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<br />REPAYMENT CONTRl\.CT OF 1938 <br /> <br />'UNITED ST..\.TES <br />DEPAIl'l'."tIES'I-' OF THE INTERIOR <br />}WRE.\U OF RECL.....l\'IA'1'ION <br />COIOt"IUlo_BIg- TII()llllt.llOD' ProJ~ct. <br />Colorlldo <br />CQl"i'l'HACT BETWEEN THE UNITED <br />S1'ATl!:~ ."-'" 0 THE ::'o/OHTHEIlN COLO~ <br />"ADU \\'ATEIf. c/}..".':ili:n \-".ANCl" D~S_ <br />'l'fllUJ' PHO\'IUING FOR THE CON~ <br />!,-''j'IIV(:'J'HJ.''t OF 'J'.HK GULlHl.-\.UO~ <br />lUG ']'IDII'!SOi\l l'UOJi':CT, <br />COLOHADO. <br />THIS CONTRACT, matle this <br />(la.,\>' ot , l~"l:i, III \JUI'. <br />5Uall~'e vI tile Act vI: COllgTrl!:i!:i of JUll(; <br />1'1, l:lu..; (;;1 Stat., ;;:s<>) ana amt;ll(la. <br />tur~' ;"c( l~, her~lll :;t} It:u 1I1e !'.::l.llVllal 1 <br />H~.cj",'I;atJOll LaW, ann jJartkularJ;i vr I <br />tjl~ ilCl O[ Cung-res:; of .....ugusl ~, l~,n <br />(uu ::,tat. [,tH, ~~~, 5~5). b~l'''''",en tha <br />Lll,it'::ll ::it:ltes (If Am~ric;J., her~llL ::;lyled <br />tll~1! ~~l.~~~...~_:~.~~~:...~~~l.~~_~..l.:l ~~j~~~:t~;;'1 <br />o[ tl1<l Inlel'lor, llt;'l't'.ll ::it~;t;'d the ::;e..:;- <br />ret.cl'Y, and the Norlh€'l'n C01GZ;lUO <br />\\"al.,1" Culiservancy .lli;"trict, 11"!rdll <br />~t~'H;:d tbe l.JlstncL, a 1'0rpur..Uun of <br />the cilatt': o[ Colorado, WitlI Its IJrIlIci- <br />1'al nhlc,- of blU:illl.,:>:> a.t Lir""dcy, COlO- <br />rado: <br />\\'lTr..;I:;SSETH THAT: <br />EXPLAX.4.'I'On.}' RECITAL <br />2 \'.H.J::Hr';AS, the Ulllleu ::;tate~ has <br />In \ estl{;ale<1, IJI<\nnt;;:d and }.lrl)I-'O~t:s to <br />cull;,tru(;[ tl\e COlOrado-.t:ilg 'l,IOIl1PSOll <br />f'rO]e<.:t, he.elll cett;;:l"fed to as tllb "".J:""ro- <br />Jeer' I 10,' 111., ~luragt!, U1V.,j's,LOn and <br />l)t'lldiC:ial lIse l)f tne .waters o[ the I <br />LUJOl"ll(\O and tile Ble;; Th~)IlIJ..1~on rl\".-rsl <br />and tlldz' tnButarJc5 fOJ' u'['igallon, <br />'JlP\\'~" dome.stie al\lt otller IJL1rj)O::leS, <br />It'na ~ lIl!>trict d.,slres to conU' ct for <br />:.B:=+;~ ~l' supply thel't:fro\l1 for. ~ a- <br />I.. tmil!i and (!l,me9t!C us.,s, tu t:ll <br />1"~.111 be olJtig'utl.!d to 'repa~' t4' <br />~J::~,!!,:,:l, $t,dfc'l'! H ,l..lilrt Q! tl1e_Ul8 <br /> <br /> <br />::. NOW THEREFORE, in cGnsldera.- I <br />tiol) of tne InutuaJ ana tiepel!dent sup- <br />ulati011S and covenants herein con~ <br />.tnlnec:l, it i~ hereuy ll1UtUl1.L'Y;_ agl ",e:d <br />ut<Lwt;;:{:n the pa.rlies h"rt:to_ a~~ 'fO.J~_UW.s; I' <br />DEseqJPT.lON OF PROJEoT". W'ORKS <br />. :.'1'0 BE CONS'r.tlUGI'BD~ <br />,t:"lstroJ~Qt to Lilt! a\'b.llabUlty ot! <br />!un'h"";'35t'Irn;--~.suPPli,,d by a:PPl~~.l"na.tiun <br />01" _ Qtrt'Ff1WI8e, [l,t! UnIted ;::,tate15 will <br />eX!Jenu ";"~V:aI;d. the constructIOn DC the <br />-IJt'oJect, rh~. 'Bum or fH,OUtf,OOO, .Ut' ~o <br />mucll th.::recir as the SecretarY may find <br />nece~,;al"Y t1iel"t:lCOI', whlcll lJru]t;:l.l Hlla,l <br />llll::lude Lout sliaJl not be restncted to <br />tIle toilowillg l)r!nClpal works: <br />(aJ A storage reservoir known as <br />Li-reen Mountain Reservoir on Uld <br />Blut! River, 1ti miles southeast <br />c..l Kremmllng to IJe used tor <br />water replact:ment and power <br />purpot;t;;:5, ot a capacity of ap~ <br />iJ/o.