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<br />Town of Akron - Well and Pipeline Construction <br />September 11-12, 2002 <br /> <br />Agenda Item 12c <br /> <br />Feasibilitv Studies <br /> <br />The Town, through Town Manager Annette Sowin, has completed the feasibility study in <br />accordance with CWCS guidelines. The study includes an assessment of alternatives available for <br />new water supply sources. In addition, Leaf Engineering Company, has completed the Town of <br />Akron Raw Water Transmission Pipeline Expansion and Operational Analysis (February 2001), <br />which is part of the application. <br /> <br />The Town of Akron <br /> <br />The Town of Akron is a municipality incorporated in 1882. Akron is the County seat of Washington <br />County, and is located approximately 115 miles east of Denver on the High Plains. There are only <br />two incorporated towns within Washington County, and as the largest and the County seat Akron <br />provides a variety of services to all residents of the County. Among these are the library, cemetery, <br />airport, swimming pool, youth recreation programs, a golf course, three parks, and fire protection. <br />The overall Town budget varies depending on capital projects but averages about $2.3 million per <br />year. The town maintains two enterprise funds for water and sewer. The Water Fund has annual <br />operating revenues of about $300,000 per year. The Town assumes an annual growth rate of <br />0.5% per year, consistent with State population projections for Washington County to the year <br />2020. For the past 3 years (1999-01) tap fee revenues have averaged about $1600 per year, as <br />the Town issues only 2-3 taps annually. <br /> <br />Water Riahts <br /> <br />The Town of Akron holds well permits for the ten active wells now being used, all located within <br />either the Camp Creek Sasin or the Chadron Alluvium. Well permits have also been granted for the <br />Hoyer Well and the Thomas/Kusel Well. <br /> <br />The permit for the Hoyer Well (#054216-F) was issued by the State on July 25, 2000. The <br />maximum pumping rate cannot exceed 500 gpm, and the annual withdrawal of groundwater cannot <br />exceed 265 acre-feet. It was drilled in September 2000. The permit for the Thomas/Kusel Well <br />(#057800-F) was issued by the State on July 9, 2002. The maximum pumping rate also cannot <br />exceed 500 gpm, and the annual withdrawal of groundwater cannot exceed 265 acre-feet. <br /> <br />Proiect Need <br /> <br />Based on Yearly Well Total Comparisons received from the Town the total annual well pumping has <br />averaged 181.4 million gallons (557 acre-feet) for the 5-year period 1997 to 2001. This summer <br />the Town's wells have been running non-stop to keep up with demand. On 7 days in August 2002 <br />discharge from the reservoir exceeded the ability of the wells to recharge the reservoir. Without <br />"resting time" for the wells mechanical failure is a concern, as breakdown would result in inability to <br />meet community needs. <br /> <br />The two wells would allow the Town to pump an additional 530 acre-feet per year. The Town <br />estimates that the project would meet the Town's water supply requirements for approximately 40 <br />years, assuming a historical population growth of 0.5% annually, and estimated commercial growth <br />at 1.0% annually. It will also address concern that dropping water levels in a number of wells <br />creates uncertainty as to whether some wells could continue to operate in the future. <br /> <br />Page 2 of 7 <br />