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• Board Meeting Date: 5/23/2007
• Description: IWMD Section - Water Supply Reserve Account May 2007 Grant Allocations
• Board Meetings - Doc Type: Memo

Water Supply Reserve Account - Grant and Loan Program
Water Activity Summary Sheet

Applicant:

Round Mountain Water and Sanitation District

Water Activity Name:

Round Mountain Water and Sanitation District -
Water System Improvements Project

Water Activity Purpose:

Structural Water Project

County:

Custer

Drainage Basin:

Arl(ansas - Wet Mountain Valley; Grape and Texas Creel(s

Water Source:

Ground Water - Plan of Augmentation Macey Creel( and Change of Use

Water Activity Summary:

The Towns of Silver Cliff and Westcliffe were established in 1879 and 1887, respectively, as mining
boomed and developed in the area. Rudimentary water systems were put in place as the towns grew.
Although the Round Mountain Water and Sanitation District (RMWSD) was created in 1969 to provide
water and wastewater services to both towns, it did not assume those operations until 1975. RMWSD was
formed in 1969 as a "Colorado Special District," being a unit of local government and political subdivision
and acting pursuant to the provisions of Title 32, Colorado Revised Statutes. The District functions as an
"Enterprise," a government-owned business utility and operates under the jurisdiction of a local Board of
Directors whose five members are elected by the voters of the District.

Amount Requested: $120,000
Source of Funds: Basin Account

Matching Funds: RMW is matching
$150,000 and $380,000 from DOLA grant

A recent evaluation of the Public Water System for the Towns of Silver Cliff and Westcliffe, served by the
Round Mountain Water & Sanitation District, identified major shortcomings in the water supply system that
demand immediate attention. These improvements are needed to the system to not only provide for the
health, safety and welfare of the citizens of these towns, but also to ensure and secure growth of and
economic benefits for both towns.

A study was funded by a Department of Local Affairs (DOLA) grant and completed by a civil engineering
firm, the Crabtree Group, Inc., identified the following major shortcomings in the water supply system that
demand immediate attention:
. Low water pressure below the Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment (CDPHE)
design guidelines within the town of Silver Cliff.
. Insufficient fire flow and residual dynamic pressures throughout much of the district service area by
ISO Standards, including fire flow requirements for the public schools.
. Inadequate chlorine contact time in the District treatment systems per CDPHE regulations.
. Insufficient water supply during peal( demand months causing the water storage tanl(s to reach
critically low levels several times during the summers of 2005 and 2006.

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