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<br />water systems in northern Colorado continues to increase, more cooperation between <br />Fort Collins area water suppliers can be anticipated. <br /> <br />ELCO is one of three water districts that share ownership of the SCFP, a regional water <br />treatment facility. SCFP provides treated water to ELCO, North Weld County <br />(NWCWD) and Fort Collins-Loveland Water Districts (FCLWD). Figure 3.2 shows the <br />service area boundaries of the three Districts that own SCFP. <br /> <br />SCFP operates under an Amended Intergovernmental Agreement between the three <br />Districts that own the plant. Executed in December, 1995, the Agreement establishes <br />SCFP as a separate governmental entity created under the provisions of C.R.S. 929-1- <br />203. The Agreement confirms an undivided one-third ownership in the facility by each <br />District and establishes the method of payment for capital improvements and treated <br />water. A Steering Committee consisting of two members from each District governs <br />operations at the SCFP. <br /> <br />Through connections with the three Districts that own SCFP, water is also supplied <br />through wholesale agreements to the Towns of Windsor, Timnath, Severance, Eaton, <br />Ault, and Nunn. Through wholesale connections with ELCO, NCWA and Sunset Water <br />District also receive water from SCFP. <br /> <br />Non-Datable Irriaation <br /> <br />ELCO encourages installation of non-potable irrigation systems through its development <br />fees and raw water dedication requirements. New developments that install a non- <br />potable irrigation system designed by a registered professional engineer receive <br />significant reductions in the raw water dedication requirements and plant investment <br />fees (PIFs). <br /> <br />A number of homeowner's associations (HOAs) and individuals in ELCO's service area <br />currently utilize a raw water source for landscape irrigation. A customer survey <br />performed during the fall of 2004 asked customers what type of water they use to <br />irrigate their landscaping. Of the 900 surveys mailed to customers, 582 were completed <br />and returned (a response rate of 650/0). Of the customers returning the survey, 12.90/0 <br />indicated they obtained irrigation water from a well. Another 7.40/0 indicated they <br />obtained irrigation water from a ditch, canal or lake. <br /> <br />The relatively high percentage of customers (20.30/0) currently using raw water for <br />irrigation is a reflection of the rural nature of development within ELCO's service area. <br />Many individual lot owners in areas of high ground water have drilled their own wells. <br />Large estate lots served by ELCO were usually created by subdividing farms that were <br />irrigated with shares in the North Poudre Irrigation Company (NPIC) or high-capacity <br />irrigation wells. It was standard practice in the past to transfer those water rights to <br />individuals or an HOA to provide raw water for turf irrigation. <br /> <br />Clear Water Solutions, Inc. <br />East Larimer County Water District <br /> <br />2007 Water Conservation Plan <br /> <br />8 <br />