City Lake Dam Construction Project

Progress Is Being Made !

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.

Preliminary Steps

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).

Low Bid	$6,123,793.00
High Bid	$11,659,000.00

Anticipated Start Date:	December 12-15, 2018
Estimated Completion Time:	7 full month (July 15, 2018)

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!

Construction is Underway

Construction Schedule

Bypass Plan

Progress Update - January 18, 2019

City Lake has been drained.
Water is being pumped from Horseshoe Reservoir directly to the treatment plant.
Work on a bypass line is underway to feed the treatment plant and once completed there will no longer be a need pump water.
Deconstruction of the existing dam is underway and excavation is proceeding on schedule.

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.