GEI Consultants Selected for Long Hollow Dam and Reservoir Engineering Services

New dam and reservoir improves administration of Colorado/New Mexico La Plata
River Compact

CENTENNIAL, Colo., Nov. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- GEI Consultants, Inc., one of the
nation's leading, geotechnical, environmental, water resources and ecological
science and engineering firms, announced today that it has been selected by
the Colorado Water Resources and Power Development Authority and the La Plata
Water Conservancy District to provide dam engineering services for the Long
Hollow Dam and Reservoir, which is located about twenty-two miles southwest of
Durango, Colorado.

The Long Hollow Reservoir (LHR) Project will assist the State of Colorado in
meeting its delivery obligations under the La Plata River Compact by providing
water to improve La Plata River flow delivery to New Mexico. GEI will provide
dam engineering services for the Long Hollow Dam and Reservoir project,
including design of the dam, foundation, outlet works, and emergency spillway.
The reservoir will provide up to 5,432 acre-feet of storage capacity and
includes a 300 acre-foot reserve pool designated for release during low-flow
river conditions to meet Compact requirements with New Mexico.

As conceptually proposed, the 900-foot-long, 125-foot-high Long Hollow Dam
will be located on Long Hollow channel, approximately one-half mile upstream
from its confluence with the La Plata River. The Long Hollow Dam and Reservoir
will ultimately increase the beneficial use of water and will better enable
the state to meet the La Plata River Compact requirements. The project will
also provide supplemental water supply to existing irrigated lands within the
La Plata Water Conservancy District (LPWCD).

This is the second Colorado State Compact project in which GEI is involved.
GEI is also working with the Republican River Conservancy District for design
and construction services for a pipeline to improve administration of the
Republican River Compact with Nebraska and Kansas.

GEI's project team includes Davis Engineering Service of Pagosa Springs,
Colorado for hydrologic engineering, site civil surveying, and permitting
support.

About GEI Consultants, Inc.
GEI's multi-disciplined team of engineers and scientists deliver integrated
geotechnical, environmental, water resources and ecological solutions to
diverse clientele nationwide. The firm has provided a broad range of
consulting and engineering services on over 25,000 projects in 50 states and
22 countries. For more information, please visit the firm's web site at
www.geiconsultants.com.

SOURCE GEI Consultants, Inc.

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