PROJ02011

• Contract/PO #: 04000000048
• Contractor Name: Lake Canal Reservoir Company
• Contract Type: Grant
• Water District: 0
• County: Larimer
• County: Weld
• Loan Projects - Doc Type: Feasibility Study

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If water is to be metered, there are several options for pricing that may be considered:

· Escalating rate structure.
· De-escalating rate structure.
· Low early season rate versus higher late season rate.
· Flat metered rate for all water.

Any of these options could be used to generate the revenues that would be needed for
annual operations. Presumably, the rate structure could be amended or completely
altered over time in response to actual operating expenses and operating conditions.

Summary and Recommendations

It is recommended that:

· The Town of Windsor develop a contractual relationship with the New Cache La
Poudre Irrigating Company and Lake Canal Company whereby a secondary
supply system will be designed, constructed, and managed under the Lake Canal
service area for the intent of servicing future demands for secondary water for
landscape irrigation.

· The Town of Windsor develop an ordinance specifically designating the New
Cache La Poudre Irrigating Company and Lake Canal Company as the preferred
source of secondary water for irrigation within the historic service area of Lake
Canal.

· Future Town of Windsor park and open spaces areas requiring irrigation be
irrigated through the secondary supply infrastructure provided by New Cache La
Poudre Irrigating Company and Lake Canal Company.

· Existing Town of Windsor parks be retrofitted to utilize water from the new
pressurized Lake Canal system.

Aqua Engineering, Inc.
June 7,2004

Canal Modernization Feasibility Study
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