December Maintenance Report
2011
Equipment Services: 1, 5, 8, 19, 96, 97.
Equipment Repairs: # 2 -used dash cluster. # 5 -front end alignment. # 8 -front brakes. # 20 - door cylinder replaced r. h. # 21 -boom light replaced, front windshield replaced. # 71 -replaced fan belt, replaced heater hose ball valve, added anti-freeze. # 95 Will be replacing hydraulic bed cylinder in the next few weeks.
Maintenance
Storage Division: Currently running 292 cfs of Winter Water into Blue Lake. The content stands at 14,440 acre feet as of 11/30/11. Many weeds were dipped at the Holbrook Siphon as Winter Storage began. With only two high wind days the canal picked up a huge amount of weeds. A large washed area just west of the waste way was fixed and the gates were sealed off.
La Junta Division: The main canal ran water past November 15th to finish Run 24. Head gate work is planned to begin in January. We will be working with TLM to get the river gate set in. The flume will be checked for needed welding repair. Some work on the flapper gates above the flume will also be taken care of.
Las Animas Division: Head gate work will begin the first full week of December. Gate 92 will be one of 6-7 replaced in the division. Rock will be moved to the upper side for jetties east of Gageby and east of tree top road. More redheads will be put in to anchor the slide beams to the concrete on the Hasty road check.
Limestone Division: No head gate work is planned in the division this year but a couple may be fit in if time allows. New paddles will replace the worn ones. Flow meters will be checked for repair.
Lamar Division: 238 head gate replacement will begin in the next few days. It will be poured similar to gate 186 with a 4 foot by 18 inch box opening. A grant to build a new type weed rack will also be added to the front inside the canal. It will be made to allow for dismantling should it become necessary. Columbine will also have this type of rack put in. The cippoletti weir on the Thurston inlet will be put in before March as well as the satellite telemetry. The radial gate at the inlet will also be taken out, turned upside down and patch-welded. Currently, sand hauling is nearing the end. Repairs to the chain link fence at the Thurston pump station will be made in the next few days.
Weeds will definitely be a problem to begin the coming water year. The snow pack numbers look good for this time of year. In February, I should have an estimate of possible runs.
NOVEMBER REPORTS
2011
SHOP REPORT
EQUIPMENT SERVICES: 1, 2, 3, 8, 14, 71, 81, 95, 97.
EQUIPMENT REPAIRS: # 1 INSIDE DOOR HANDLE, # 2 WATER PUMP REPLACED, # 9 DIESEL FUEL TANK REPAIRED, # 20 COOLANT SENSOR REPLACED, SERVICE CODE REPAIR. # 21 REPLACE PIN LOCK AND BEVELED CUPS ON BOOM TO ARM PIN, # 68 EXHAUST PIPE AND CLAMP REPLACED, # 86 REPLACE SMALL HYD.HOSE, HYD.HOSE END, CLEAN AND GREASE 5TH WHEEL PINS, # 96 NEW REAR BRAKES, SPYDER, 1 DRUM AND 2 WHEEL SEALS.
MAINTENANCE REPORT
STORAGE: A WASH BY JACKSON LATERAL WAS REPAIRED. THE BLADDERS AT THE HEADGATE WERE WASHED OFF. THE CLOCKHOUSE WELL PIT WAS CLEANED OUT. THE COMPRESSOR BUILDING DOOR WAS REPAIRED AFTER SOMEONE TRIED TO GET IN. THE WEST RAILING ON THE SMALL BRIDGE OVER THE HOLBROOK DITCH WAS REPLACED AND ONE OF THE FLOOR TIMBERS WAS REPLACED. THE DIRT PLUG AT HORSE CREEK WAS TAKEN OUT AND THE DRAIN GATE WAS CLOSED. THERE IS SOME WEEDS IN THE CANAL TO BLUE LAKE BUT THEY ARE MINIMAL. WORK ON THE OUTLET CONDUITS IS FINISHED AND AWAITING FINAL APPROVAL BY THE DAM INSPECTOR. CRACKS AND SEAMS WERE CONCRETED ON THE INSDE OF THE CONDUITS WHILE VOIDS WERE INJECTED WITH A FAST ACTING SEAL FOAM THAT SEALS LEAKS FROM OUTSIDE THE CONDIUT WALLS TO THE INTERIOR OF THE CONDUITS. THE WORK LOOKS GOOD TO ED MIGHELL, OUR PHYSICAL ENGINEER. THURSTON WORK IS ALSO FINISHED. THE CONDIUTS ABOVE THE GATE WERE INJECTED WITH SEAL FOAM, THE GATE WAS LINED WITH POLYMERS TO ALLOW A BETTER SEAL. THE GATE STILL LEAKS A SMALL AMOUNT AND WE ARE HOPING IT WILL SEAL OFF IN THE NEXT FEW DAYS.
LA JUNTA DIVISION: GRAVEL WAS HAULED FROM THE ADOBARCO SITE TO THE SERVICE ROAD IN SEVERAL AREAS- SOME DOWN TO THE FLUME AND SOME FROM ROADS 33-35. SOME SAND BAGS WERE DROPPED IN THE WEST CORNER OF THE LOWER RIVER DAM TO SLOW DOWN A SMALL LEAK BACK TO THE RIVER.
LAS ANIMAS DIVISION: TREES WERE SPRAYED ON THE UPPER SIDE FROM HASTY ROAD TO TREE TOP. GRAVEL WAS HAULED FROM ROAD 7 TO ROAD 10 AND ALSO FROM TREE TOP TO WHERE GRAVEL HAULING ENDED WEST OF # 245. ROCK WAS HAULED EAST OF TREE TOP TO A WIDE AREA EAST OF #138 THAT WILL BE PUT ON THE UPPER SIDE DURING THE WINTER. CURRENTLY THE SAME IS BEING DONE EAST OF GAGEBY BEFORE THE CATTLEGUARD THAT SEPARATES KARNEYS AND ROBBS.
