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<br />0287 <br /> <br />required to ensure a successful study of the proposed transfer and the issues created by large scale <br />water transacti0ns. <br /> <br />The relevant experience of each firm and individual is oudined below. <br /> <br />Gronnin~ Emrineerin~ Companv (GEC) <br /> <br />Gronning Engineering Company specializes in water resources, planning, management, and <br />development and has provided professional engineering services since 1984 to municipal, industrial, <br />commercial, and agricultural clients. GEC offers a comprehensive range of engineering services <br />including water resources engineering, groundwater, hydroJogy, civil engineering design and <br />management consulting services. <br /> <br />Water Rights Transfers. GEC has specific experience in assisting munici en in the non <br />and tr.n<fer gf agricultural water rights. This experience includes assisting the City f TIlornronoon <br />the transfer of agricultural water rights from ten ranches in South Park which yields approximately <br />8,000 acre-feet to the City of Thornton; assisting the City nf CQlgra~9. Sorings in the acquisition and <br />transfer of the controlling interest of the Colorado Canal Company, Lake Meredith Company, and Lake <br />Henry Company which yield approximately 17,500 acre-feet of water rights to the City of Colorado <br />Springs. Numerous other water righr evaluations and analyses have been made for private individuals <br />for smaller parcels. <br /> <br />Water Rights Management and Ditch Company Management. Mr. Gronning has had previous <br />experience as a Water Resource Engineer, Manager of Planning and Research and Utilities Director <br />for the City of Thornton, Colorado. A primary portion of his duties included acquisition of agricultural <br />water rights for the City's utility system. He was responsible for prioritization of water to be <br />purchased, negotiations, contract matters and served as a member of the board of directors of <br />numerous irrigation companies in which the city had major interests. Mr. Gronning purchased <br />approximately $30M of water rights during the period 1978 - 1980 as water resource engineer for the <br />city. These water rights included major interests in Farmers' Highline Canal and Reservoir Company, <br />Fanners' Reservoir and Irrigation Company, Colorado Agricultural Ditch Company, Eastlake Reservoir <br />Company, Mandalay Irrigation Company, Burlingwn Ditch Company, Wellington Reservoir Company <br />and the purchase of water rights on seven major South Park ranches. <br /> <br />GEC has developed the Arkansas River Line Diasrrams which cover all adjudicated diversions in <br />Division 2, districts 67, 17, 14, 10, and 12 (main stem of the Arkansas River, Colorado.) These <br />diagrams are used by personnel of the State Engineer's Office, numerous agencies, and private parties. <br /> <br />Water Supply Studies and Exchange Plans. GEC has developed an ~ Basin Model Proiectwhich <br />anticipates the continued growth in water demand by Cojorado Springs and projects alternative <br />methods to store and deliver raw water. The work included looking at adjusting allocation principles <br />of the Fryingpan-Arkansas Project to increase storage potential of transmountain water, the exchanlrin~ <br />of transmountain effluent on the Arkansas to maximize the water's reuse and therefore minimize the <br />required development of new water. Also included is the potential for increases in exchange yield <br />provided by a building a small storage reservoir for regulating wastewater originating from <br />transmountain sources. GEC extended a Bureau of Reclamation model and ran it to simulate variations <br />of the operating rules and principles, of the Fryingpan-Arkansas Project. This work estimates the <br />effects of different scenarios on the city of Colorado Springs and other water users in the basin. <br /> <br />26 <br />