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<br />"t <br /> <br />STATE OF COLORADO <br /> <br />\. <br /> <br />Colorado Water Conservation Board <br /> <br />Department of Natural Resources <br />1313 Sherman Street, Room 721 <br />Denver, Colorado 80203 <br />Phone: (303) 866-3441 <br />Fax: (303) 866-4474 <br />www.cwcb.state.co.us <br /> <br /> <br />TO: <br /> <br />Colorado Water Conservation Board Members <br /> <br />AnnaMaUss,P.E.~/r <br />Mike Serlet, P .E., Chief ~ <br />Water Supply Planning and Finance Section <br /> <br />Bill Ritter, Jr. <br />Governor <br /> <br />FROM: <br /> <br />Harris D, Sherman <br />DNR EX<lcutive Director <br /> <br />Jennifer L. Gimbel <br />CWCB Director <br /> <br />DATE: <br /> <br />January 14,2008 (UPDATED January 30, 2008) <br /> <br />Dan McAuliffe <br />CWCB Deputy Director <br /> <br />SUBJECT: <br /> <br />Agenda Item llb, January 22-23, 2008 Board Meeting <br />Water Supply Planning and Finance Section - New Project Loans <br />Town of Bennett -Water Wen #5 Replacement <br /> <br />Introduction <br /> <br />.I <br /> <br />The Town of Bennett (Bennett) acting by and through its Water Enterprise Fund has applied for a <br />$250,000 10,an from the CWCB to replace a domestic water supply well from the Denver Basin <br />aquifers. The requested loan would be used to replace Bennett's Well #5 which has deteriorated <br />beyond repair, Well #5 is critical to maintain adequate water service to Bennett residents. The <br />estimated total cost ofthe project is $280,000. Please see the attached Project Data Sheet for a <br />location map and project summary, <br /> <br />Background <br /> <br />Bennett is a community of 2,500 people and is located 25 miles east of Denver in south Adams <br />County and north Arapahoe County. Bennett currently serves its residents with water from the <br />Denver Basin aquifers. Bennett has two water systems: a north system and a south system. The <br />north system provides water for the town except for the Antelope Hills Subdivision. The south <br />system provides potable water to the Antelope Hills subdivision residents as well as non-potable <br />water for irrigation to the golf course. <br /> <br />Well #5 is one of six wells that supply the north system, It was taken off-line in September 2007 <br />because the well was pumping muddy water due to deterioration of the well casing. Without this <br />well, Bennett is struggling to provide an adequate supply of water to its residents. <br /> <br />Bennett currently serves approximately 1,100 taps. The town manages, operates, and maintains <br />the water supply system that is made up of wells, pumps, distribution pipelines, treatment <br />facilities and storage facilities, <br /> <br />Water Supply Protection. Watershed Protection & Flood Mitil:ation . Stream & Lake Protection. Water Supply Planning & Finance <br />Water Conservation & Drought Planning. Intrastate Water Management & Development <br />