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• Board Meeting Date: 9/25/2000
• Description: Directors' Reports
• Board Meetings - Doc Type: Memo

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Director's Report Attachment - September 25- 26, 2000, Board Meeting
Water Supply Planning and Finance Section
Design and Construction Status Report

The ewCB Water Supply Planning and Finance Section has completed 3 projects in FY 00-01. Currently
we have 12 projects under construction and 11 projects in the design phase. The attached spreadsheet summarizes
project status including budget, construction schedule, and progress to date. During this current reporting period 3
projects were completed. The attached progress report briefly outlines all active project design and construction
information and progress to date.

Projects under Construction

1. Leroux Creek Water Users Association - Carl Smith Dam Rehabilitation
Authorization: Emergency Infrastructure Account County: Delta - N of Hotchkiss
Water Source: Leroux Creek Project Yield: 750 ac.ft.
Terms of Loan: $1,450,000 @ 3.75% for 30 years Project Type: Dam Rehabilitation

This $1,600,000 project is the reconstruction of the Carl Smith Darn, located 15 miles north of Hotchkiss in
Delta County. which failed unexpectedly in May 1998. The Leroux Creek Water Users Association contracted
Smith Geotechnical Engineering Consultants of Forth Collins to analyze design alternatives and complete
construction plans and specifications. The selected alternative involves the reconstruction of the dam failure area,
widening the crest width from 12-ft. to 16-ft., additional embankment along the downstream face of the dam, rip rap
protection along the upstream face of the darn, reconstruction of the spillway to pass the Probable Maximum Flood,
a toe drain and drainage blanket, and the construction of a new outlet system Construction commenced by Zak Dirt
of Longmont in September of 1999 and is currently 99% complete. All contract items and the remaining punch list
items, as previously compiled by the State Engineer's Office. have been completed. The reservoir has been
authorized to be filled the State Engineer's Office and is currently full and operating. Currently waiting on formal
sign off by the State Engineer's Office and final payment release to the owner before proceeding ahead with project
substantial completion.

2. Excelsior Irrigating Companv - Excelsior Ditch Rehabilitation
Authorization: SB 97-008 County: Pueblo -E of Pueblo
Water Source: Arkansas River Project Yield: 4,250 ac.ft.
Terms of Loan: $251,125 @ 3.75% for 30 yrs 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 PI. Collins. Project construction commenced by the owner and several
sub-contractors in May 1998 and was originally scheduled for completion in the fall of 1999. Flooding damaged the
project area during the summer of 1999 that has delayed the project's completion schedule until the November of
2000.

3. Model Land and Reservoir Comvanv - Model Reservoir Dam Rehabilitation
Authorization: Emergency Infrastr. Repair Account County: Jefferson - NW of Arvada
Water Source: Purgatoire River Project Yield: 6,000 ac.ft.
Terms of Loan: $335.000 @3.75% for 30 years Project Type: Dam Rehabilitation

In May of 1999 a flood event originating in the local basin overtopped the existing outlet conduit, damaging
the outlet gate tower, the dam embankment. and causing downstream property damage. The proposed project to
resolve the emergency situation consists of constructing a new outlet tower and conduit, repairing the dam
embankment, the construction of a concrete parapet wall, and the installation of water level and discharge recording