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<br />The Greeley and Loveland ImgalJon Comp.vly (GUC), and 'IS sister company the Seven Lakes
<br />Irrigahon Company (SUC), own and operate a system ollllSefV~rs and canals in the Loveland and
<br />Greeley area, with about 52% Of water in munICipal use and 480/0 agricultural. GUC owns Boyd
<br />lake WhlCh has a surface areaoll,750acre8, c.lpOlcily of 4S,874 acre feet, height of 40 f....land
<br />creSllenglh of 10,729 feet, The dam is a Class 1 em~ankmenl dam. Previous stlKlleS ident,fJed
<br />possible need for improvements 10 the Boyd lake spiHway, and poss,bly the Horseshoe Lake
<br />spillway, liS bOltl resel'llOlrs basically operate togefher as a syslem Tne currenl sp,llway is a natural
<br />swal<!l, Iocaled near the pump !'lOuSe in the east SIde of the dam emoankfNlfll, .....,th <11'1 appro~lIT\ate
<br />spillway w1(ltll of 20 feef II lsaballdoned and 1$ 1'10 longer operable or capable of conveying any
<br />storm f\ows TN! SEO r@Quires that Class I dams conta'n spillways capable of safely passing 75%
<br />of the Probable Ma~,mum Pf~ip,tation (PMP) storm event Even if operable, the e~isl,ng spillway
<br />could only safely pass appro~imately 16% of the PMP event. The GUC is applying for a $2,844,000
<br />Small Project Loan 10 provide a new spillway for BoyQ Lake S<le-Specllic PMP stud,es have shown
<br />a need for sp,llway Improvements 00 Boyd Lake only. The seleded altematr.<e eonSISlS of a
<br />comb,nal,on ollabyr1ntll spdlway with a width of a~tl,l00 leel and ar'l eff~llve welf length of
<br />5,720 leel, feplacing 1,100 feet of canal lining downstream of the SPillway; al'ld COI'lIlNding a 350
<br />IoogflOOdwall 10 prevenl water from enteflng Inlo twO strudureS during fIoodevenl:s,
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<br />Water Project Construction Loan Program-Project Data
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<br />Bo"ower: Greeley and Lo~ela"d IrrigatIOn Co. COUrlty Larimer
<br />Project Name: Boyd Lake Spillway Project Type: Spillway Reconslruction
<br />Drainagll Basirl: Soufh Plalte Water Source: Big ThompSOOl RIver
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<br />Total Project Cost: $3.160,000 Funding Sources: CWCB, GllC
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<br />Type of Borrower: Agncultur.:lVMuniopal Aller, Delivery: 37,812 acre-f<<et
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<br />cwes Small Project Loan: $2,844.000
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<br />Imerest Rate: 300%
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<br />Teml:30years
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