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<br />costs of not having to process 150 million gallons of water, (3) the City of <br />Greeley will save in chemical costs of water purification, (4) UNC will not have <br />to payout $150,000-$200,000 per year for treated water, (5) Colorado taxpayers <br />will save money, (6) UNC will have a multipurpose water system in place, (7) UNC <br />will maximize water use in that the delivery system will be buried eliminating <br />loss of water from seepage and evaporation, (8) UNC students, faculty and staff <br />will be inculcated with water conservation values. <br /> <br />This project will be coordinated under the direction of Dr. Douglas L. <br />Stutler, Associate Vice President for Administrative Services at UNC. One of <br />Dr. Stutler's supervisory responsibilities is the Facility Services Department. <br />This Department will provide dollars and in-kind services to match grant <br />dollars. <br /> <br />Monitoring the change in water use as a result of this project will be done <br />from: <br /> <br />1. The City of Greeley metered water records. In millions of gallons, <br />comparison will be made, pre and post, of UNC usage. It is expected <br />that there will be 150 million gallons of treated water saved. <br /> <br />2. The City of Greeley billing water records. In thousands of dollars, <br />comparison will be made, pre and post, of UNC charges. It is expected <br />that there will be $150,000-$200,000 saved by UNC. <br /> <br />This type of project has been demonstrated in many communities (the town of <br />Nucla was awarded a CWCB grant for a similar project) and many agencies (the <br />City of Greeley waters their golf courses with raw water) and industry (Hewlett <br />Packard in Greeley waters their lawns with raw water). It is time for UNC to <br />fully utilize its water resources. With the passage of Amendment 1, Colorado <br />institutions must be more prudent with their fiscal practices. It is estimated <br />that the pay back period for this project will be between two and three years. <br />That is prudent fiscal practice. <br /> <br />UNC cannot identify any legal, institutional, sociological or environmental <br />constraints affecting the successful implementation of this project until the <br />feasibility study is completed. It is not anticipated there will be any <br />constraints. <br /> <br />Cooperation and support has come from every water agency in Northern <br />Colorado. This project is of such substantial size, both in terms of dollars <br />saved for the City of Greeley and UNC as well as good water conservation <br />practice, that these agencies must be recognized. <br /> <br />The City of Greeley Manager of Water Operations, John Gauthiere, sees this <br />project as lowering the summer peak demands on his facility. While initially <br />lowering the revenues coming into the City of Greeley in the short term, long <br />term benefits will be great in saving plant capacity. Ron Brinkman from Greeley <br />& Loveland Irrigation Company will oversee the water delivery to the diversion <br />point at 23rd Ave and Reservoir Road. <br /> <br />NOTE TO REVIEWERS <br /> <br />Expert opinion from several engineers, public and private, suggest this <br />project has enough water shares, rights and units to sufficiently complete the <br />task successfully. However, it is only prudent that a feasibility study and an <br />engineering/legal/final design be completed before proceeding to the <br />construction phase. UNC cannot realistically make any financial decisions until <br /> <br />4 <br />