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<br />REPAYMENT CONTRl\.CT OF 1938
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<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
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<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'
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<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:
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