C150122 Feasibility Study

• Contract/PO #: C150122
• Contractor Name: Central Weld County Water District
• Contract Type: Loan
• Water District: 4
• County: Larimer
• Bill Number: SB 03-110
• 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 TWD: the Town of
Mead, Longs Peak Water District, North Carter Lake Water District, the City of
Loveland (less than 2% of Loveland's supply - used for small area of Loveland
and emergencies), the Town of Berthoud (emergency supply only), and the
Town of Milliken (emergency supply only). Of the 7,642 taps currently serviced
by L TWD, approximately 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 remaining taps are in unincorporated areas of Larimer County. In
addition, L TWD services a master-meter connection to the Longs Peak Water
District (LPWD). LPWD services approximately 1000 taps, 800 of which are in
unincorporated Boulder County and 200 of which are in unincorporated Weld
County. In total, L TWD serves approximately 24,500 customers and 7,642
equivalent taps.

Water Rights

Water used by L 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 fixed yield at 70% with the remaining shares on the variable
allotment. A letter from the Northern Colorado Water Conservancy District
(NCWCD) stating the water rights owned by L TWD is in Appendix B.

Central Weld County Water District

General

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 32. A copy of Title 32 is contained in Appendix A. The CWCWD
Board of Directors has discussed the implications of the Tabor Amendment.
They operate as an enterprise and do not currently levy taxes and therefore are
unaffected by the Tabor Amendment.

Facilities

L TWD and CWCWD jointly own the Carter Lake Filter Plant and storage tanks as
described above. A high pressure transmission main transports water from the
filter plant east approximately 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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