LIMESTONE DIVISION: TREES ON THE UPPERSIDE FROM ARBOR TO ROAD SS WERE CLEARED AWAY NEAR THE BANK AND PILED IN SEVERAL AREAS. CONCRETE WAS HAULED FOR STOCKPILE AT THE STATE PIT FROM THE BOWLES FARM NORTH OF THE 5 RIVERS FEEDLOT.
LAMAR DIVISION: WEIR CLEANING WILL CONTINUE IN THE DIVISION WHEN THE WEATHER IMPROVES. DURING RUN 22 WEEDS WERE CLEARED AT 237, 254, 258D AND THE INLET CHANNEL OF THE BASIN.
WATER: AS WATER MOVES CLOSER TO THE DIVISION I AM VERY SURE THAT RUN 23 WILL FINISH. RUN 24 MAY EVEN START IN LA JUNTA AND LAS ANIMAS.
OCTOBER REPORTS
2011
EQUIPMENT SERVICES: 1, 20, 71, 81, 95, 97
EQUIPMENT REPAIRS: # 9 - ONE NEW 16 TIRE, # 44 - ONE NEW AXLE BEAM, U-BOLTS AND NEW FLOOR LUMBER, # 95 NEW REAR BRAKES, SEALS, # 96 - REAR BRAKES, SEALS, U-JOINT FOR SHORT DRIVELINE, NEW LUGS AND STUDS, NEW LEFT SIDE WINDSHIELD, # 97- LEFT SIDE WINDSHIELD REPLACED
OCTOBER MAINTENANCE
2011
STORAGE CANAL: THE DOZER IS FINISHED CLEANING TREES IN THE DITCH BOTTOM TO TIMBER LAKE INLET. CONDIUT REPAIRS AT BLUE LAKE OUTLET IS SET TO BEGIN OCTOBER 17. THE WELL PIT AND CHANNEL AT ADOBARCO ARE CLEANED. WORK TO FINISH BEFORE WINTER WATER STARTS INCLUDES CLEANING THE WELL PIT AT THE MEASURING SECTION, RAISING THE BLADDER DAM AND REMOVING THE DIRT PLUG AT HORSECREEK.
LA JUNTA DIVISION: ROAD GRADING IS COMPLETE IN THE DIVISION. GRAVEL HAULING ON THE SERVICE ROAD DOWN TO THE FLUME AND FROM ROAD 33 TO CRANSTONS WILL BEGIN IN THE NEXT FEW DAYS. THE DITCHHOUSE, CLOCKHOUSE, CHECKHOUSES AND MOTOR BOX AT THE LOWER DAM HAVE ALL BEEN PAINTED. PLANS TO REPLACE THE OUTSIDE UPPER RIVER RADIAL ARE BEING MADE FOR NOV./ DEC..
LAS ANIMAS DIVISION: CHECK SHEDS AND THE CLOCKHOUSE HAVE BEEN PAINTED ALONG WITH THE ROOFS BEING REPAIRED. THE GAGEBY SATELLITE WELL PIT AND THE CLOCKHOUSE WELL PIT HAVE BEEN WASHED OUT. WEIR BOXES WERE CLEANED IN FRONT OF FROM RD 11-HASTY ROAD. GRAVEL FROM ADOBARCO WAS HAULED TO THE SERVICE ROAD FROM RD. 7 TO RD. 10 AND ALSO FROM TREETOP TOWARD HASTY ROAD.
LIMESTONE DIVISION: TREES HAVE BEEN SPRAYED IN MOST OF THE DIVISION WITH MORE TO DO FROM ARBOR TO ROAD SS. CURRENTLY TREES ARE BEING REMOVED AND PILED UP FROM ARBOR TO RD.SS. CHECK SHEDS HAVE BEEN PAINTED AND THE ROOFS REPAIRED. THE MOWER WENT THRU THE DIVISION FOR THE LAST TIME. WEIR BOX SAND PILES WERE HAULED TO HECKMANS.
LAMAR DIVISION: THE DIVISION WAS MOWED AND BLADED. MORE TREE SPRAYING IS PLANNED. SAND WAS HAULED OFF. THE CLOCKHOUSES WERE PAINTED ALONG WITH THE CHECK SHEDS. ROOFS WERE ALSO REPAIRED. THURSTON WORK WILL FINISH UP THIS COMING MONTH. WORK ON THE THURSTON INLET WEIR WILL BEGIN THIS MONTH AS AGREED UPON IN THE THURSTON LAWSUIT STIPULATION.
WATER: CURRENTLY WATER IS AT ARBOR AND GOING VERY SLOW. SOME WATER COULD BE RUNNING IN LAMAR BY SUNDAY / MONDAY.
SEPTEMBER REPORTS
2011
EQUIPMENT SERVICES: # 1, 4, 5, 7,
EQUIPMENT REPAIRS : # 4 NEW STARTER, # 19 NEW TAIL LIGHT, NEW COMPUTER UPDATES TO FIX A.C. , # 21 NEW PINS, LINKS AND BUSHINGS TO BUCKET # 23 REWELD TOOTH SHANK ON BUCKET, # 58 NEW IDLER PULLEY AND SERPENTINE BELT, # 68 USED MUFFLER MOUNTED, #71 ONE NEW INJECTOR AND SERPENTINE BELT, # 95 - TWO NEW STEER TIRES AND ALIGNMENT, # 96 FOUR NEW TRACTION TIRES, # 97 REPLACED DRIVERS SEAT WITH GOOD USED ONE.
SEPTEMBER MAINTENANCE
STORAGE: CURRENTLY CLEARING SMALL TREES IN THE BOTTOM OF THE DITCH FROM HWY 109 EAST TO TIMBERLAKE INLET. THE SERVICE ROAD WAS MOWED AND BLADED. TREES / WEEDS WERE SPRAYED FROM THE HOLBROOK SIPHON TO MATHEWS RANCH.
