PROJ00100

• Contract/PO #: C153496
• Contractor Name: North Poudre Irrigation Company
• Contract Type: Loan
• Water District: 3
• County: Larimer
• Bill Number: HB 85-1042
• Loan Projects - Doc Type: Feasibility Study

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Appendix D) shows Clark La~e with a total decreed storage of
4095 acre-feet which is the total decreed for Reservoirs 12
and 13.
The reservoir is primarily used as a control structure
to regulate the flow of water to the downstream users. The
reservoir is at the terminal end of this part of the system.
The purpose and need to rehabilitate the reservoir is due to
the poor safety condition of the reservoir and the need for
additional head to serve the downstream shareholders. The
need for additional storage capacity is not the motivation
for the project; the motivation is to provide a safe
structure that continues to enable the North poudre
Irrigation to serve the downstream users. The reservoir is
currently being restricted to Gage Height of five feet (5')
by the state Engineer's Office which corresponds to a
capacity of 533 acre-feet.
If rehabilitation of the reservoir dam is not pursued,
further restrictions are expected to be placed on the
reservoir which will essentially shut off irrigation to the
area now served by Clark Lake. There are presently
approximately 68 water users served by Clark Lake with
approximately 8000 acres of land irrigated from Clark.
Three basic alternatives were considered to meet the
needs of the North Poudre Irrigation Company. One of the
alternatives considers complete rehabilitation of the

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