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<br />Town ofPaonia - Water Suoolv Feasibility Studv <br />Authorization: SB 99-173 <br />Water Source: <br />Location: Paonia <br /> <br />Grant Amount: $10,000 <br />Project Type: Feasibility Study <br />Project Manager: Bill Green <br /> <br />The Town of Paonia has hired a group of consulting firms to conduct a feasibility study of potential improvements to the <br />Town's raw water supply system. The study is focusing on various alternatives for additional raw water storage. Currently <br />the Town is entirely reliant on a system of springs with very little storage. A draft report was submitted by the consultants in <br />April of 2000 and the Town is presently considering the alternatives presented in the report. <br /> <br />El Paso County Water Authority - EI Paso County Water Master Plan <br /> <br />Authorization: HB 00-1419 Grant Amount: $200,000 <br />Water Source: Project Type: Water Supply Study <br />Location: EI Paso County Project Manager: Tim Feehan <br /> <br />This project is the preparation of a Water Master Plan for EI Paso County by a group of 17 water providers in the County <br />who have formed the EI Paso County Water Authority. The Authority has adopted a five-year program of technical studies <br />aimed at the development of a long range, countywide Water Master Plan. The purpose of the plan is to develop water <br />resources, systems, and facilities in whole or in part for the benefit of Authority members and their inhabitants, and other <br />residents of the county, now and into the future. Phases I, 2A, and 2B have been completed by John C. Halepaska & <br />Associates in association with Knight Piesold and Co. Award of Phases 3, 4B, 4C, 4D, and 4E to Halepaska/Piesold is <br />scheduled for approval in November 2000. The preparation ofa CWCB funding contract and scope of work is in draft form. <br /> <br />North Fork Improvement Association - Paonia Reservoir Rehabilitation <br />Authorization: HB 00-1419 Grant Amount: $55,000 <br />Water Source: N. Fork Gunnison River Project Type: Wtershed Planning Stdy <br />Location: Delta County - 20 miles E. of Paonia Project Manager: Brian Hyde <br /> <br />The North Fork Improvement Association (NFIA) is a non-profit corporation with a mission to meet current and future <br />demands for traditional uses of the river while improving stream stability, riparian habitat, and ecosystem function along the <br />North Fork of the Gunnison River. An important aspect of the river system is the Paonia Reservoir, and the Association will <br />use this grant to study the Reservoir's effect on the North Fork. The study will be conducted by CSU and administered by <br />the Association. Grant contracting and development of the plan of study is currently underway. <br /> <br />Pagosa Area Water and Sanitation District - Feasibilitv Study <br /> <br />Authorization: HB 93-1273 Grant Amount: $5,000 <br />Water Source: Dutton Creek ProjectType: Feasibility Study <br />Location: Five miles northwest ofPagosa Springs Project Manager: Bill Green <br /> <br />The District will prepare an updated feasibility study (with consulting assistance) for the enlargement of the District's <br />existing Steven's Lake Dam and Reservoir. The reservoir has a capacity of 635 acre-feet and is located on Dutton Creek <br />about five miles northwest ofPagosa Springs. A feasibility study for the project was first submitted in October 1992. The <br />project was approved by the Board and authorized for $1,912,000 in HB 93-1273. <br />In April 1996, the CWCB staff reviewed the report and requested that the District update the study prior to entering into <br />a contract for a construction loan. <br /> <br />Alamosa-LaJara Water Conservancv District - Alamosa River Watershed Proiect <br />Authorization: HB 00-1419 Grant Amount: $300,000 <br />Water Source: Alamosa River Project Type: Steam Stabilization <br />Location: Terrace Res. to LaJara in Conejos County Project Manager: Brian Hyde <br /> <br />28 <br />