PROJ01959 ‎(2)‎

• Contract/PO #: C150131A
• Contractor Name: Paonia, Town of
• Contract Type: Loan
• Water District: 0
• Loan Projects - Doc Type: Feasibility Study

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Feasibility Report for Improvement of Paonia's Water Supply System
Town of Paonia
Aplril 21, 2000

TABLE OF CONTENTS

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
LIST OF TABLES
LIST OF FIGURES

Page

1. INTRODUCTION ................................".."."............ 1-1
1.1 Study Objectives. . . , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , . . , . , . . . . . . . . .. 1-1
1.2 Scope of Work ............................................... 1-1
1.3 Authorization. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , . .. 1-2
1.4 Project Personnel ..................".....................".... 1-2

2. BACKGROUND INFORMATION. . . . . . . . . , . . . , . . . . , . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . 2-1

2.1 General. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , . . . . , . . . . . . . . . . , . . . . 2-l

2.2 Previous Paonia Studies ...........".......""................... 2-1
2.2.1 Town ofPaonia Comprehensive Plan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1
2.2.2 Reconnaissance Assessment ofPaonia's Raw Water Supply ..... 2-2
2.2.3 Initial Raw Water Supply Study" , . . . . , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2

3. TOWN OF P AONIA ........................"....................... 3-1
3.1 Description of the Town............."... ....................... 3-1
3.2 Physical Assets .... . . . . . . . , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1
3.3 Financial Status."......".."................................... 3-1
3.4 Water Supply .".........".................................... 3-3

3.5 Water Rights. . . . . , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3

3.6 Water Quality. . , . . , . , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3

4. WATER DEMAND PROJECTIONS ................................... 4-l
4.1 Existing Demands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1
4.2 Future Demands .............................................. 4-5
4.3 Constraints to Future Growth. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-8

5. WATER SUPPLY FIRM YIELD ...................................... 5-1
5.1 Existing Raw Water System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-1
5.2 Review of Available Data. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , . . . . . . . 5-2
5.3 Firm Yield Development ....................................... 5-2

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