Metro - Parker W&S CSU Joint Project Rural Urban Farm Model_Application

• Basin Roundtable: Metro
• Applicant: Parker Water & Sanitation District/CSU
• Description: Joint Project on Rural/Urban Farm Model
• Account Source: Basin
• Board Meeting Date: 9/19/2007
• Contract/PO #: 150413
• WSRA - Doc Type: Grant Application

Water Supply Reserve Account – Grant Application Form
Form Revised October 2006
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Part A. - Description of the Applicant
(Project Sponsor or Owner);

1.
Applicant Name(s):
Parker Water and Sanitation Dist rict

19801 East Mainstreet
Parker, Colorado 80138
Mailing address:

[e-mail]
Taxpayer ID#:
84 - 0646518
Email address:

Phone Numbers: Business:
303 - 841 - 4627

Home:

Fax:

303 - 841 - 8992

Person to contact regarding this application if different from above:
2.

Frank Jaeger
Name:

Position/Title
District Manager

Provide a brief description of your organization below: Refer to Part 2 of c riteria and g uidance for required
3.
Information. Attach add itional sheet(s) as needed.

The Parker Water and Sanitation District (PWSD) is a Title 32 Special District , formed in 1962, which

provid e s water and wastewater services to a service area in the southeastern metropolitan area. PWSD’s
DRCOG service area is 21,240 acres. Cur rently, PWSD serves approximate ly 14,000 single family

equivalents (SFEs) while, at buildout, is expected to serve over 4 5,000 SFEs with a population estimated

to be 125,000. Current water usage in PWSD , based on PWSD’s planning criterion of 0.7 ac - ft/yr/SFE ,
is approximately 9,800 ac - ft/yr , and this demand will grow t o approximately 31,775 ac - ft/yr. PWSD is

currently primar ily reliant on the non - renewable resources of the Denver Basin, but minimizes use of this
water by (a) reuse through its augmentation plan, (b) water conservation, (c) development of local
renewable resources of Cherry Creek, and (d) water management throu gh surface water storage in Rueter -
Hess Reservoir. Even with these water management and conservation plans, PWSD will still need to
develop additional renewable water supplies in the future to continue to provide reliable water supplies to
its customers. P WSD’s infrastructure is funded currently by charg ing inclusion fees for new
developments, tap fees for new hookups, and a water resources toll to cover water supply issues with new
developments. Service charges are only used to meet operation costs. PWSD e mploys a block - rate water

fee structure that encourages conservation by increasing costs for use above base levels.

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