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<br />, <br /> <br />Mancos Water Conservancy District <br />November 25-26, 2002 <br /> <br />Agenda Item20a. <br /> <br />Mancos Water Conservancv District . .a <br />The MWCD was organized January 6, 1941 pursuant to the Water Conservancy Act of _ <br />1937,37-45-101 et sea C.R.S. The District has the power to acquire and sell water <br />rights, construct and operate facilities, exercise 'eminent domain, levy taxes, and <br />contract with other agencies, including the CWCB. The MWCD established a water <br />activity enterprise fund in 1993, in accordance with the provisions of TABOR. <br /> <br />Proiect DescriDtion <br />Three alternatives were analyzed in the feasibility study: <br /> <br />1. The no-action alternative. <br />2. Rehabilitate the inlet canal ($4.1 million.) <br />3. Rehabilitate the inlet and outlet canals ($6.62 million.) <br /> <br />Alternative No.1: No Action. This alternative is unacceptable because it will result in <br />escalating maintenance and repair costs, and increases the possibility of a serious <br />failure that would make it impossible to deliver water to customers (water users) during <br />critical periods. District facilities are over 50 years old and the MWCD has had to make <br />emergency repairs to the inleUoutlet canals on i;everal occasions during the past 10 <br />years. It is a matter of time before a failure renders the system inoperable for an <br />extended period. <br /> <br />Alternative No.2: Rehabilitate the inlet canal ($4.1 million.) This alternative would <br />address the most critical repairs (inlet canal), and delay rehabilitation of the outlet canal. <br />This alternative was not selected since a sudden failure of the outlet canal, although .a <br />less likely, would still shut down the system. _ <br /> <br />Alternative No.3: Rehabilitate the inlet and outlet canals ($6.62 million.) This <br />alternative was selected since it will allow the District to systematically schedule and <br />complete rehabilitation of the entire canal system. <br /> <br />Selected Alternative No.3 <br />The MWCD will use the loan from the CWCB to rehabilitate the inlet and outlet canals to <br />the Jackson Gulch Reservoir. The MWCD will also replace its shop and headquarters <br />buildings, and consolidate 3 of its 5 existing loans. The cost estimate is as follows: <br /> <br />Inlet Canal-Replace Concrete Bench flumes (Sill of Sections 1 and 3) <br />Inlet Canal-Install Buried Geomembrane liner (all of Sections 2 and 4) <br />Inlet Canal-Replace Concrete Drop Chute (all of Sections 5) <br /> <br />Estimated Cost <br />(Millions) <br />$3.21 <br />$0.53 <br />$0.36 <br /> <br />$0.81 <br />$0.73 <br />$0.36 <br /> <br />$0.20 <br /> <br />$0.18 <br /> <br />Proiect Item <br /> <br />Outlet Canal-Install Buried Geomembrane liner (all of Sections 1 and 3) <br />Outlet Canal- Replace Concrete Bench flume~ (all of Section 2) <br />Outlet Canal-Replace Concrete Drop Chute (aU of Section 4) <br /> <br />Shop and Headquarters buildings-Replace <br /> <br />Loan Consolidation-SWCD (2 loans), and Mancos Valley Bank <br /> <br />Total <br /> <br />$6.62 Million <br /> <br />4t <br /> <br />2 <br />