LA JUNTA DIVISION: THE MOWER HAS BEEN THRU THE DIVISION TWICE THIS MONTH. TREE/WEED SPRAYING TOOK PLACE THIS MONTH ALONG WITH CLEANING SAND IN FRONT OF WEIRS. THE SERVICE ROAD WILL BE BLADED WITHIN THE NEXT FEW DAYS. THE DITCHHOUSE WILL BE PAINTED WITHIN THE NEXT TWO WEEKS. THE CLOCKHOUSE, 38 CHECK HOUSE AND AUTOMATIC SHED WILL ALSO BE PAINTED IN THE NEXT FEW WEEKS
LAS ANIMAS DIVISION: CURRENTLY MOWING AND BLADING THE SERVICE ROAD IS UNDERWAY. CLEANING IN FRONT OF WEIR BOXES AND HAULING THE SAND AWAY HAVE ALSO BEEN COMPLETED. TREE/WEED SPRAYING FINISHED UP ON BOTH SIDES OF THE DITCH IN MOST PLACES. CLOCK AND CHECK HOUSES WILL BE PAINTED DURING SEPTEMBER.
LIMESTONE DIVISION: BLADING, MOWING, WEIR CLEANING AND WEED/TREE SPRAYING HAVE TAKEN PLACE IN THE DIVISION. CONCRETE FROM THE OLD DEHY MILL IN McCLAVE WAS HAULED TO THE STATE PIT FOR FUTURE USE. CHECK HOUSES WILL BE PAINTED IN THE NEXT WEEK.
LAMAR DIVISION: BLADING, WEIR CLEANING, WEED/TREE SPRAYING AND SAND HAULING TOOK PLACE DURING THE PAST MONTH. ROCK WAS HAULED TO GATES 209 AND 242. CONCRETE MATERIALWAS STOCKPILED AT CLOVERMEADOW IN PREPARATION FOR GATE REPLACEMENT THIS WINTER. CURRENTLY, THE NEW CHECKS AT #207 AND #216 ARE BEING INSTALLED. THEY SHOULD BE OPERABLE FOR THE COMING RUN # 21. GOING WITH ELECTRIC MOTORS VERSUS HYDRAULICS WAS ABOUT HALF. THE PORTABLE GENERATOR WILL SUPPLY THE POWER.
WATER: PROJECT WATER WILL END AT THE HEADGATE ON SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 10, 2011 AT 7:40 PM. BLUE LAKE WILL LIKELY BE SHUT OFF WHEN THE RELEASE REACHES 25-30 CFS. ALMOST ONE THIRD OF THE PAST MONTH SAW US BELOW OUR FIRST DECREE OF 165 CFS. NEEDLESS TO SAY, IT HAS BEEN A CHALLENGE TO OUR RIVER COMMISSIONER TO KEEP US THERE
AUGUST REPORTS
2011
EQUIPMENT SERVICES;
1, 2, 5, 8, 21, 58, 68, 95, 96, 97
EQUIPMENT REPAIRS; # 1-
DRIVERS DOOR WINDOW MODULE AND WIRING REPAIRS, # 2- FRONT BRAKES AND ONE ROTOR
REPLACED, NEW TIRES, # 6- NEW TIRES, # 19-FAN SENSOR,TAIL LIGHT, # 20-NEW TIRES
FRONT AND REAR, # 24-LEFT LOWER FRONT GLASS AND ONE DOOR CYLINDER REPLACED,
SAFETY PIN TO FRONT BUCKET CYLS, # 25-REPLACE STARTER, # 95-P.S. HOSE, REAR TAIL
LIGHTS, # 97- 2 USED 22.5 WHEELS.
MAINTENANCE REPORT
STORAGE DIVISION;
HAULED ROCK TO ARES EAST OF HIGHWAY 266. DOZER
WORK AT CLOCKHOUSE AND UPPERSIDE BETWEEN 266 AND HWY. 71. SPRAYED TREES AND
WEEDS FROM HWY.71-HOLBROOK SIPHON. CURRENTLY WORKING ON BLADING BACK TO HOLBROOK
SIPHON,MOWING TOWARD ROAD 30 AND MORE DOZER WORK EAST OF THE SIPHON.
LAJUNTA DIVISION;
FINISHED HAULING ROCK/CONCRETE TO THE LOWER
END OF WASTEWAY 1 AND ON THE SOUTH END OF THE DITCH BETWEEN THE UPPER AND LOWER
DAMS. THE DIVISION WAS MOWED AND BLADED. HAULED OFF SAND PILES. SPRAYED TREES
AND WEEDS FROM ROAD 33 BACK TO THE LOWER DAM.
LASANIMAS DIVISION;
MOWING,BLADING AND WEED SPRAYING ALONG WITH
CLEANING IN FRONT OF WEIRS PLUS HAULING OFF SAND WAS ACCOMPLISHED THIS MONTH.
LIMESTONE DIVISION;
THE DIVISION WAS BLADED, MOWED AND WEEDS
SPRAYED AROUND WEIRS. CURRENTLY HAULING CONCRETE FROM LEE WERTZ FARM TO AREA
EAST OF ROAD 26. CLEANING IN FRONT OF WEIRS AND HAULING OFF SAND WAS ALSO
COMPLETED.
LAMAR DIVISION;
CLEANED IN FRONT OF WEIRS SEVERAL TIMES AND
HAULED OFF SAND PILES. MOWING, BLADING AND WEEDS SPRAYING OPERATION HAVE BEEN
ON-GOING ALL MONTH. WHEATRIDGE WEED PILE AT THE TRASH RACK WAS MOVED
WATER; RECENT RAINS HAVE HELPED
THE WATER SITUATION. THE LAKE HAS BEEN TURNED ON AND SHUT OFF TWICE. PROJECT
WATER HAS BEEN LOWERED ,RAISED AND SHUT OFF THE PAST FEW WEEKS. AS OF TODAY
THERE IS APPROXIMATELY 9000 A.F. OF PROJECT WATER LEFT AND I WAS ALSO ABLE TO
LEASE 3500 A.F. MORE FROM PUEBLO WATERWORKS. WE SHOULD HAVE ENOUGH WATER TO HELP
WITH WINTER WHEAT AND YOUNG HAY. THERE IS STILL OPTIMISM THAT 25 RUNS WILL BE
ACHIEVED THIS YEAR.
