BIJOU IRRIGATION DISTRICT
<br />EMPIRE RESERVOIR SPILLWAY REHABILITATION
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<br />New Concrete Spillway Section
<br />Project Description
<br />The Bijou Irrigation District owns and operates Empire Reservoir located west of Fort Morgan. It
<br />is an off-stream reservoir primarily impounded by four separate dams constructed around 1905.
<br />The water storage rights are 37,709 acre-feet with a single refill right. The storage volume at gauge
<br />height 30 is 36,142 acre-feet. The resE�rvoir was restricted to gage height 29 by the State Engineer's
<br />Office due to seepage concerns and spillway inadequacies. This project involved the construction
<br />of a new 40-foot wide concrete spillw,�y, concrete outfall channel, and seepage control. The 1 foot
<br />increase in storage height resulted in 2,682 acre-feet of recovered storage
<br />Proiect Data
<br />Sponsor: Bijou Irrigation District County: Weld Water Source: South Platte River
<br />Terms of Loan: $723,950@2.50% for 30-yrs. Substantial Completion Date: January 1, 2008
<br />Design Engineer: Applegate Group, Inc. - Denver, Colorado
<br />Construction Contractor: Northridge Construction, Inc. - Northridge, Colarado
<br />Dirt Doctors, Inc. — Longmont, Colarado
<br />District Average Annual Diversion — 19,900 Acre-feet
<br />Project Yield — 2,682 Acre-feet
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