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Plan of Study - Greeley and Loveland Irrigation System Rehabllltation FeasibWty Study Page 1 INTRODUCTION This Plan of Study (PaS) for the Greeley and Loveland Irrigation System Rehabilitation Feasibility Study was prepared to adhere to the Colorado Water Conservation Board (CWCB) format as presented in Guidelines for Financial Assistance through the Colorado Water Conservation Board Construction Fund. The pas was developed to systematically evaluate project requirements and tailor the end product to meet these requirements. The process is built on identifying needs, then collecting iJlformation and developing solutions in a series of well- defined steps. The process will utilize valued feedback from the Greeley and Loveland Irrigation Company (Company), ERO(environmental sub consultant) and the CWCB to evaluate progress and reassess results. The schedule is based on the assumption that the contract award will take place on or before February I, 1997 and the completion date of July 1, 1997. Several project elements have been identified by the Company which need to be addressed due to dam safety issues and the performance of the irrigation system. These project elements include the following: I. Equalizer Dam and Outlet Works Rehabilitation 2. Westerdal Dam and Spillway Rehabilitation 3. Horseshoe Dam Spillway Rehabilitation 4. Boyd Lake Dam Spillway Rehabilitation 5. Seven-Lakes Reservoir OtItlet Rehabilitation 6. Houts Reservoir RegulatiItg System Rehabilitation 7. Lake Loveland North Outlet Rehabilitation 8. Greeley and Loveland Irri~ation Canal Rehabilitation 9. Big Barnes Ditch Rehabilitation The State Engineer's Office (SEa) has identified problems with the above dams and is requiring the Company to address them in the next few years. The storage facilities within the system are a major component of the ability to deliver irrigation waters to the surrounding areas. The Company needs to maintain these facilities to State dam safety standards to continue delivering irrig~tion waters. The canal system links the storage facilities together sO that the Company can regulate the irrigation waters in a timely manner. These canal systems are an integral part of the system and have to be maintained so they can deliver their design flow capacity in a safe manner. The feasibility study will develop an understanding of the performance of the system and identify other problems which could hinder future operations. The final alternative will address structural and nonstructural solutions and also operational issues. The outcome of the feasibility study will be a construction staging plan for the next five to ten years which addresses the problems identified in the study. An hydraulic system model will be a product of the study which the Company can monitor their system in the future. STUDY OBJECTIVE The objective of the study is to select a financially sOJllld alternative to rehabilitate the Company's irrigation system which will enable them to deliver their full water decree in a safe and expeditious manner to meet their share holders present and future water requirements. APPENDIX A TO LOAN CONTRACT #C153788