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In mid-June, crews began installing the first reinforced concrete section with an Everest Carrier Form, which is 67 feet long and weighs approximately 183,000 pounds.  

Zach Remus plays an integral role in the construction of Chimney Hollow Reservoir as one of Barnard Construction’s Concrete Superintendents.

What makes Chimney Hollow a special place is that it sits at the boundary between those ancient sedimentary rocks and the newer Rocky Mountains.

Project Engineer Jeremy Deuto takes us through the valley to get an inside look at key components of project construction, including the conduit, tunnel, main dam and saddle dam.

Beneficiaries of the Chimney Hollow Reservoir Project go beyond the 15 communities who will use its additional water supplies and recreationists who will enjoy the new amenities.

Mark French, president of the Berthoud Historical Society and writer for the Berthoud Weekly Surveyor said, “It was named so early on that it is not well documented. It’s really an oral tradition.”

Three Grand County organizations were awarded grant funding as part of the settlement to end the federal lawsuit over Chimney Hollow Reservoir.

Last year, in May 2022, 2.16 inches of rain fell compared to 5.12 inches in the same month this year. And during the first week of June, the site has already seen 5.01 inches of rainfall.

Chimney Hollow Reservoir’s main dam is expected to reach 100 feet by mid-June.