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. . . . STATE CI COLORADO 8 Colorado Water Conservation Board Department of Natural Resources 721 Centennial Building 1313 Sherman Street Denver, Colorado 80203 Phone: (303) 866-3441 FAX: (303) 866-4474 Bill Owens Governor Greg E. Walcher Executive Director. DNR Peter H. Evans Acting Director, eWeB TO: Colorado Water Conservjltion Board Members Bill Stanton, P.E., Chief, project Plann~~Construction Section. .fi:1. Bill Green, P.E., Manager ofPlanningr~ ~":' FROM: DATE: January 25, 1999 SUBJECT: Agenda Item 13b., January 27-28,1999 Board Meeting - Water Project Construction Loan Program - New Loans - Leroux Creek Water Users Association.- Carl Smith Dam Rehabilitation Introduction The Board will be asked to approve a Con,truction Fund loan of $1 ,250,000 to the Leroux Creek Water Users Association of Hotchkiss for the rehabilitation ofthe Carl Smith Dam. Please see the attached project summary and map. Back2round Carl Smith Dam is located about 12 miles north of Hotchkiss in Delta County. On May 12, 1998, a portion of the dam embankmerlt failed unexpectedly in dry weather while the reservoir was full releasing 500 acre-feet down Leroux Creek and causing damage to several small structures and to livestock. AS a result of the dam failure, the State Engineer's Office has required that the resilrvoir be emptied and that a designed breach be constructed to limit the reservoir to zero storage. In July 1998, the Board approved an emer~ency loan of $300,000 to the Leroux Creek Water Users Association, the owner of the dam, to allow engineering studies and repair work to begin. The Board also approved a $5,000 feasibility study grant for the Association. The Association has submitted a completed feasibility study by Smith Geotechnical of Fort Collins. The study proposes that the dam be rehabilitated to maintain the existing storage capacity of about 800 acre-feet.