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", 2 <, 00 ... .,....j ,~ '"..J ; \ " " .. ....:;'j In mid 1969 it appeared funds might become available Stabilization and Conservation Service if plans and be prepared, rights of way obtained and the project pleted by the end of the calendar YOEll'. from Agricultural specifications could substantially com- Directors Dale Sowards and I{elly So,,;ards were ael,ed to mako necessary contacts with land ownors to see where rights of way could be obtained. As soon as a continuous right of way was found to be available field surveys were made and right of way doeds writton. It is of intorest that all rights of way were convoyed to the District at no coat for land. On October 21, 1969 the plan8 and specifications were approved by Soil Conservation Service. By this time 'the project had been increased in size and scope with inclusion of the West Branch adding two and one-half miles of excava tion and it wao decided tha t structures would have ta be included ao part of the project. The project wae advertised in October Ilnd a bid opening held November 7. The low bid WIlS approximately $150,bOO Ilnd far exceeded available fWlds of $84,000 from Agricultural Stabilization Ilnd Conservation Service and $25,000 from the State of Colorado; hmiover, it ,;as decided to proceed ,dth construction to the cxtent available funds would permi t. . Non-rcsident land 0,mer6 caused a delay in acquHlllg the rights of way Qnd construction was not started until December 3. 1vorle 'illS hal ted on Janual:y 6 by a stop work order because of excessive frost. Work re- cODlmenced on February 28 and the project 'illS completed by the contractor, J. D. Dye, on June 6, 1970. A total of 133 construction daye ""'s ueed, well within the time allotted by the constrnction contract. Supplemental grants were made in 1970 by Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service for $55,000 and by the State of Colorado for $20,000. This provided funds for completion of the project and addi tion of other ,{ork which should result in a decrease in future costs of operation and maintenance. 2. Work Done to Complete the Project An account of the work done and itemization of thc costs ie presented in detail in the next section of this report. It is interesting to note that in drain excavation alone 362,850 cubic yards of dirt were moved. 1Hth str.uctures, field drops, ditches and side drainage an cstimatod total of 1.100,000 cubic yards of material '>'6s cxcavated. Approximately 5000 feet of metal pipe ~16e insta lled which varied in size from 12 to 48 inch diameter and over 1000 cubic yards of riprap was installed at bends and pipe entries.