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. . . Feasibility Study Pinewood Springs Water District Drought Mitigation Project Introduction (Need for the Project) 4. The purpose of this project is to ensure a safe and adequate supply of treated water to the home and business owners of the Pinewood Springs Water District in the most cost effective manner possible. Due to the ongoing drought situation in this area, the increase in full time residents and looking forward to total build out (CUlTently 268 taps - 350 taps at build out), the district has identified the following needs: 1) raw water storage to access when the river is not meeting demand - there is CUlTently no raw water storage 2) increase size of treatment facilities to meet demands of community - CUlTently producing 36gpm will need 50gpm 3) address the issue of increased treatment requirements due to the Big Elk fire, infiltration gallery 4) address ongoing distribution line problems. There are CUlTently 268 active water taps supplying domestic water to homes and businesses (2). The service area is limited to the Pinewood Springs Community, 268 CUlTent active taps and provisions for a total of350 tapslEQR Project Sponsor The Pinewood Springs Water District is registered in the State of Colorado as a Special District. Mailing address 182 Cree Court, Lyons CO 80540. The Larimer County District Court Decree re: Formation and Organization of the Pinewood Springs Water District and a copy of the Rules and Regulations are endosed. Project Service Area and Facilities The Pinewood Springs Water District encompasses approximately 700 acres and provides service to 268 taps (households) with a projected total of 350 taps at planned build out. The District draws surface water from the Little Thompson River and processes this water for domestic consumption via and microfiltration plant The distribution system consists of four (4) storage tanks with a total capacity of 1.2 million gaflons of treated water and approximately ten (10) miles of pipeline along with four (4) pumping facilities. Service area map is enclosed. Hydrology and Water Rights The source of water for the District is from the Little Thompson River. In the enclosed Augmentation Plan it will be noted that the District is getting water from several wells, these wells have been taken off line and are not being used at this time, and there are no plans to put these wells back in service in the future. Also the plan addresses a Pinewood Reservoir, this reservoir has also been deleted from future use as the property for the proposed site has been sold and is now owned and occupied by an individual. The District is QJrrently in the process of obtaining storage rights for the proposed reservoir(s) and is also in the process of joining the Northem Colorado Water Conservation District to ensure the eligibility to purchase water shares