C153719 Misc Corespondances

• Contract/PO #: C153719
• Contractor Name: Johnstown, Town of
• Contract Type: Loan
• Water District: 13
• County: Larimer
• County: Weld
• Bill Number: SB 94-029
• Loan Projects - Doc Type: Report

Colorado Water Conservation Board
Department of Natural Resources
721 Stale 01Jr,.",,~1 BoildiDg
1313 ShemJaD Street
Denver. ColoIado 80203
Phone [phone]
FAX [phone]

STATE OF COLORADO

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Roy Romer
Govemor

James S. Loc-b~
Executive DiI=or. DNR
Darlcs C. Lile. P ..F.
DiIeaor. CWCB

June 18, 1996

Mr. Ed Hill
Town Manager
Town of Johnstown
P.O. Box 306
Johnstown Colorado 80534

Re: Pipeline Feasibility Study

Dear Mr. Hill:

Per your discussion with Bill Stanton last Friday, I am sending a copy of the Guidelines for
Financial Assistance through the Colorado Water Conservation Board Construction Fund to
assist you and your consultant in completing the feasibility work for the pipeline and pump
station project.

Our suggestion would be an update or addendum to the 1993 feasibility study to meet the
general feasibility requirements of the Guidelines. My review of the 1993 report indicates that
the following items need to be addressed:

There is very little information regarding the Town or the Town's service area
including: type of organization with which the Board would be contracting, description
of existing facilities, service area, and population or number of customers. Maps of
the service area and of the existing facilities would be helpful.

The demand projections used in the report are based entirely on peak demands and do
not provide average day or the peaking factors used in the analysis for maximum day
or maximum hour. Annual demands in acre-feet are not given. Population growth is
based on a growth rate obtained from a previous report with no explanation as to how
the rate was derived.

Since average day or average annual demands as well as population figures are not
given, it's difficult to assess the current rate of water use but it appears to be on the

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