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Water Supply Reserve Account - Grant Application Form Form Revised October 2006 4. Please provide a brief narrative of any related or relevant previous studies. Attach additional sheets as needed. An Evaluation of the Public Water System for the Towns of Silver Cliff and Westcliffe in cooperation with the Round Mountain Water and Sanitation District, funded in part by a grant from the Department of Local Affairs, was completed by the Crabtree Group, Inc. in November 2006. RMWSD, Silver Cliff, Westcliffe and the Wet Mountain Fire Protection District each contributed matching funds to complete this study. The Study includes a Geographical (growth area) and Timeline Scope (current to 25 years in the future), planning scope, technical scope and financial scope. The Planning and Forecasting section includes demographic data and historical utility demand. The Engineering Analysis includes existing water infrastructure, water system performance factors, water modeling analysis, model results for suggested improvements, water storage analysis, water quality analysis, backflow prevention, water tap policies and water rights. The Study includes a section on Water Rates Structure including types of usage rate structures and rate structure comparIsons. Conservation Values and Policies and Conservation Programs are addressed and finally, Study Recommendations are made including general recommendations and water infrastructure recommendations with costs of infrastructure improvements as developed in the planning process. RMWSD's water project was based on the recommendations of this study. Also, RMWSD has taken the study's general recommendations under consideration and will be reviewing their existing policies to incorporate some of the recommendations into future policies. See Attachment C for excerpts from Study. 5