BOARD02336

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

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Ute Water Conservancv District - Plateau Creek Pipeline

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

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

This project is the replacement of an existing 15-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. Camp, Dresser, & McKee, Inc. of Denver is currently preparing the
project design for 1999 construction. Phase 1 of the project, placement of the lower 8,000 linear
foot of the pipeline, commenced in February by ERS Constructors, Inc. of Sedalia, CO. and was
completed in May 1999. The final project phase is scheduled to commence in October 1999 with
completion scheduled for February 2002.

Denver Museum of Natural Historv - Denver Basin Aquifer Geo-Hvdrologic Core Study

Authorization: SB 98-1189
Water Source: Denver Basin Aquifers
Terms of Loap: $90,000 Grant

County: Elbert - S of Kiowa
Project Yield: N/A
Project Type: Geo-Hydrologic Study

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This project is the acquisition ofa 2,200-foot core of the Denver Basin aquifers near Kiowa
in the central Denver Basin. The purpose of the core is to help develop an integrated hydrologic
and geologic framework for the Denver Basin aquifers. This will enable State, County, and
municipal planners to promote appropriate development of the Basin's water resources. This core-
drilling project is part of a three-year National Science Foundation research study that will focus on
the evolution of the Denver Basin and its landscapes. Drilling commenced March I, 1999 by
Layne Western, Inc. and was completed in April. Core analysis will continue for three years.

Proiects Under Desi!w

Highland Ditch Companv - Foothills Reservoir Dam Rehabilitation

Authorization: SB 98-1198 - Severence Tax
Water Source: St. Vrain River
Terms of Loan: $1,040,000 @4.0% for 30 years

County: Boulder - W of Longmont
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
has contracted with Smith Geotechnical Engineering Consultants of Fort Collins fo analyze design
alternatives and complete construction plans and specifications. Construction is scheduled to
commence in the fall of 1999.