BOARD00062 ‎(2)‎

• Board Meeting Date: 11/13/2006
• Description: CF Section - Construction Fund and Severance Tax Trust Fund Perpetual Base Account New Loans - Lazy O Ranch Homeowners Assoc - Secondary Water System
• Board Meetings - Doc Type: Memo

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ST A TE OF COLORADO

Colorado Water Conservation Board

Department of Natural Resources
1313 Sherman Street, Room 721
Denver, Colorado 80203
Phone: [phone]
FAX: [phone]

Memorandum

Bill Owens
Governor

Russell George
Executive Director

TO:

Rod Kuharich
CWCB Director

Dan McAuliffe
Depu ty Director

Colorado Water

FROM:

Tim Feehan, P.E. " "t-././/"
Mike Serlet, P.E., C ie f(~.-J
Water Supply Planm g and Fmance Section

DATE:

November 6, 2006

SUBJECT:

Agenda, Item lOb, November 13-15, 2006, Board Meeting
Water Supply Planning and Finance - New Loan
Lazy 0 Ranch Homeowners Association - Secondary Water System

Introduction
The Lazy 0 Ranch Homeowners Association (LORHOA) is applying for a $152,258 loan to
construct a secondary water system to provide outside irrigation water to 21 home sites within
the ranch. The project consists of installing 7,500 feet of 2-inch to 6 inch PVC pipe, 21 curb stop
valves, and 2- 10 horsepower variable speed pumps, with pump house, at a total project cost of
$167,500. Please see the attached project summary and map.

Back!!round
The LORHOA was formed in 1987 and is located in Pitkin County. The ranch consists of 1,500
acres, 500 acres of dedicated agricultural land and 900 acres of dedicated wildlife preservation.
The remaining 100 acres of the ranch consists of 21 home sites, ranging in size from 2 to 6 acres.
Currently, 11 homes have been constructed and all the other remaining home sites have been
sold. Each property owner or shareholder owns an equal share of the ranch, to include the 1,400
acres of agricultural land and wildlife preserve.

The existing homes obtain potable water for irrigation and domestic use by means of an
underground central water system. Water is pumped from two wells along Capitol Creek to a
centralized system and the distributed to the individual home sites. During off peak hours an
existing 100,000 gallon storage tank is filled to supplement water supplies during peak demand
and to assist in fire suppression. As the remaining 10 sites develop, the LORHOA is concerned
about having a sole potable watering system for both irrigation and domestic use. In order to
separate these two uses, the LORHOA has developed a secondary non-potable water system for
all current and future irrigation uses at the 21 home sites. Water will be diverted from Capital
Creek along William's Ditch No.1 to Lazy 0 Reservoir No.2. From the reservoir, water will be