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<br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />2ClG~~ <br /> <br />PARr V--OPERATION, MAINTENANCE, AND REPLACEMENT <br /> <br />GENERAL <br /> <br />It is planned that the Bureau of Reclamation would retain <br />complete responsibility for the operation and maintenance of <br />Narrmm Dam and Reservoir. Responsibility for the administration <br />of the reservoir surface area and the lands acquired for fish and <br />wildlife and recreation purposes would be vested in a non-Federal <br />entity under an administrative agreement. The existing irrigation <br />systems that serve the irrigable lands in the conservancy district <br />would not generally require enlargement or expansion to carry the <br />supplemental water. The additional water in the existing systems <br />should not materially increase their annual operation and <br />maintenance costs. <br /> <br />A residence with a small shop and garage would be constructed <br />near the dam to house the reservoir superintendent and to store <br />equipment and materials. The additional labor required to perform <br />general maintenance at the dam would be recruited from Fort Morgan <br />and the surrounding rural area. The labor supply in these areas <br />is ample to meet the project needs, <br /> <br />FEDERAL OM&R <br /> <br />The Bureau of Reclamation South Platte River Projects Office <br />at Loveland, Colo., would be responsible for the operation and <br />maintenance of the Narrows Dam and Reservoir. A reservoir super- <br />intendent would be employed to operate the facilities at the dam <br />and to serve as custodian. He would receive operating instructions <br />from the project headquarters in Loveland, Colo. In addition to <br />operating the facilities, the reservoir superintendent would <br />service installed equipment, measure and record daily reservoir <br />inflow and outflow, collect meteorological information, maintain <br />the buildings and grounds at the reservoir headquarters, and <br />perform minor maintenance on the dam and appurtenant structures. <br />The maintenance that could not 'be performed by the superintendent <br />would be done with South Platte River Projects O&M forces and <br />equipment and/or by contract. <br /> <br />Communication between the Narrows Dam O&M headquarters and the <br />South Platte River Projects Office would be by telephone, shortwave <br />radio, and powerline carrier current equipment. <br /> <br />37 <br />