JULY REPORTS
2011
EQUIPMENT SERVICES: 1, 8, 14, 24
EQUIPMENT REPAIRS:
# 2-SERPENTINE BELT, HEADLIGHT BULBS, # 6- TUNE-UP, # 7-BRAKES, FUEL FILTER, FUEL PUMP, # 8- BRAKES, FRONT ROTORS REPLACED, # 15-DRIVERS SIDE DOOR HINGES REPLACED, # 20-BUCKET PIN WASHERS, 23- A.C. REFRIGERANT, # 58-DRIVERS SIDE DOOR GLASS REPLACED (WIND), # 68- HYD. HOSE TO #86, # 71-A.C. COMPRESSOR, REFRIGERANT, SNAP TERMINALS, # 95- RADIATOR SUPPORT BAR, #96- UNHOOKED SMALL A.C. COMPUTER, REROUTED WIRES-WORKS BETTER, # 97-A.C. COMPRESSOR, EVAPORATOR TO DRYOR LINES, REFRIGERANT.
JULY MAINTENANCE
STORAGE CANAL: FINISHED HAULING CONCRETE RIPRAP TO WASHED AREAS EAST AND WEST OF HIGHWAY 71, SOME DAM SAFETY WORK WAS ALSO DONE ON THE BACK SIDE OF THE DAM AT BLUE LAKE.
LA JUNTA DIVISION: CLEANING IN FRONT OF WEIRS CONTINUES, HAULED CONCRETE AND ROCK TO END OF WASTEWAY ONE, CURRENTLY HAULING TO THE SOUTH SIDE BETWEEN THE UPPER AND LOWER DAM. SPRAYED WEEDS AT WEIRS AND CURRENTLY SPRAYING TREES FROM ROAD 33 TO THE LOWER DAM.
LAS ANIMAS DIVISION: CLEANED UP SEVERAL FALLEN TREES, SPRAYED AROUND WEIRS, CONTINUE CLEANING IN FRONT OF WEIRS.
LIMESTONE DIVISION: BLADED DIVISION, SPRAYED AROUND WEIRS AND CLEANED IN FRONT OF WEIRS.
LAMAR DIVISION: CONTINUE CLEANING IN FRONT OF WEIRS, CURRENTLY HAULING SAND AWAY. SPRAYED WEEDS ALONG THE SERVICE SIDE, SPRAYED AROUND WEIRS. FINISHED CLEANING THE DITCH ABOVE THE JAMES AND FINISHED BLADING THE DIVISION.
WATER: WELLSVILLE IS DROPPING AWAY. WE MAY HAVE 2-3 MORE RUNS BEFORE WE DROP BELOW 762. AFTER THAT THERE IS NEAR 40 DAYS OF PROJECT WATER @ 200 CFS NET AND ABOUT 100 CFS FOR 45 DAYS OUT OF BLUE LAKE THAT WILL DROP OFF AS TIME PASSES. SOME RAIN WOULD HELP.
JUNE REPORTS
2011
EQUIPMENT SERVICES: 1, 2, 7, 8, 22, 96, 95
EQUIPMENT REPAIRS: # 5- REPAIRS FROM ACCIDENT ON SERVICE ROAD NEAR GAGEBY( COVERED BY INSURANCE), # 6- REPLACE DIFFERENTIAL WITH USED, # 22- REPLACE MAIN HYD HOSE MAIN HYD. VALVE AND HOSE CLAMP FOR RADIATOR RETURN, # 23- NEW TEETH AND PINS, # 24- HYDRAULIC LOCKOUTS ON MAIN SUPPLY VALVE, # 68- NEW IGNITION SWITCH, # 86- NEW U-BOLTS TO AXLE, ONE AIR BAG AND SHOCKS TO TRAILER, REPLACE WIRING TO SIDE MARKER LITES, # 96- NEW V-BELTS, REPLACE SHUT-OFF MODULE,
MAINTENANCE
STORAGE: CURRENTLY SPRAYING WEEDS FROM HIGHWAY 266 BACK TO THE HEADGATE DOWN LOW IN THE DITCH. REPAIR OF WASGES IN SPOTS WILL BEGIN IN THE MONTH OF JUNE.
LA JUNTA DIVISION: CLEANED IN FRONT OF WEIRS, PUT IN NEW FLOWMETER AT 18D.WEED SPRAYING WILL BEGIN IN THE NEXT FEW WEEKS.
LAS ANIMAS DIVISION: CLEAN IN FRONT OF WEIRS, BACKFILL REPAIRS TO SETTLED GATES. CURRENTLY HAULING GRAVEL WEST OF HASTY ROAD. WEED SPRAYING TO BEGIN IN THE NEXT FEW WEEKS. WELDED UP NEW CHECKS IN SHOP.
LIMESTONE DIVISION: CLEANED IN FRONT OF WEIRS TO STONEY. CONCRETE RIPRAP NEAR STONEY WAS PULLED OUT AND SPREAD ALONG THE INSIDE OF THE EMBANKMENT.
LAMAR DIVISION: CLEANED IN FRONT OF WEIRS. BLADED THE SERVICE ROAD FROM CO.RD. 35 BACK TO HIGHWAY 287. DELIVERED NEW CHECKS TO 207 AND 215. HAULED RIPRAP TO THURSTON AND ABOVE AND BELOW THE 258D WEIR. THE CULVERT THAT CARRIED WATER FROM THE HEADGATE AT 258D WAS REPLACED WITH 27 PVC. GROUTING ON BOTH ENDS WAS COMPLETED. THE NEXT RUN WENT FINE-NO PROBLEM CARRYING ENOUGH WATER. RIPRAP WAS HAULED IN AND PLACED ABOVE AND BELOW THE 258D WEIR ON BOTH SIDES OF THE DITCH. SAND WAS HAULED AWAY FROM 285D BACK TO THE BASIN SPLIT. BOGS NEAR 203, 207 AND 211 WERE CLEARED AWAY. CURRENTLY MORE DITCH CLEANING IS ONGOING ABOVE AND BELOW THE SPLIT
WATER: A CUT AT PUEBLO RESERVOIR TODAY(6/2/11) WILL KEEP US FROM GOING VERY HIGH OVER THE WEEKEND. PROJECT WATER STILL FLOWS. WE MAY BE ABLE TO CUT THE LAKE OVER THE WEEKEND AS RIVER FLOWS MAY ALLOW FOR THAT.
