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The City of Walsenburg has been dilegently pursuing the City Lake Dam Construction Project for several years to meet State of Colorado requirements and provide additional storage.
Financing has been obtained and sealed bids were opened November 7, 2018 with the contract awarded to the lowest bidder - Kirkland Construction, Rye Colorado (subject to approval by Council on November 20th).
After a contract has been approved by City Council (November 20, 2018 meeting) and signed, the City will completely drain the reservoir and begin drawing water from Horseshoe Reservoir for treatment at the City Water Treatment Plant.
Construction Management Consultant - RJH Engineering
On December 18, 2018 City Council approved a Professional Services Agreement with our consultant RJH Engineering to provide engineering observation, field engineering, and materials testing on site.
Kirkland Construction is also on site and the Dam Reconstruction Project is underway!
Once these steps are complete the dam will be rebuilt, a new intake for the treatment plant will be installed and the dam will be refilled.
The Dam embankment rises daily.
The top of the embankment shown here is five feet short of the finished elevation.
It will be encased in concrete and will conduct water from the reservoir to the Water Treatment Plant.
