PROJ01743

• Contract/PO #: FS0056FX
• Contractor Name: Ridgway, Town of
• Contract Type: Miscellaneous
• Water District: 60
• County: Ouray
• Loan Projects - Doc Type: Feasibility Study

Implementation Schedule

The following schedule is proposed for implementation of the project:

Task

Target Completion Date

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.

Complete Final Design
Design Approval
Bid Materials
Award the Bid
Start Construction
Complete Construction
Project is Operational

December 1999
January 2000
February 2000
March 2000
May 2000
August 2000
September 2000

Social, Economic, and Physical Impacts

The project will have no significant social impacts.

The project will have a positive economic impact by providing irrigation to an 18 acre park, making
improvement of this area possible. Furthermore, when phase one and two of this project are completed it
will effectively increase the capacity of our treatment facility by approximately 65% and delay expansion
by roughly 10 years.

The project will have no significant physical impacts once construction is complete. The new raw water
line will run parallel to the current water line through easements owned by the Town.

Permitting

The pipeline will run entirely through Town owned easements and right of ways.

Ridgway believes no Environmental Assessment (EA) or Environmental hnpact Statement (EIS) will be
required.

Financial Plan

Sources of financing for the project consist of cash from reserve funds of the Town of Ridgway in the
amount of $31,000. The balance will come from a $77,000 loan from the Colorado Water Conservation
Board (CWCB). The Ridgway Town Council Resolution to apply for CWCB loan and the CWCB Loan
are attached.
(See Appendix E)

The financial condition of the Town is solid at the present time. Ridgway's Water Enterprise currently
absorbs a revenue stream of approximately $160,000 with expenditures typically between 60-80% of
revenues. Ridgway has relatively few and reasonable financial obligations and expects to retain a cash

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