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, '...,.....'...,..i... '.iQ:..SUMMARYQl!;g~I'$'J.'n.UC'l.'ION AGREEMENT ,', '.. .' ,.,}'....}}". . General. Paragraphs 1 through 3 of the Construc- tion Agreement narrate the background, objective and benefits of the Salinity Control Program for GVIC. In essence, Reclamation is seeking to line or place in pipe approximately 103 miles of unlined ditches and thereby reduce salt loading to the Colorado River by an estimated 24,700 tons per year. . Particioatinl! Laterals Participating laterals are defined in both the Construction Agreement and the 0 & M Agreement to mean incorporated lateral ditch companies, receiving their water from one of the three approved increments of GVIC, with power to assess their members for the participating lateral's share of 0 & M costs and which have been approved for accep- tance into the Salinity Control Program. . Aooroach. 1. Construction is planned to commence Sep- tember I, 1991 or as soon as GVIC shareholders approve GVIC's participation in the Salinity Con- trol Program. GVlC will perform the construction with technical assistance and oversight from Rec. lamation. The participating laterals are respon- sible to obtain and make available to GVlC all necessary easements and rights-of-way for con- struction,O & M, and rehabilitation and replace- ment of salinity improvements. Title to easements and rights-of-way as well as salinity improvements remain with the participating lateral. Seasoning and testing is expected to take six months. All costs of design, construction, seasoning and co ~ ~ N c o testing and deficiency corrections will be funded by Reclamation. 2. Reclamation will provide technical assis- tance and oversight for construction of salinity im- provements, including providing designs and tech- nical specifications, review of surveys and rights- of-way, construction, supervision, quality control and funding. 3. GVlC will obtain all necessary construction permits and provide all necessary construction ex- pertise' labor, equipment and materials. GVIC will also assist Reclamation with design, developing schedules for work programs, and accounting reports. GVIC will assist participating laterals in organizational efforts to obtain necessary legal power to participate in the program and, if deter, mined eligible, reimburse such participatinglater- als up to $1,500 for organizaiional costs. GVIC will also have the authority to reimburse participating laterals up to $2,000 for legal fees and costs for eminent domain proceedings undertaken by par- ticipating laterals to acquire necessary easements, Property damage caused by construction will be paid by Reclamation. . Construction Schedule. Construction will not in- terfere with irrigation. During the irrigaiion season, efforts will be directed towards organization of par tic i- pating laterals, obtaining easements and designing improvements for the next construction season. . General. III. SUMMARY OF OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE AGREEMENT The 0 & M Agreement is intended to address the 0 & M of salinity improvements once they have been sea- soned, tested, and deficiencies corrected and accepted by Reclamation. The 0 & I\l Agreement, to some extent, overlaps with the Construction ~"Teement and in some instances addresses in greater detail matters pertainingto eligibility of participating laterals, inclu- sion of deferred increments, replacement of improve- ments and acceptance of existing impro\'ements. . Imoortant Definitions. 1. Particioatinf'" Laterals. Participating later- als are defined in both the Construction Agree- ment and the 0 & M Agreement. The 0 & M Agreement limits participating laterals to those who receive water from the Keifer Extension Canal, Grand Valley Highline Canal and the Mainline Canal east of the split, (7th and Horizon Drivel including the Mesa County Ditch. The Independ- ent Ranchman's Ditch and the GVIC Mainline Canal west of ihe split are the deferred incre- ments. 2. GVIC Staf'"e II Facilities. GVIC Stage !I Facilities refers to improvements constructed with funds provided by Reclamation, and also includes any participating lateral's ditches and distribution system already in existence which are accepted by Reclamation. 3. Base Cost. Base cost is defined to be the normal annualcosi for the 0 & I\l ofa participating lateral's ditches and distribution facilities prior to the construction of the salinity improvements. 4. Reolacement. Replacement is the major modification and reconstruction of any of the salin- ity improvements because of design or construc- tion inadequacies or expiration of the normal, useful life. 3