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<br />STATE OF COLORADO <br /> <br />Colorado Water Conservation Board <br />Department of Natural Resources <br />1313 Sherman Street, Room 721 <br />Denver, Colorado 80203 <br />Phone: (303) 866-3441 <br />FAX (303) 866-4474 <br />www.cwcb.state.co.us <br /> <br /> <br />Bill Owens <br />Governor <br /> <br />MEMORANDUM <br /> <br />Greg E. Walcher <br />Executive Director <br /> <br />Rod Kuharich <br />ewes Director <br /> <br />TO: <br /> <br />Colorado Water Conservation Board Members <br /> <br />Dan McAuliffe <br />Deputy Director <br /> <br />FROM: John Van Sciver, P,E, <br />Mike Serlet, P,E,. Chief <br />Water Supply Planning and Finance Section, <br /> <br />DATE: March 12,2002 <br /> <br />SUBJECT: Agenda Item 11., March 21-22, 2002 Board Meeting <br />Four Seasons Trout Farm <br />Fish Hatchery Rehabilitation Project <br /> <br />Introduction <br />The Four Seasons Trout Farm (FSTF) is applying for an $85,500 Small Project loan to rehabilitate <br />the fish hatchery, The total cost of the project is $97,945, This request is for a CWCB loan to <br />rehabilitate a fish hatchery and eliminate whirling disease in accordance with HB 01-1024 <br />(Concerning Financial Incentives for Commercial Fish Hatcheries that test Positive for Whirling <br />Disease,) Please see the attached project summary and map, <br /> <br />Backaround <br />The FSTF, located in Delta County, operates the Four Seasons Trout Farm Fish Hatchery, a <br />commercial fish operation, The hatchery is located in Cedaredge and was constructed in about <br />1925, The hatchery recently tested positive for whirling disease, <br /> <br />John Niblack purchased the hatchery in 1986 to run as a business, In 2000 the hatchery tested <br />positive for whirling disease, Mr, Niblack hired McMillon Engineering to design improvements, <br /> <br />FSTF needs to complete the rehabilitation work as soon as possible, in order to get the hatchery <br />certified negative for whirling disease and resume business, a process that requires approximately <br />14 months, It would be a hardship for the FSTF to delay rehabilitation work until 2003, The FSTF <br />is therefore eligible for a Small Project Loan from the Construction Fund, <br />