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, ,t .b 1 ~., ~::--:;;;, .~... . . . ..June 14, 1993 Eaton, Colorado Special meeting of the Stockholders of The New Cache La Poudre Irrigating Company held at the Eaton Community Building Heeting called to order at 7:15 p.m, by President Hike Hungenberg ^ video of the river diversion structure was presented, All oral report was 'Jiven of the deteriorated status of the structure, I t was noted that the Board o.f. Directors have been contemplating this project for several years and that it is the opinion of the Board of Directors that the current window of opportunity may diminish due to costs, government regulations and availability of state funding, It was ~tated that this. river structure is utilized to divert 80\ of the water delivered by The New Cache La poudre Irrigating Company, The..walis of the present diversion structure were named as the weak link and it was stated that it is the opinion of some that the ~at walk is what is holding the structure together. The collection of trash was named as aile of the management problems of the.current structure in the physical difficulty and danger. .in removing trash accumulations and as a potential demise 01 the structure when such trash accumulation adds pressure to -the structure. The Stockholders were challenged not to take thi~ project lightly as the refurbishing or rebuilding of such a structure as a river diversion is not a project that is plannedoi completed on the spur of a moment, Brian Zick of The Engineering Company in Fort Collins reported on the iriformation derived in developing the feasibility study for the renov~tion of the diversion structure, The Engineering Company started studying the condition of the structure in February during low river flows. Early observatidn led to the evaluation that the concrete in the structure was greatly deteriorated and that water is flowing under the diversion structure. Cores were drilled in the floor of the structure which indicated that bed rock is guite shallow. Finally calculations were made that would indicate that a large storm event could potentially tip the concrete mass not accounting for rebar which is all unknown factor.