MAY REPORTS
2011
EQUIPMENT SERVICES: 1, 2, 4, 7, 25, 68, 71,
EQUIPMENT REPAIRS : # 2 - FRONT
DISC BRAKES,WHEEL STUDS, # 7 FRONT BRAKES,ROTORS TURNED, # 20 HEADLIGHTS, #
25 NEW BATTERIES, # 86 AXLE U-BOLTS,SHOCKS, # 95 WHEEL SEAL, FRONT
BRAKES,V-BELTS, # 97 PINON SEAL,WHEEL SEAL, FRONT BRAKES.
MAY MAINTENANCE
STORAGE : NO WORK HAS BEEN DONE
THIS MONTH. CURRENTLY, AN APPRAISAL IS BEING DONE ON THE DITCHHOUSE FOR POSSIBLE
SALE.
LA JUNTA DIVISION : CLEANING IN FRONT OF WEIRS, REPAIRING SOFT SPOTS IN SERVICE ROAD AND HAULING ROCK TO THE UPPER SIDE BETWEEN COUNTY ROAD 7 AND BEAMAN'S BRIDGE IS COMPLETED.
LAS ANIMAS DIVISION : WORK THIS MONTH INCLUDES CLEANING IN FRONT OF WEIRS AND HAULING GRAVEL WEST OF HASTY ROAD TOWARD TREE TOP ROAD.
LIMESTONE DIVISION : CURRENTLY,
ROCK IS BEING HAULED EAST OF ROAD 26 PAST SMARTT CHECK. CONCRETE WAS PULLED UP
AROUND STONEY POINT AND NEW GATES. 184D IS STILL SETTLING AND GIVING US SEEPAGE
PROBLEMS. SOME CLEANING IN FRONT OF WEIRS HAS BEEN DONE ON THE LAST COUPLE OF
RUNS. BLADING ON THE BOTTOM END FINISHED UP.
LAMAR DIVISION : THURSTON OUTLET
WORK CONTINUES. THERE WILL BE AN INSPECTION ON 5/6/11. CLEANING SAND FROM IN
FRONT OF WEIRS, HAULING ROCK/CONCRETE TO THURSTON DAM FACE AND CLEANING THE
DITCH FROM COEN LATERAL TO THE BASIN SPLIT IS CONTINUING. THE DIVISION WAS
BLADED. A RAT HOLE EAST OF DEWITTS WAS PLUGGED. THE METAL PORTION OF 207 CHECK
IS FINISHED AND WORK ON 215 METAL CONTINUES.
WATER : THE LATEST SNOWPACK NUMBERS ARE 121% FOR THE ARKANSAS BASIN AND 162 %FOR THE COLORADO BASIN. IT LOOKS LIKE WE COULD PURCHASE CLOSE TO 23K OF PROJECT WATER. THINGS LOOK DISMAL RIGHT NOW WITH THE LAKE BEING DRAWN ON SINCE MARCH 23. CURRENTLY , WE HAVE 100 CFS OUT OF MEREDITH, 100 CFS OUT OF PUEBLO SHOWING UP TODAY (5/5/11), 200 OUT OF BLUE LAKE-WHICH WILL BE CUT BACK AS PUEBLO WATER SHOWS AND 119 OF OUR 165 NATIVE FLOW.
APRIL REPORTS
2011
EQUIPMENT SERVICES: 1, 7, 8, 9, 19, 20, 81, 95, 96, 97
EQUIPMENT REPAIRS: # 2 NEW TIRES 265X70X17, NEW SPOTLIGHT, # 4 NEW 245X75X16 TIRES, # 8- NEW SHOCKS, # 9 NEW ALTERNATOR,NEW BATTERY, # 17 NEW BATTERIES, # 19 NEW AXLE OIL- 20GAL.,OILS SAMPLES, # 20 NEW HEADLIGHT, # 22 REPAIR BUCKET CYLINDER, # 24 NEW FRONT TIRES(WARRANTY), NEW DRIVERS DOOR GLASS, # 68 REPLACE ALTERNATOR AND ALL V-BELTS, # 86 TAIL LIGHT REPAIRS, REPLACE 2 TRAILER TIRES, # 95 REPLACE CONVEX MIRROR, WELDING REPAIRS ON TAILGATE, # 96 SUSPENSION BUSHINGS REPLACED, ALL NEW HUB STUDS AND NUTS REPLACED,NEW MUD FLAPS, # 97 SUSPENSION BUSHINGS REPLACED, MUD FLAPS .
APRIL MAINTENANCE
STORAGE CANAL: RIP RAPPING SPOTS FROM HIGHWAY 71 BACK TO HEADGATES IS NEEDED. THE DIRT PLUG AT HORSE CREEK WILL BE PUT IN WITHIN THE MONTH AND THE DRAIN GATE WILL BE OPENED.
LA JUNTA DIVISION: FINISHED UP PADDLE REPAIRS. SOME BELZONA REPAIRS IN THE FLUME WERE FINISHED UP. TWO NEW FLAPPER GATES ABOVE THE FLUME WERE REPLACED. BACKFILLING AROUND SETTLED GATES AND IN FRONT OF ALL OTHER GATES HAS BEEN COMPLETED. CLEANING IN FRONT OF WEIRS FINISHED UP BEFORE WATER STARTED. JETTY WORK WILL BEGIN ON THE UPPER SIDE BETWEEN BEAMAN AND ROAD 7 BRIDGES IN THE NEXT FEW DAYS.
