PROJ00488 App Letter

• Contract/PO #: C153774
• Contractor Name: Pinon Mesa Ranches
• Contract Type: Loan
• Water District: 30
• County: La Plata
• Bill Number: SB 97-008
• Loan Projects - Doc Type: Approval Letter

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Wright Water Engineers, Inc.

2490 West 26lh Ave.. Sutte IOOA
Denver. Colorado 80211
[phone] TEL
[phone] FAX

January 16, 1997

Mr. Charles Palmer, President
Pinion Mesa Ranches Community Association
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300 Angus Road, CR 310
Ignacio, Colorado 81137

Mr. John W. Van Sciver
Colorado Water Conservation Board
1313 Sherman Street, Room 721
Denver, Colorado 80203

Re: Proposal to Perl"orm a Feasibility Study for a Rural Nonpotable Water System

Dear Mr. Palmer and Mr. Van Sciver:

Wright Water Engineers, Inc. (WWE) is pleased to submit this proposal for professional
engineering services relative to a feasibility study for a rura1 raw-water system to serve lawn and
garden irrigation, stock watering, fire protection and other non-potable uses.

BACKGROUND

'A loan application for the Pinion Mesa Ranches raw water system was presented to the Colorado
Water Conservation Board (CWCB) at its regular meeting on November 25, 1996. The CWCB
carried the loan application over for further consideration at its meeting on January 29, 1997, and
approved a $5,000 grant to fund a. feasibility study for the project. The CWCB's principal
concerns were related to:

1. the adequacy of the physical and legal water supply and 404 permitting issues;

2. whether the Federal Clean Water Act would allow a rura1 domestic water system
where individual lot owners treat their own water;

3. whether the proposed system would overlap with the eventual service area of the Pine
River Irrigation DistrictlVallecito Water Company rura1 domestic water system;

4. the adequacy of design and cost studies for the project; and

5. a schedule of tap fees and water use charges that would assure the applicant's ability
to meet O&M and capital replacement costs and debt service payments on the CWCB
loan.