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The process, which took a little over three months, included installing the prefabricated steel walls and roof panels around the entire 120-by-120-foot building.  

Northern Water’s Municipal Subdistrict staff and key project contractors are making great progress on getting the Chimney Hollow Reservoir Project ready for operations in 2025.

As an Earthworks Project Manager for Barnard Construction, Jordan Hall oversees many of the key features of the Chimney Hollow construction project.

The $10 million Chimney Hollow saddle dam, 2.5 miles south of the main dam at the head of the valley, is slated for completion in December. 

In October, crews began construction on the 40-foot-tall inlet/outlet tower located outside the tunnel on the right abutment of the dam.

As of early November, the walls that tie the spillway into the main dam are complete.

Descriptions such as "historic" and "momentous" filled the air as each speaker took to the podium at the Colorado River Connectivity Channel (CRCC) dedication ceremony.

Project experts give an update on the main dam at Chimney Hollow Reservoir, which is currently about 285 feet tall, just 65 feet shy of the ultimate 350-foot-tall height.

Federal, state and local officials joined leaders of the Northern Water and the Municipal Subdistrict on Oct. 15, 2024, to dedicate the Colorado River Connectivity Channel at Windy Gap Reservoir.