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<br />OtJZ7:"'~ <br /> <br />CURRENTS <br /> <br />2 <br /> <br />WATKINS PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT <br /> <br />WWE is working with attorney Brian Knutsen <br />of Moses, Wittemyer, Harrison & Woodruff to <br />adjudicate the groundwater underlying <br />approximately 4,480 acres south of Watkins for <br />the Tebo Development Company. <br /> <br />Gary Witt and Chad Taylor of WWE previously <br />quantified the available Denver basin <br />groundwater underlying that property based on <br />procedures outlined in the 1985 Senate Bill 5 <br />legislation. This quantification and adjudication ' <br />will assist the Tebo Development Company <br />with future plans for development. <br /> <br />FAIRWAY PINES DILIGENCE <br /> <br />Centex Destination Properties has hired WWE <br />to assist with evaluating wetland and Section <br />404 permitting requirements for the Fairway <br />Pines project. Our professionals are evaluating <br />whether wetlands and other "Waters of the <br />U.S." regulated under Section 404 exist on the <br />project site. We are using existing aerial <br />photographs and topographic mapping. <br /> <br />We are conducting this work as part of a due <br />diligence effort. This information will help <br />Centex understand their liabilities with regard to <br />Section 404, if the property is purchased. WWE <br />is working with Matt Dean of Centex on this <br />project. <br /> <br />SWSP REVIEWS <br /> <br />WWE is in its 16th year under a contract with the <br />Colorado State Engineer's Office for review of <br />gravel pit substitute water supply plans (SWSP). <br />We appreciate the opportunity to continue to <br />provide our services to this important state <br />agency. <br /> <br />CONSTRUCTION CLAIMS LAWSUIT <br /> <br />The Forest Park Home Owners' Association of <br />Wildernest in Summit County had alleged <br />extensive construction deficiencies with a claim <br />against the builder. WWE served as an expert <br />for the defendant builder before the case settled <br />in March. <br /> <br />Ken Wright was to testify in the Summit County <br />District Court this month about his fmdings on <br />claims related to retaining walls, building <br />drainage, street drainage, siding clearance, and <br />crawl space conditions. Ken, Patricia Flood, <br />and David Jubenville han41ed this investigation <br />with'field support from several of our engineers. <br /> <br />SURVEYING CAPABILITIES <br /> <br />Representatives of J.F. Sato & Associates. made <br />a lunchtime presentation March 17th to members <br />of WWE's Denver staff. Of particular interest <br />were the capabilities of their Global Positioning <br />System (GPS) equipment. <br /> <br />STRASBURG WATER SUPPLY WELL <br /> <br />Pauls Development East (PDE) is equipping its <br />newly constructed water supply well (Well No. <br />3) to meet the demands of its other residential <br />developments northwest of Strasburg. Chad <br />Taylor and Gary Witt ofWWE are working with <br />Mike Serra of PDE to assure that this Arapahoe <br />aquifer well will provide its estimated 80 to 100 <br />gallons a minute of production. <br /> <br />This well is approximately one-half mile away <br />from their water treatment plant. A pressure <br />transducer in the well records water level <br />changes, while a variable-frequency drive <br />adjusts the motor and pump rotation to maintain <br />a minimum production rate and/or water level. <br /> <br />WWE/WEI <br />