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. . . spillway to pass the 50% Probable Maximum Precipitation flood. The need for the improvements is a result of the State Engineer's Office dam safety requirements. Smith Geotechnical, Inc. of Fort Collins was retained by Woods Lake Mutual Water & Irrigation Company in 1998 to complete the construction design plans and specifications. Barker Construction Company of Fort Collins commenced construction in September of 1999 and is currently 90% complete. The Contractor has demobilized for the winter and is scheduled to return in the April 2000 to complete the saddle dam, seeding, and fencing. Excelsior IrrilZatinlZ 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 $335,000 project is the re-construction of approximately 2 miles of opeJ1 ditch, which has previously been abandoned and farmed over. Also included in the project is the construction of several pump stations for water delivery. The project is located in Pueblo County 10 miles east of Pueblo. Project design was prepared by the Pueblo Office of the Natural Resource Conservation Service, Ralph Adkins, P.E. of pueblo, Irrigation Engineering of Alamosa and Hendrooke Sprinklers ofFt. Collins. Project construction commenced by the owner and several sub-contractors in May 1998 and was originally scheduled for completion in the fall of 1999. Flooding damaged the project area during the summer of 1999 that has delayed the project's completion schedule until the summer of 2000. Silt Water Conservancv District - Colorado River Diversion Structure Authorization: 9$-Small Project Loan Account County: Garfield - S. of Silt Water Source: Colorado River Project Yield: 13,602 ac. ft. Terms of Loan: $100,000 @3.75% for 20 years Prilject Type: Diversion Structure The Grand River Canal diversion structure is located on the Colorado River, approximately 1.5 miles southeast fi'om the Town of Silt. Water is diverted into the existing structure by means of a 600- ft. long earthern/gravel embankment that extends aCross the Colorado River. Under its present configuration, the earthern diversion dike is extremely vulnerable to seasonal flooding and is routinely rebuilt on an annual basis. To eliminate this annual maintenance and environmental problem, the selected improvement is to construct a new $175,000 concrete diversion and headgate structure approximately 1000-ft. upstream of the existing diversion structure. The irrigation water would then be conveyed in a 42" HDPE low head irrigation pipe filr approximately 940-ft. to the existing canal. The project was designed by the NRCS Glenwood Springs office and the construction contract was awarded to Meldor ConstrUction, Breckenridge, Colorado. Construction commenced in February 2000, and is approximately 60% complete. The project is scheduled for completion in April of 2000. Palisade. Town of - Cottonwood Creek Pipeline Rehabilitation Authorization: HB 95-1155 County: Mesa - SE of Palisade Water Source: Cottonwood Creek Project Yield: 2,210 ac.ft. Terms of Loan: $750,000 @ 4.0% for 30 years Project Type: Pipeline Replacement This $975,000 project is the replacement of22,000 linear feet of the Town of Palisades Cottonwood Creek pipeline. The proposed pipeline will be a 14-inch diameter ductile iron pipe from the outlet pipe on Cabin Reservoir to an existing pipe 5,300 feet upstream of the Town's water treatment plant. The pipe will be installed along the access road that runs through the narrow rocky canyon of Cottonwood Creek. Del-Mont Consultants, Inc. of Montrose, CO. completed the design plans and construction specifications in the Spring of 1999. The construction contract was awarded to Western Slope Utilities, Inc. of Breckenridge, Colorado. Construction commenced in November of 1999 and is approximately 80% complete. The project is tentatively scheduled to be completed by April of 2000.