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<br />~~. <br /> <br />Little Thompson Water District - Proposed Dry Creek Reservoir <br />November 25-26, 2002 <br /> <br />Agenda Item 20f <br /> <br />Feasibilltv Studies <br /> <br />The L TWD, through their engineer Smith Geotechnical Engineering Consultants, has completed a <br />draft feasibility study in accordance with CWCB guidelines. The study includes an assessment of <br />alternatives available for additional raw water supply. <br /> <br />Little Thompson Water District <br /> <br />The L TWD was formed as a Special District in 1960 and began serving domestic water in 1962. <br />As a Special District L TWD is legally able to levy taxes, however, they have never levied taxes in <br />their history and do not have plans to do so in the future, in order to protect their enterprise status. <br />In 1993 the Board of Directors adopted a resolution establishing L TWD as an enterprise, and <br />therefore they are not affected by the Tabor Amendment. <br /> <br />L TWD provides domestic water to a 300-square mile area in Larimer, Weld; and Boulder counties, <br />and are generally bounded by the City of Loveland on the north; Long's Peak Water District on the <br />south; the City of Greeley, the South Platte River, and the St. Vrain River on the east; and the <br />foothills of the Front Range on the west. LTWD currently serves approximately 7642 active taps <br />providing water to approximately 24,500 customers. The following entities are serviced in whole or <br />in part by L TWO: the Town of Mead, Longs Peak Water District, North Carter L:.ake Water District, <br />the City of Loveland (less than 2%), the Town .0fBerthoud (emergency only), and the Town of <br />Milliken (emergency only). Of the 7642 taps currently serviced by L TWO, approximately 1450 are <br />in the Town of Mead and unincorporated Boulder County, both considered high household income. <br />All of the other taps are located in areas considered middle household income. The current tap fee <br />is $25,700. . <br /> <br />L TWO and CWCWD jointly own and operate two water treatment plants located at the south end of <br />Carter Lake. The treatment plants are operated as a separate entity known as the Carter Lake <br />Filter Plant, and are capable of delivering up to 34 million gallons per day (MGO) of treated water. <br />Treated water is stored in the clear well at each of the filter plants as well as in a one million-gallon <br />tank and a five million-gallon tank near the filter plants. A new 5 MGO tank .is currently under <br />. construction at the plant site to provide additional treated water storage. In addition to this storage <br />capacity that is shared with CWCWD, L TWO operates three additional treated water storage <br />facilities with a total storage capacity of 7.15 million gallons. L TWO's distribution system is made <br />up of more than 500 miles of water lines ranging in size from one inch in diameter to 42 inches in <br />diameter. <br /> <br />Water Riahts <br /> <br />Water used by L TWO is C-BT water delivered to Carter Lake. They own 8,843 shares, with 4964 of <br />the shares converted to a fixed yield at 70%, and the remaining shares on the variable allotment. <br /> <br />Prolect Description. <br /> <br />The' purpose of the project is to provide raw water storage for the Carter Lake Filter Plant. Three <br />alternative~ were considered as outlined below. <br /> <br />1. No action. <br />2. Construct Facilities for Dry Creek Reservoir ($10,500,000) <br />3. Construct Facilities for reservoir at an alternate location (greater than $25,000,000). <br /> <br />page 2 of 6 <br />