LAS ANIMAS DIVISION: GATE 101 PVC PIPE WAS REPLACED BECAUSE WEED BURNNING CAUSED IT TO COLLAPSE. ALL SETTLED GATES WERE BACKFILLED AS WERE MOST OTHER GATES THAT WERE DIFFICULT TO WALK UP TO. THE SERVICE ROAD AT THE LOWER END OF THE DIVISION WAS BLADED. RIPRAP WAS HAULED BELOW THE BIA-FURCATION GATES AT ROAD 20. RIP RAP WAS HAULED ABOVE AND BELOW HASTY CHECK.
LIMESTONE DIVISION: RIPRAP WAS HAULED NEAR COUNTY ROAD 34 BETWEEN GATES 198 AND 201 ON BOTH SIDES OF THE CANAL. SOME TREES WERE ALSO REMOVED IN THAT AREA.THE NEW GATES NEAR STONEY WERE BACKFILLED AFTER SETTLING TOOK PLACE. WEEDS WERE DIPPED AT SUNFLOWER AND STONEY CHECKS. WEEDS WERE ALSO DIPPED BELOW STONEY TO COUNTY ROAD RR. THE DIVISION SERVICE ROAD WAS ALSO BLADED.
LAMAR DIVISION: CONCRETE AND BACKFILL WORK WAS COMPLETED AT THE NEW CHECKS NEAR GATES 207 AND 215. METAL WORK IS IN PROGRESS. WEIRS WERE CLEANED IN FRONT OF AND THE SERVICE ROAD HAS BEEN BLADED. THE GROUT INJECTION REPAIRS AT THURSTON OUTLET ARE COMPLETE. A NEW WEIR AT THE OUTLET IS PLANNED AS WELL AS A NEW OPERATOR FOR THE OUTLET GATE. THE GATE ITSELF HAS BEEN REPAIRED AND WILL BE PUT BACK IN SOON. MUD AND DEBRI ON THE LAKE SIDE OF THE OUTLET WILL BE CLEANED OUT. MOST OF THE COFFER DAM IS PLANNED TO REMAIN AFTER ALL OF THE WORK IS COMPLETE.
WATER: PROJECT WATER LOOKS ABOVE AVERAGE. PURCHASED WATER IS FAIR AT 8000 ACRE FEET -WITH MORE BEING A POSSIBILITY. WINTER WATER IS ABOUT 19% BELOW 2010 NUMBERS. LOW FLOWS CONTINUE TO ON THE RIVER. WITHOUT RAIN SOON THE WHOLE VALLEY COULD BE IN SERIOUS TROUBLE.
MARCH REPORTS
2011
EQUIPMENT SERVICES: # 1, # 4, # 9,
EQUIPMENT REPAIRS: # 21- REPLACE STARTER, REPLACE TWO HYDRAULIC HOSES AND HYDRAULIC PIPING CLAMPS, RESET COMPUTER ENGINE SPEEDS AND HYDRAULIC PRESSURES, # 22- NEW BOOM TO ARM LOCK PIN, A NEW BUCKET CYLINDER ROD WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED SOON, BOOM CYL. PRESSURES RESET, # 96- ENGINE SHUT DOWN MODULE REPLACED, # 97- REPLACE FLASHER.
STORAGE CANAL: WE BROKE ICE ON 2/7/11 TO GET A FLOW MEASUREMENT. ON 3/1/11 LONNIE SPADY CALLED TO SAY THAT WE WERE TO GO OUT AT THE STORAGE CANAL. THE BLADDER DAM WAS DROPPED ALONG WITH THE RIVER HEAD GATES. THE WASTEWAY GATES WERE RAISED. WE WERE OUT BY 12:00 NOON. ADOBE RESERVOIR CONTENT COULD END UP NEAR 41,500 A.F.. STORAGE TRANSIT LOSSES FIGURED BY HELTON AND WILLIAMSEN WERE AT 23%. SEVERAL DAYS BEFORE I HAD COME UP WITH 23.235 %. THEY SEEM TO BE HIGHER THIS YEAR. THE DRY WEATHER AND LOWER FLOWS ARE THE PROBABLE CAUSES.
LA JUNTA DIVISION: CONCRETE /ROCK HAS BEEN HAULED TO THE UPPERSIDE NEAR HOWES AND EAST OF TRUCK WASH ROAD ON THE SERVICE SIDE. TWO NEW FLAPPER GATES AND CABLE WERE INSTALLED ABOVE THE FLUME. PADDLE AND STEM WORK CONTINUES. SAND BELOW THE FLUME WAS HAULED OUT. THE CONCRETE PILLARS FOR THE BRIDGE EXTENSION ABOVE THE FLUME MAY STILL BE POURED BEFORE WATER STARTS. THE REST OF THE WORK CAN BE DONE WITH WATER IN THE DITCH. THE NEW UPPER DAM RIVER GATE TO BE PUT IN BEFORE WATER STARTS IS STILL HOPEFUL. TLM CONSTRUCTORS WILL LET ME KNOW ON 3/3/11.
LAS ANIMAS DIVISION: THE LARGE TREE PILE AT ROAD 24 WAS BURNED SEVERAL WEEKS BACK WHEN SNOW WAS ON THE GROUND. PADDLE WORK AND WALL EXTENSIONS ARE FINISHING UP. CURRENTLY, SOME OF THE CREW IS HAULING AND PLACING CONCRETE RIPRAP BELOW THE BI-FURCATION GATES. SOME CONCRETE WILL BE HAULED TO THE ROCK CHECK AT GATE 138.
LIMESTONE DIVISION: PADDLE WORK IS FINISHING UP. THE WALL EXTENSION AT GATE 160 IS COMPLETE.
