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<br />;. <br /> <br />MEMORANDUM <br /> <br />TO: <br />FROM: <br />DATE: <br />RE: <br /> <br />The Morrison File <br />Bill Green <br />October 19,1994 <br />Sept. 30, 1994 Draft Feasibility Study <br /> <br />I have reviewed the draft "Feasibility Analysis of Water System Improvements" of <br />9/30/94 by WRC Engr. and have the following questions and comments: <br /> <br />1. The new reservoir site would be provided by Cooley Gravel Co. contingent upon the <br />Town's annexation of Cooley property. What type of and how extensive is the <br />development implicit in the Cooley annexation? <br /> <br />2. Current per capita water use appears to be about 370 gpcd based on the nos. in the <br />report. This raises an entire range of issues wrt water conservation and metering which <br />are not addressed in the report. <br /> <br />3. It appears as though the Town has excess senior water rights on Bear Creek. In what <br />way have they utilized (or not utilized) this water? Could there be a question of <br />abandonment? Will other senior water right~ object if Morrison begins to store and <br />utilize the water? <br /> <br />4. The capital cost estimates for the recommended alternative on p. 31 indicate a total <br />capital cost of $2,490.000 or about $6,200 per resident ( including about 150 persons in a <br />nursing home according to the report). The capital cost per af of firm yield appears to be <br />about $4,000 (my estimate) and the annual cost per af of firm yield is probably in the <br />neighborhood of$300 to $400 per af. <br /> <br />5. How thoroughly has the Town explored other alternatives, especially inclusion in the <br />Denver system or other nearby water suppliers? What are the costs of these alternatives <br />relative to the proposed (independent system) alternative? <br /> <br />6. The cost and revenue projections in Section XI of the report are incomplete. Probably <br />because of this, the report does not include a financial impact analysis with regard to <br />either total indebtedness or water rates and tap fees. <br /> <br />7. It appears as if the Town is still considering a number of different options wrt raw <br />water supply and that discussions are underway with several entities on the issue. <br />Authorization of a CWCB loan for the Town would be a useful bargaining chip but raises <br />the question of earmarking in the Construction Fund monies which might be used for <br />other projects. <br />