PROJ01839

• Contract/PO #: FS0061FX
• Contractor Name: Craig, City of
• Contract Type: Miscellaneous
• Water District: 0
• Loan Projects - Doc Type: Feasibility Study

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P.O. BOX 148
130 S. McKINLEY AVENUE
FT. LUPTON, CO 80621

COUNTY OF WELD

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RECEIVED
FEB 1 0 1995

February 8, 1995

Colorado Water
Conservation Board

Mr. John Van Sciver
Colorado Water Conservation Board
1313 Sherman Street, Room 721
Denver, Colorado 80203

Dear Mr. Van Sciver:

On behalf of the City of Fort Lupton, Colorado, I want to thank
you and the Board for approving the City's loan request for new water
wells. These wells are an important component of Fort Lupton's
immediate and long-term water needs.

I also want to apologize for not being able to attend the
January 25, 1995 CWCB meeting. I understand the Board may have been
left with some misunderstandings and I would like to take this
opportunity to clarify some of the verbal statements that were made
during the City's presentation.

First, as described in the Feasibility Study, the City is in the
midst of a number of water-related improvement projects. All are
occurring simultaneously and are in varying degrees of progress. These
projects include:

. Surface water delivery and treatment project.

. Leak detection and water line repair and replacement
programs.

. The installation of water meters and the implementation of a
metered-based billing system.

. Public education program on water use and conservation.

. Aquifer recharge/augmentation program.

The City's first priority is the surface water project. Funding
from CWCB and REeD is in place for this project and it is scheduled for
completion at the end of the 1996 calendar year. The City's next two
priorities, in order of importance, are the installation of water meters
and the leak detection and line repair program. City funding is going