PROJ01948 ‎(2)‎

• Contract/PO #: C150121
• Contractor Name: Little Thompson Water District
• Contract Type: Loan
• Water District: 2
• County: Weld
• Loan Projects - Doc Type: Feasibility Study

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supplemental water to boost service in remote areas of the District and the City.
The following entities are serviced in whole or in part by L TWO: the Town of
Mead, Longs Pe?k Water District, North Carter Lake Water District, the City of
Loveland (less th:an 2% of Loveland's supply - used for small area of Loveland
and emergencie~), the Town of Berthoud (emergency supply only), and the
Town of Milliken ~emergency supply only). Of the 7,642 taps currently serviced
by L TWO, appro~imately 450 are in the Town of Mead, approximately 550 are in
the Town of Mead Urban Growth area, approximately 200 are in Boulder County,
and the remaini~g taps are in unincorporated areas of Larimer County. In
addition, L TWD ~ervices a master-meter connection to the Longs Peak Water
District (LPWD). I LPWD services approximately 1000 taps, 800 of which are in
unincorporated Boulder County and 200 of which are in unincorporated Weld
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County. In totaL L TWD serves approximately 24,500 customers and 7,642
equivalent taps. :
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Water Rights

Water used by ~ TWD is Colorado-Big Thompson (C-BT) water delivered to
Carter Lake. L TWD owns 8,843 shares of C-BT water. 4964 shares have been
converted to a fi~ed yield at 70% with the remaining shares on the variable
allotment. A letiter from the Northern Colorado Water Conservancy District
(NCWCD) stating the water rights owned by L TWD is in Appendix B.
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Central Weld County Water District

General

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Central Weld County Water District was organized as a Special District in 1965
and began serving customers in 1967. The legal definition of a Special District is
defined in Title 3~. A copy of Title 32 is contained in Appendix A. The CWCWD
Board of Directors has discussed the fmplications of the Tabor Amendment.
They operate as ~n enterprise and do not currently levy taxes and therefore are
unaffected by the iTabor Amendment.

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Facilities

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L TWO and CWCWD jointly own the Carter Lake Filter Plant and storage tanks as
described above. i A high pressure transmission main transports water from the
filter plant east ap,proximately 22 miles to CWCWD's distribution system.

In addition to the: one million gallon and five million gallon tanks owned jointly
with L TWD, CWCWD maintains supplemental and emergency connections with
. other water supply systems to meet the demands of its customers as necessary.

Dry Creek Reservoir Feasibility Study

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