LPPD000384

• Contract/PO #: C150180
• Contractor Name: Pinewood Springs Water District
• Contract Type: Loan
• Water District: 4
• County: Larimer
• Loan Projects - Doc Type: Feasibility Study

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NEED FOR PROJECT .
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A) HEALTH AND SAFETY '
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It is a priIiuuy purpose of thiS, projecfto enable the Pinewood Springs Water '.
District t.o mcrease its current capacity to proVide a safe ail adequate supply of
drink,ing water t.o serve an ultimately developed total of 350 EQR, at a rate of
200 gallons'per day per EQR, which are the parameters of the Water Aug-'
mentation Plan issued to the District.

At present the District serves 263 EQR, which' at 200 .gpm./EQR requires a
constant rate of treatment of approximately 37 gpm. The District currently
utilizes . the earlier described Micro-Filtration . system which is rated at 36 gpm
, . for an average summer production, and 32 gpm for ap. average winter pro- .
duction.. ' . .

The ultimately developed 350 EQR, at 200 gpmlEQR would require a constant
, rate of. treatment of, approximate~y 50 gpm.

. Quoting from' the segment in the McLaughllii Water Engineers Planning.
Document entitled" Public Health and Regulatory Compliance" ( on page 5 of
. Section IV-EVALUATION OF EXISTING WATER TREATMENT FACll..-
ITIESof the Document): '

"It is questionable whether the existing water treatment plant would comply.
with current public health regulations if it were required to treat water at
production levels aJ:>ove its specified operating range.The District currently'
produces approximately 3-5 'gpm of treated water, but needs to supply 50 gpin
as discuSsed in Section ill.Thus, the likelihood of maintaining satisfactory wa-
ter quality in the fu~e without investing in a water treatment plant with ex-
panded capacity is low----All of the alternate solutions considered in this Plan-
ning Document will. strengthen the Distrj,et's water treatment. facilities, thereby
ensuring that public health standards will continue to .be met in the future."

Another primary purpose .of the project is to provide a reliable alternate
source .of raw water whenever the Little Thompson . River runs dry from .
severe drought conditions, or may .otherwise be temporarily rendered unusa-
ble from being contaminated for whatever the reason. This 1a~r scenario has
recently been 'demonstrated when residue from the major fJIes in Big Elk
Meadows found its way into the Little Thompson River, contaminating the
flow, and blocking the District's infiltration gallery beneath the River which
conveys water to the treatment plant

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