WSP04884

• File Number: 8149.100
• Description: Miscellaneous Small Projects and Project Studies - NRCS-Ft Lyon Canal Co Limestone Graveyard Creeks
• State: CO
• Basin: Arkansas
• Water Division: 2
• Date: 3/31/1993
• Author: Gronning Engineering
• Title: Alternatives to Water Transfer excerpt with related documents
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Report/Study

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STATE OF COLORADO

COLORADO WATER CONSERVATION BOARD
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MEMORANDUM

Roy Romer
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Ken Salazar
ExecutNe Oi'ecl:or. DNR

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Members, CWCB
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March 1, 1993

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SUBJECT:

Agenda Item 5b, March 4-5, 1993, Board Meeting--
Special Studies: Ft. Lyon Water Transfer Study

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Introduction

In November 1992, the Gronning Engineering Company (GEe) was retained
to conduct the Ft. Lyon Canal Co, water transfer study authorized by SB 92-87, GEC
in turn hired several specialists as subcontractors to assist in a multi-disciplinary study
of alternatives to traditional water transfer methods,

Discussion

The study was to be conducted in two phases, Phase I lead to a preliminary
report which included a general review of rural to urban transfer issues, an assessment
of future demands for Ft. Lyon water, description of the Ft. Lyon Canal system and
the surrounding communities dependent on the agricultural production under the
system, and a preliminary feasibility analysis of alternative transfer mechanisms that
might reduce the negative impacts associated with a large rural to urban water
transfer, Phase II will develop one or more of the feasible alternatives to the point
where the Ft. Lyon Canal Co, and/or its shareholders could implement the alternative
at such time as they elect, Phase I was to be completed by February 1 (later revised
to March 1) for possible transmission to the General Assembly, Due to a number of
factors beyond the control of GEC, Phase I will not be complete by March 1, and a
time extension has been granted to GEC to complete Phase I by April 5, 1993, to
coincide with the Board's April workshop, Discussion with the Board at the January
meeting indicated that this would not be a problem since the intent of the March 1
delivery to the General Assembly was to demonstrate significant progress on the study,
rather than to provide it with particular substantive information,