Arkansas - Las Animas Sanitary Sewer System Improvements_Application

• Basin Roundtable: Arkansas
• Applicant: City of Las Animas
• Description: City of Las Animas Sanitary Sewer System Improvements
• Account Source: Statewide
• Board Meeting Date: 3/19/2008
• WSRA - Doc Type: Grant Application

Water Supply Reserve Account - Grant Application Form
Fonn Revised May 2007

By installing new PVC collection mains, these two phenomenas will be eliminated in the replaced segments.
Therefore, the city's WWTP has the potential of seeing a reduction in the amount of hydraulic loading on the
plant. In contrast, the underlying ground water will no longer be impacted by raw sewage contamination.
This will potentially result in better water quality within the underlying ground water. In addition to these two
environmental benefits, the city will realize a cost savings benefit. This will be through the reduction in jet
rodding of the newly replaced collection system segments. This single item has the potential of impacting the
users fees through a net reduction in cost. The replacement, repairs, improvements and modifications stated
above have been deemed a critical priority by the city and also critical from a liability standpoint, cost of
operation, human health and sustainability of the city's wastewater collection system.

7. Please provide a brief narrative of any related or relevant previous studies.

Starting in January 2006, the City of Las Animas contracted with GMS, Inc. Consulting Engineers to evaluate
their wastewater collection system including piping, manholes and pumping systems. In October of 2006, the
contract was expanded to include evaluating the wastewater treatment plant to determine if the city had the
available capacity within the plant to meet the demands of the local correctional facility doubling in capacity.
The study was completed in March of 2007. The study defined deficiencies throughout the wastewater
collection system and broke them into priorities. The total cost of the priorities were calculated at $1 ,588,000.
Based on meetings with city representatives and assessing their ability to take on additional debt, the project
was reviewed from a financial impact basis. The corresponding project includes the first four priorities. The
corresponding cost estimate is $1,237,000.

8. Additional Information - If you feel you would like to add any additional pertinent information please feel
free to do so here.

The above statements are true to the best of my knowledge:

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Print Applicant's Name: Mr. Lawrence Sena, Mayor
Project Title: City of Las Animas Sanitary Sewer System Improvements
Date: January 15, 2008

Return this application to:

Mr. Rick Brown
Intrastate Water Management and Development Section
COLORADO WATER CONSERVATION BOARD
1580 Logan Street, Suite 600
Denver, CO 80203

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