~lm8te];r 152,UQu acre feet, at <br />el.,....ation 1~50, U. S. U, S. datum; <br />(lo) .t>" h~'dt'oelectric plant below thill <br />GI'e",:J 1>lounfaiu r!js>:rvoir, known <br />as Fuwer Plant No. 0, to utilize <br />thE< [low of the Blue .HIveI' and <br />til~ !:itoz'ed wa[~r at Gre"'n Moun~ <br />Utin res"rV0Ir; <br />~CI A !;toragE: reservoir, known as <br />l.;lunb,y Heservoir, ioeato':d on tLe <br />Col'Jrado River about 6 miles <br />IH)I'tlL~ast or Uranby havlllg all <br />a I'ai/able storuge capacny oI alJ- <br />I'l'uxilllatelj' 1\1:0,000 acre feet, <br /><:le\"atlOn l:i275, U, S.' G, ::i.. datum; I <br />(d) _.... supply canal diverting the <br />flow of WillOW Creek 'above <br />Dexter into the Li-ranoy Rt:ser~ <br />Voir, witn a carrYIng capaCIty <br />lIf a[lproxlrnalelY 1,uvu second <br />fl:eL: and also a diversion c:anal <br />[l'om Stl'RW b"rr,r and Meadow <br />Cro':eks: <br />(e) ,4. pumping plant, known as the <br />tAl'unby Pumping l'tant, located <br />on tlie nortn~a9terly shore ot <br />GC:lllby R..servoi.r, having a .ca- <br />lJacity 6utticlent to deliver water <br />to c,perat.,~.tl1e Continental Dl- <br />\'lde Tunnel to !ull capacity; <br />(!l A divE:rslun dam en the North <br />Fork o! the Colorado .R!\'er, <br />knuwn as the North Fork DI- <br />\'ersion Dam, Iocatled about one. <br />half mile down'lHream from the <br />junction or the Grand Lake Ou.t- <br />IH aud the North Fork o! the <br />Colorado Rt....er. This dam will <br />create Shadow Mountain Lake <br />\'\.ith a water surface t:.Ievation <br />the :'iame as Grand Lake, and will <br />st:1billz€' the water surface e1e- <br />\'atiol"i ot these two lak~s within <br />the natural level now attained <br />D,r Gl'an~ Lake; <br />(g) A cunduit, known as the Grantry <br />Pump Canal, to dellver the water <br />[rum the GrantJy Pumping Plant <br />tl) Shndow Mountain Lake ot a <br />capacit}- sufflclent to d€:llver the <br />~'atel" at the Granby pumplllg <br />Plant: <br />(h) A trnnsmountaln' dl\"erflLon tun- <br />nel, l~nown as the ~ontinellta.l, <br />Di\'ld~ '.runnel, dlvertlng Water <br />from near the easterly 9hore o[ <br /><Jl'.:tnd Lake, approximately 13.1 <br />miles In length lnto Wind River, <br />a tributary of the Big Thomp. <br />son Ri~'tlr, wldeh Bhall JJave a <br />carr:nng capacity at not less <br />than 5[;0 second feet; <br />(i} A cc.ndult, known a3 Power <br />Canal No.1, from the east portal <br />ot- the Cont1n~ntal Divide Tun- <br />nd 10 Power Plant No, 1 with a <br />capacit}' sufficient to deliver the <br />full discharge of the Cont1n~ntal <br />DivIde Tunnel; , <br />(:I) A pow,er tlIant, known as Po-\>.-er <br />Plant No, 1, located on thEl south I <br />lHlnk of the Big Thomp!ion RIver <br />approxImately one-half mlle .be~ <br />loJ \'\.' the l'illag.:. of E. 9ttl,S' Park, .of I <br />A. capacity to utlll;.e t'1ie' flow of <br />the Contlnentnl ~{tll: Tunnel; <br />(k) A POWBl" plant, kn~lfa.B Power I <br />1Phl.Ot No, 2, located Q~. A..nil.south~ I <br />1'!y'esterly bank of t~~~I;-oL Fork <br />J~',~ the Big TQo~Rlver <br />i'!i!