BOARD00876

• Board Meeting Date: 3/20/2000
• Description: CF Section - Non-Reimbursable Projects - Chatfield Storage Reallocation Feasibility Study
• Board Meetings - Doc Type: Memo

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STATE OF COLORADO

. Colorado Water Conservation Board

Department of Natural Resources
1313 Shennan Street, Room 721
Denver, Colorado 80203
Phone: [phone]
FAX: [phone]

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MEMORANDUM

Bill Owens
Governor

TO:

Greg E. Walcher
EXe(utive Director

FROM:

Colorado Water Conservation Board.
A/ / Peter H. Evans
. '. F 0CWCB Director
Larry Lang, ChIef. Flood Protection SectIOn L
Mike Serlet, P,E.. Chief. Project Planning and Construction SectiogA Dan McAuliffe
,r ,. Deputy Director

March 10,2000

DATE:

SUBJECT:

Agenda Item I la, March 20-21, 2000 Board Meeting-
Water Supply Planning and Finance - Non-Reimbursement Projects
Chatfield Storage Reallocation Feasibility Study

INTRODUCTION
The Board will be asked to approve a staff recommendation to authorize an increase of $80,000
for the Chatfield Reservoir Reallocation Study from the Construction fund for certain study
tasks. These tasks were originally going to be performed in-house by the Board staff; however.
existing section workloads are such that these tasks can be completed in a timely matter through
contract professional services,

Feasibility Cost-Share Agreement (FCSA) between the Corps of Engineers and Colorado Water
Conservation Board is fully executed and a Study Contractor (Simons and Associates. Fort
Collins, Colorado) is under contract for the Chatfield Storage Reallocation Study. The
Contractor presented the study performance schedule to the Board and Corp's staffs and the
Chatfield Work Group (Clients) on March 1,2000. The project schedule was acceptable to the
clients. The project is presently scheduled for completion by September 30,2003.

PROJECT OVERVIEW

The purpose of the feasibility study is to investigate the potential for reallocation of storage from
flood control to multi-purpose use, to formulate plans of improvement. and to obtain approval
from higher Corps authority.

Federal study objectives are required to ensure consistency across the Nation. The primary
Federal objectives for this study are: .
· IdentifY solutions that are economically feasible, safe, and reliable;
. Provide environmental protection solutions where practical and warranted;
· Maximize, to the extent possible. the net contributions to the nation's economic
development;