitted by the consultants in April of2000 and the Town is
presently'considering the alternatives presented in the report. A final report is expected in June
. 2001.

EI Paso Countv Water Authoritv - El Paso County Water Master Plan
Authorization: HB 00-1419 Grant Amount: $200,000
Water Source: Project Type: Water Supply Study
Location: EI Paso County Project Manager: Tim Feehan

This project is the preparation of a Water Master Plan for EI Paso County by a group of 17 water
providers in the County who have formed the EI Paso County Water Authority. The Authority has
adopted a tive--year program of technical studies aimed at the development of a long range,
countywide Water Master Plan. The purpose of the pian is to develop water resources, systems, and
facilities in whole or in part for the benefit of Authority members and their inhabitants, and other
residents of the county, now and into the future. Phases I, 2A, and 2B have been completed by John
C. Halepaska & Associates in association with Knight Piesold and Co. Award of Phases 3, 4B, 4C,
4D, and 4E to Halepaska/Piesold is scheduled for approval in November 2000. The preparation of a
CWCB funding contract and scope of work is in draft form.

North Fork hntlrovemellt Association Paonia Reservoir Rehabilitation
Authorization: HB 00-1419 Grant Amount: $55,000
Water Source: N. Fork Gunnison River Project Type: Wtershed Pianning Stdy
Location: Delta County - 20 miles E. ofPaonia Project Manager: Brian Hyde

The North Fork hnprovemetlt Association (NFIA) is a non-profit corporation with a mission to
meet current and future demands for traditional uses of the river while improving stream stability,
riparian habitat, and ecosystem function along the North Fork of the Gunnison River. An important
aspect of the river system is the Paonia Reservoir, and the Association will use this grant to study
the Reservoir's effect on the North Fork. The study will be conducted by CSU and administered by
the Association. Grant contracting and development of the plan of study is currently underway.

Pagosa Area Water and Sanitation District Feasibilitv Studv
Authorization:HB 93-1273 Grant Amount: $5,000
Water Source: Dutton Creek ProjectType: Feasibility Study
Location: Five miles northwest ofPagosa Springs Project Manager: Bill Green

The District will prepare an updated feasibility study (with consulting assistance) for the
enlargement of the District's existing Steven's Lake Dam and Reservoir. The reservoir has a
capacity of 635 acre--feet and is located on Dutton Creek about five miles northwest ofPagosa
Springs. A feasibility study for the project was first submitted in October 1992. The project was
approved by the Board and authorized for $1,912,000 in HB 93-1273.
In April 1996, the CWCB staff reviewed the report and requested that the District update the
study prior to entering into a contract for a construction loan.