-'~ibut one-half mll.~"j. 'f~:ri. "C!.~,e~"'- ake, <br />i~~C:;olorado, of A.. ~~y_> '''uti- <br />.~ize the (,ow of paw,. 1(: :t~ 'No, <br />~.~ . '".JrI1IS plant Wll~o~~ -;}\....\Wder <br />'..~ ~.. approx!mattl 11'~ "e9:"d' at <br />,1,95 le~t; ';;~., " <br />(I)' ,A-' conduit, kno~~9.s 'Power <br />Callal No, 2, dlverthig~:Water from <br />thd north b~UIk of th6 BII' <br /> <br />~l <br /> <br />o <br />C) <br />"""" <br />t.... <br />/-4 <br />o <br /> <br />~ I <br />R..~SOLUTION .. , <br />ARE SOL U T,ION DETERMININQ <br />THAT TH;B INTERESTS OF' NORTH- <br />ERN COLQRADO WATER CONSERV- <br />ANCy;:rO'~:rRICT AND THg PUBLIO <br />INTERES'nAND NECESSITY DEMAND <br />'I'IIE, J\.IAJ\I~U OF A CON'T'RACT <br />NECESSAR Y AND CONVENIENT '1.'0 <br />CARRY OUT THE OBJECTS AND PUR- <br />POSES OF THE DISTRICT IN THE <br />CCINSTRUCTI1.JN OF WORKS AND <br />THE ACQUISITION AND DEVELOP- <br />MENT OF A 1,\" ATER SUPPLY ALL AS <br />PROVIDE)) Ij\; PROPOSED C0NTRACT I <br />HEREIN SE'l' FORTH, WHEREBY <br />THEFc.E WILL BE CREATED INDEBT- <br />EDKESS AND OBLIGATION TO SAT- <br />ISFY WHICH WILL REQUIRE A <br />GREATER EXPE.\lDITURE: l' H A N I <br />THE ('IRI"IINAHY AN~UAL INCOi\1E-1 <br />A~-D 'REVENUE (IF THE DI~TRICT <br />WILL PERi\IlT, AND ORDEHING TH1;; <br />SL'f:;"\LISSLCI......T OF THE P}-:OI"(\S.AL 1'0 <br />MAKE SUCH COKTRACT TO THg <br />QUALll'lED ELECTORS OF SAID DIS- <br />'l'RIC'r AS SHALL HAVE PAID A <br />PR(Jf'ER"fY TAX IN THE 'YEAR PRE- <br />CEDI!\G SUCH ELECTFJN, AT A':~ <br />r.'LE(:TJO,,\' TO BE HELD FOR THA'r, <br />PURPOSE, "FIXlt"G THE: DATE UP')N I <br />WHICH SUCH ELE:CTION SHALL BE <br />HELD, THE MANNER' OF HOLDING <br />SAME Al\'D THE METHOD OF VOT-I <br />ING FaH. O"R AG.AINST THE AUTH- <br />ORIZATION CI,F" 1" H E: PROf'<)SJ:o.;D <br />CO!,;TRACT. FIXING THE COMPEiS-' <br />SATIO:'\' (IF' THE OPFICERS OF' <br />ELECTIO?>,', DESIGNATDJO THE PRE- <br />CINCTS AND POLLI~l~ PLACES AND <br />AF'Pi)[;"\'TlNG THE OFFICERS OF' <br />ELECTI<..1N, PROVIDIXQ. Ft'R THl-: <br />GIVIi\'G OF. N'J'l'ICE THEREOF, ANI) <br />DEFINl:-.'G ,THE DUTIES OF THE <br />SECRETARY' OF THE DISTRiCT CON- <br />CERNING THE SAME, ' <br />The Board of Directors of Northern <br />Colorado \\'ater Conservailc~. Distrkc <br />f(,r and l~Jl bello.If o( :;aifl. Dlstricl doea <br />herelJ.... resolve as follows: <br />Section 1. That tho lnt>'!resta of <br />Northt'('Jl Colorado \Vater Con:;ez'vnnC'j' <br />Dl8trin and the pul>llc interest and <br />nece;:,;,ity rl.eJnRnd the n1J.K(ng of u <br />contract betwel,l) Nurthern Col~lrad') <br />\',:att"J" Cons,;,rYanc\" District and th{j. <br />Unite,l Stnt6s by "\~;ll',.ch Nortt,ern Colo~' <br />rad.:, \VatE'r COflst:rVil.I[cy District shall <br />l.:ul.U',jct lVI' thr, c(\\lstruc).ic,n (Jf wurkOl <br />and tile acqui!::lltioll of a \Val(-r supply <br />frJr said di1strld and [or the repayment <br />of (he c.~sts thereot V,)' '::07:trac! in tJll!' <br />follc,\,;ilig form and efle(:t: <br /> <br />-1- <br />