BOARD02336

• Board Meeting Date: 9/27/1999
• Description: Directors' Reports
• Board Meetings - Doc Type: Memo

Proiects Under Construction

. Excelsior Irrigating Company - Excelsior Ditch Rehabilitation

Authorization: SB 97-008
Water Source: Arkansas River
Terms of Loan: $230,000 @ 3.75% for 30 yrs

County: Pueblo - E of Pueblo
Project Yield: 4,250 ac.ft.
Project Type: Ditch Rehabilitation

This $335,000 project is the re-construction of approximately 2 miles of open ditch, which
has previously been abandoned and farmed over. Also included in the project is the construction of
several pump stations for water delivery. The project is located in Pueblo County 10 miles east of
Pueblo. Project design was prepared by the Pueblo Office of the Natural Resource Conservation
Service, Ralph Adkins, P.E. of Pueblo, Irrigation Engineering of Alamosa and Hendrooke
Sprinklers of Ft. Collins. Project construction commenced by the owner and several sub-
contractors in May 1998 with project completion scheduled for fall 1999. Flood damage occurred
to the project during the summer of 1999 and has delayed the project for an undetermined amount
of time.

Fort Morgan, Citv of - NCWCD Southern Pipeline Extension

Authorization: SB94-029, SB98-1189, Svrnce Tax
Water Source: Colo.-Big ThompsonlWindy Gap
Terms of Loan: $5,500,000 @4%for40years
$8,000,000 @ 4% for 30 years

County: WeldIMorgan- W ofFt. Morgan
Project Yield: 6,877 ac.ft.
Project Type: Pipeline Construction

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This project is an extension of the Northern Colorado Water Conservancy District's
Southern Pipeline Project. The pipeline extension will provide high quality western slope water to
the City of Fort Morgan for their municipal use. Montgomery Watson, Inc. of Denver completed
the project design, from the HudsonIFt. Lupton extension at Platteville, to the Fort Morgan area, in
June. The construction contract was awarded to BRB Contractors, Inc. of Topeka, Kansas and
construction commenced September 1, 1998. Construction is ahead of schedule, approximately
90% complete, with project completion scheduled for late 1999.

Julesburg Irrigation District - Harmonv Ditch #1 Diversion Structure Rehabilitation

Authorization: Emerg. Infrastructure Repair Account County: Logan - SW of Crook
Water Source: South Platte River Project Yield: 40,000 ac.ft.
Terms of Loan: $590,000 @ 3.75% for 30 years Project Type: Diversion Rehabilitation

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This project is the emergency rehabilitation of the Julesburg Irrigation District's Harmony
Ditch # I diversion structure on the South Platte River 4 miles southwest of Crook. The structure
was damaged by the 1997 South Platte floods and is critical to the operation of the Company's
Julesburg Reservoir. Zoyiopoulos & Associates of Greeley prepared the design plans and the
construction contract was awarded to Concrete Specialties, Inc. of Sterling in early January 1999.
Construction is currently 60% complete. Due to. the threat of low spring runoff, the District decided
to complete 50% of the diversion dam and 100% of the headgate structure, demobilize the
contractor, and complete the project in the fall. Construction has re-commenced with project
completion scheduled for November 1999.