LAMAR DIVISION: DIRT, CONCRETE AND RIPRAP WORK ON THE NEW CHECK AT 207 IS COMPLETE. METAL WORK IS PLANNED FOR LATER AFTER WATER STARTS. A NEW CHECK AT THE DITCH HOUSE IS BEING BUILT AND WILL BE PUT IN BEFORE WATER GETS TO THE DIVISION. CURRENTLY, CONCRETE WORK AT THE NEW CHECK NEAR GATE 215 IS UNDERWAY. PADDLE AND STEM WORK WILL BE WORKED ON AS WATER STARTS IN LA JUNTA. APPROVAL OF THE GROUT INJECTION ON THURSTON OUTLET WAS GIVEN. WELDING ON THE CAST IRON GATE IS UNDERWAY. IT WILL BE REUSED. A STAFF GAGE AT THE V-NOTCH WEIR WILL GO IN IN A FEW DAYS.
WATER: THE PUEBLO WATER WORKS BID CAME BACK FOR 3,000 A.F. AND THE POSSIBILITY OF ANOTHER 5,000 A.F. IN MAY IF THEY DECIDE TO LEASE THE WHOLE 15,000 A.F.. SNOWPACK IS 103% FOR THE ARKANSAS BASIN AND THE UPPER COLORADO RIVER BASIN
FEBRUARY REPORTS
2011
EQUIPMENT SERVICES: # 1
EQUIPMENT REPAIRS: # 1-REPLACE WINDSHIELD, # 2-REPLACE DRIVERS OUTSIDE DOOR HANDLE, # 21-REPLACE HEATER, RUN ENGINE OVERHEAD, REPLACE LOVEJOY COUPLER ON HYD. PUMP DRIVE, REPLACE ONE INJECTOR, RUBBER RING INJECTOR LINE REPAIRS , NEW STARTER ORDERED, # 22-MET WITH WES ECK AND COLORADO MACHINERY ON THE FINAL BILL FOR COMPLETED WORK, # 23- REPLACED ROTARY MANIFOLD O-RINGS.
STORAGE CANAL: WITH THE RIVER BEING 15% LESS THAN LAST YEAR, OUR WINTER WATER ALLOTTMENT IS LIKELY TO BE LESS. THE LAKE CONTENT TODAY IS 38,782 A.F.. WE ARE CURRENTLY RUNNING 40.6 CFS. COLORADO CANAL AND OTERO ARE RUNNING. WE HOPE TO PICK UP ON FLOWS TOWARDS THE END OF THE PROGRAM. THERE ARE SEVERAL PLACES TO HAUL RIPRAP ALONG THE DITCH SOMETIME IN THE SUMMER. THERE HAS BEEN A PRELIMINARY MEETING ON D.O.T. REPLACING THE BRIDGES ON HIGHWAY 266 NORTH OF ROCKY FORD. EVERY ATTEMPT WILL BE MADE FOR WORK TO BE DONE DURING THE OFF-SEASON.
LA JUNTA DIVISION: THE NEW HEADGATES ARE FINISHED WITH THREE WALL EXTENSIONS YET TO BE COMPLETED. SAND HAS BEEN PILED BELOW THE FLUME AND WILL BE HAULED OUT IN THE NEXT FEW WEEKS. A SMALL AMOUNT OF WELDING REMAINS TO BE COMPLETED IN THE FLUME. CONCRETE UPRIGHT BOXES SHOULD BE POURED BEFORE WATER STARTS. THE BRIDGE EXTENSION CAN BE COMPLETED WITH WATER IN THE DITCH LATER IN THE YEAR. PADDLEWORK AND SAND TRAP REPAIRS CONTINUE.
LAS ANIMAS DIVISION: SEVEN NEW HEADGATES HAVE BEEN COMPLETED THIS WINTER. A WALL EXTENSION FOR 145 AND 123 ARE PLANNED BEFORE WATER BEGINS. PADDLE WORK AND SAND TRAP REPLACEMENT CONTINUES WITHIN THE DIVISION.
LIMESTONE DIVISION: FOUR NEW HEAD GATES ARE FINISHED ALONG WITH A NEW FLOWMETER INSTALLED ON 184D. PADDLE AND TRASH RACK WORK CONTINUES.
LAMAR DIVISION: CURRENTLY, WE ARE BUILDING A NEW CHECK NEAR 207. NO NEW HEAD GATES WERE POURED WITHIN THE DIVISION. ALSO THE CHECK AT THE DITCHHOUSE WILL BE REFACED THIS YEAR. THURSTON COFFER DAM IS IN PLACE. THE GATE WILL BE RAISED DURING THE NEXT FEW DAYS TO VIEW INTERIOR CONDUIT PROBLEMS ON THE LAKE SIDE OF THE OUTLET. PADDLE WORK IS YET TO BE FINISHED.
WATER: THE DIRECTORS HAVE BID $42 ON PUEBLO WATERWORKS WATER. WE WILL HEAR ON 2/15/11 IF WE RECEIVED ANY. COLORADO SPRINGS UTILITIES HAS BEEN E-MAILED ABOUT AGGRESSIVE INTEREST IN PURCHASING LEASE WATER. WE WILL KNOW MORE AFTER APRIL 1ST. CURRENT SNOWPACK IS 95% WITH THE BETTER MONTHS TO COME. UNLESS THE WEATHER BRINGS MORE MOISTURE WE COULD BE LOOKING AT 5-8 RUNS LESS THAN LAST YEAR.
JANUARY REPORTS
2011
SHOP
EQUIPMENT SERVICES : # 2, 14, 15, 25, 96, 97
EQUIPMENT REPAIRS : # 2- NEW BATTERY, #15 NEW SPARE WHEEL, 4 NEW 16 TIRES ,
# 22- WARRANTY WORK- BYPASS VALVE TO HYDRAULIC OIL COOLER WAS INADVERTANTLY LEFT OUT- MACHINE APPEARS TO BETTER THAN IT WAS WHEN NEW.
