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<br />. -",- ..... <br /> <br />e' <br /> <br />Both of these alternates involved transmission lines of significant length along <br />routes which at this time cannot be absolutely confirmed because of various <br />right-of-way issues. Even assuming procurement of reasonable routes, the es- <br />timated costs for each ate just under $4,000,000, and they are generally being <br />dismissed by the District as not being viable options.' . <br /> <br />ALTEBNATEI:BAULjNG TREAtED WAmRFROM OFF-SITE <br />SOURCES FOR INTRODUCJJQN..Im'O THE PllSEWOOl.l.SfRINGS DlS:. <br />TR.IBUTION SYSTEM ., <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />The District began hauling treated water from the City of Longmont in sani- <br />tized 6000 gallon tankers in' July of 2000 when the Little thOmpson River ran <br />dry from excessive drought conditions in the area. The treated water was un- <br />loaded from the tankers into the storage tank for the mid pressure zone in the <br />District's distribution system, from which it was back fed to the low zone by <br />gravity ,and pumped to the high zone, thus maintaining uninterrupted water <br />service to the c.ommunity.( See Exhibit "E" , Pressure Zone Schematic). <br /> <br />The City initially charged their standard bulk rate fees, but as the drought ' <br />returned in.the yearS 2001, and 2002, the City was concerned about their own <br />situation and required that the Pinewood Springs Water District convey Colo- <br />rado Big Thompson water to the City by means of various transfer mechan- <br />isms to support the amount of water the District could obtain from the City. <br /> <br />This required the District to rent CBT acre/foot units and transfer such credit <br />via the Northern Colorado Water Conservancy District to the City for the <br />District's "account" with the City. Along the way, however, the initial amount <br />rented is subjected to a "Quota" factor implemented by the NCWCD which . <br />reduces the actual amount of acre/foot units rented by a factor periodically <br />adjusted by the NCWCD depending on overall water supply conditions.This ' <br />adjusted amount is then further adjusted by the City's "shrinkage" factor <br />whereby whatever amout of CBT water is transferred to the City by the Dis- <br />trict is futher reduced by 10% to arrive at the fmal amount the District is <br />allowed to haul from the City. . <br /> <br />The Planning Document depicts an assumed scenario whereby the District <br />rents 90 acre/foot units at a cost of $500 per unit, which is then reduced by an <br />assumed 50% NCWCD quota factor to 45 acre/feet being conveyed to the <br />City, which then takes off another 4.5 acre feet for its 10% shrinkage, which <br />leaves about 40 acre/feet for the District to haul. This is estimated to represent <br />about a six month supply for the community, based on 350 EQR, and 200 <br />gallons per day per EQR,' as allowed by the District's Water Augmentation <br />Plan. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />15 <br />