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<br />-I <br /> <br />STATE OF COLORADO <br /> <br />Colorado Water Conservation Board <br /> <br />Department of Natural Resources <br />1313 Sherman Street, Room 721 <br />Denver, Colorado 80203 <br />Phone: (303) 866-3441 <br />FAX: (303) 866-4474 <br />www.cwcb.state.co.us <br /> <br /> <br />MEMORANDUM <br />(Updated February 1, 2006) <br /> <br />Bill Owens <br />Governor <br /> <br />FROM: <br /> <br />Colorado Water Conservation Board Members <br /> <br />~ <br />Bruce Johnson, P.E. r <br />Mike Serlet, P.E., Chief <br />. Water Supply Planning an Finance Section <br /> <br />Russell George <br />Executive Director <br /> <br />TO: <br /> <br />Rod Kuharich <br />CWCB Director <br /> <br />Rick Brown <br />Acting Deputy Director <br /> <br />DATE: January 13, 2006 <br /> <br />SUBJECT: Agenda Item 18a, January 24-25, 2006 Board Meeting <br />Water Supply Planning and Finance Section - New Project Loans <br />Hope Ditch Company (Wiesner Subdivision) - Well Replacement Project <br /> <br />Introduction <br /> <br />The Hope Ditch Company (HOC) is applying for a $153,000 loan from the Construction Fund to <br />replace an existing well for domestic water supply. The estimated total cost of the project is $170,000. <br />Please see the attached Project Data Sheet. <br /> <br />Backaround <br /> <br />HOC provides water to a portion of the Wiesner Subdivision in unincorporated Adams County. The <br />subdivision is located near the intersection of York Street and 165th Street (approximately one mile <br />east of 1-25 and one mile north of SH 7). Wiesner Subdivsion is bordered on the west and south by <br />land that is now annexed to the City of Thornton. HOC has an existing well that serves 23 homes in <br />the subdivision. There were 52 platted lots in'the original subdivision, so not all lots are members of <br />HDC. There are about 5 homes that have wells or water service from other providers, and the <br />remaining lots are vacant. Typical lot sizes vary from 1 to 2 acres. Excluding their distribution <br />system, HOC facilities consist of the existing well (No. 13593-F) drilled in 1969 to a depth of 950 <br />feet, a pumphouse building where water is chlorinated and the system pressurized, and two above- <br />ground storage tanks totally about 50,000 gallons, all located in the SW corner of Lot 24 of the <br />subdivision. All water use is metered. The well is now 36 years old and the casing pipe has <br />significant deterioration with perforations clogging up with corrosion. As a result, the community <br />has to haul water in order to meet the demands. <br /> <br />The original well was permitted for 60 gpm with an allowable annual withdrawal of 97 AF. Yield <br />from the well in 1969 was reported at 30 gpm, but currently the well is producing at less than 7 gpm. <br />HOC is proposing to replace the existing well by drilling a new well. The State Engineer"s Office <br />(SED) has issued a replacement well permit No. 13593-F-R on November 18, 2005, which allows <br />an annual withdrawal of up to 48 acre-feet per year, at a rate not to exceed 30 GPM. The HOC <br />water system is classified as a "Community Water System", and is in compliance with Colorado <br /> <br />Flood Protection. Water Supply Planning and Finance. Stream and Lake Protection <br />Water Supply Protection. Conservation and Drought Planning <br />