# 47- TWO NEW WHEELS , 71- NEW HEATER CORE, # 86- BRAKES AND SLACK ADJUSTERS REPLACED, 96- DRIVERS SIDE DOOR GLASS REPLACED, # 97- FRONT DIFFERENTIAL SEAL REPLACED,
MAINTENANCE
STORAGE : RUNNING WINTER WATER TO ADOBE RESERVOIR AT A RATE OF APPROXIMATELY 346 cfs. WE ARE CURRENTLY EXPERIENCING ICING PROBLEMS. COLORADO CANAL WILL BE GOING IN BETWEEN NOW AND THE MIDDLE OF THE MONTH. REWORKED NUMBERS FOR DECEMBER HAVE CHANGED THE TOTALS BY ONLY 135 ACRE FEET SO THE NUMBERS ARE FAIRLY CLOSE GOING INTO JANUARY.
LA JUNTA DIVISION : THREE HEADGATES HAVE BEEN FINISHED TO DATE. 26D,29D AND 52. SEVERAL HEADWALLS WILL BE EXTENDED. PADDLE WORK CONTINUES. STILL HOPING TO GET THE RIVER GATE AT THE UPPER DAM PUT IN. CONCRETE HAULING FROM RICKEN FARM IS UNDERWAY. SAND BELOW THE HORSE CREEK FLUME WILL BE PILED IN THE NEXT WEEK. TWO FLAPPER GATES ABOVE THE FLUME WILL BE REPLACED. SOME WORK IN THE FLUME IS PLANNED FOR LATE FEBRUARY.
LAS ANIMAS DIVISION : GATES 77, 91 AND 112 WILL BE REPLACED IN THE NEXT TEN DAYS. PADDLE WORK ON FINISHED NEW GATES AND WORN PADDLES IS ONGOING.
LIMESTONE DIVISION : WORK ON THE STONEY GATES AND THE FLOWMETER ON 184D WILL FINISH UP ON 1/6/11. #160 HEADWALL WILL BE EXTENDED. PADDLE WORK WILL BEGIN EARLY THIS MONTH.
LAMAR DIVISION : DIRT WORK NEAR THE THURSTON OUTLET WILL BEGIN BY THE END OF THE MONTH. SEVERAL SMALL CHECKS WILL BE PUT IN BEFORE WATER BEGINS. PADDLE WORK REMAINS TO BE DONE IN THE DIVISION.
THURSTON OUTLET REHAB IS AWAITING THE STATE ENGINEER OFFICE APPROVAL. MORE DIRT WORK IS INDICATED. A COFFER DAM IN FRONT OF THE LAKE SIDE PART OF THE OUTLET WILL ALSO LIKELY BE REQUIRED IN ORDER TO DEWATER THE CONDUIT IN ORDER FOR THE GROUT WORK TO BE PERFORMED.
DECEMBER REPORTS
2010
EQUIPMENT SERVICES: 14, 15, 24
EQUIPMENT REPAIRS: # 1- NEW TIRES, 265X70X17, # 8 NEW TIRES, 265X70X17, # 22- WILL BE PICKED UP FROM PUEBLO ON 12/2/10-SHOULD BE READY TO BE PUT TO WORK, # 19 CUTTING EDGE TURNED AROUND, # 68- NEW FRONT TIRES/ALIGNMENT, CRUISE CONTROL REPAIRS, # 71- NEW CUTTING EDGES MOUNTED, # 86 AIR BAG LIFT VALVE AND LINES REPAIRED, # 95-4 NEW TRACTION TIRES- 1100 X 24.5 MOUNTED, # 96- WELDING ON ROCK BOX, # 97- ENGINE WATER HOSE REPLACED AND FILLED WITH NEW ANTI-FREEZE.
STORAGE: WATER TURNED IN AT MIDNIGHT ON THE 15TH OF NOVEMBER. THERE WAS A FAIR AMOUNT OF WEEDS TO BEGIN WITH BUT WERE CLEARED AWAY AT THE HOLBROOK SIPHON. SOME LOADER WORK WAS DONE TO THE BACKSIDE OF THE BLUE LAKE DAM TO SMOOTH UP SMALL RAIN WASHES. SAND WAS REMOVED FROM THE OUTLET CHANNEL NEAR THE ADOBARCO SITE. SAND AND TRASH WAS CLEANED OUT IN FRONT OF ADOBE VALLEY HEAD GATE. THE CREW HAS HAULED CONCRETE RIPRAP OUT TO THE TIMBER LAKE DAM FACE AND WILL BE PLACED LATER.
LA JUNTA DIVISION: SOME TREE SPRAYING WAS DONE IN THE DIVISION WHILE THE WEATHER WAS NICE. SAND WAS CLEANED FROM IN FRONT OF WEIR BOXES EARLIER IN THE MONTH BEFORE WATER WENT OUT. HEAD GATES THAT WILL BE REPLACED THIS WINTER ARE 26D, 29D AND 52. 4 HEAD WALL EXTENSONS WILL ALSO BE COMPLETED BEFORE WATER BEGINS.
LAS ANIMAS DIVISION: CLEANING IN FRONT OF WEIRS, JETTY WORK NEAR GAGEBY AND TREE SPRAYING COVERED THE MONTH IN THE DIVISION. HEAD GATES TO BE REPLACED THIS WINTER ARE 77, 91, 112, 147A, 147E, 148 AND 149. A HEADWALL EXTENSION IS ALSO PLANNED FOR 145.
LIMESTONE DIVISION: CONCRETE RIPRAP WAS HAULED WEST OF 149D. GATES THAT WILL BE REPLACED ARE 183, 184 AND 185. NEXT TO THEM A NEW HEAD GATE WILL BE ADDED(184D).
LAMAR DIVISION: RIP RAP IS CURRENTLY BEING HAULED SOUTH OF SHOAFS BRIDGE ON THE SERVICE SIDE. GROUT INJECTION ON THE THURSTON OUTLET HAS COME TO A STANDSTILL AS WE AWAIT APPROVAL BY DWR. COLDER WEATHER COULD FORCE THAT WORK TO WAIT UNTIL SPRING .
WATER : THE STORAGE HEAD GATE SHOWS 280 CFS AS OF TODAY (12/1/10.) THE LAKE CONTENT IS SHOWING 14,926 A.F. SNOW PACK IS AT 72% FOR SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT AND 83% TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE ARKANSAS BASIN.
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