PROJ02192

• Contract/PO #: 07000000049
• Contractor Name: Stratus Consulting, Inc.
• Contract Type: Grant
• Water District: 0
• Loan Projects - Doc Type: Report

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Contents

List of Figures........................................................................................................................... .... v

List of Tables........................................................................................................................... .. vii

List of Acronyms and Abbreviations .... .............. .......................... .................. ...... ........... ....... ..ix

Executive Summary ... ... .......................... ................... ....... ......... ....................... ...... ...... ..... ...... S-1

Chapter 1 Study Purpose and Introduction .................................................................... 1-1

1.1 What is the Purpose and Design of this Study? ................................................. 1-1
1.2 What is the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Drinking Water
Infrastructure Needs Survey and Assessment? .................................................. 1-2
1.2.1 How was the EP A Needs Survey designed? .......................................... 1-2
1.2.2 What were the overall funding needs identified? .................................. 1-3
1.2.3 What were the findings for small systems? ........................................... 1-4
1.3 How is the Remainder of the Report Structured? .............................................. 1-5

Chapter 2 Private Nonprofit Water Systems in Colorado ............................................. 2-1

2.1 What is a Private Nonprofit Water System? ...................................................... 2-1
2.2 How Many Private Nonprofit Water Systems Are There in Colorado? ............2-1
2.3 Where Are the Private Nonprofit Water Systems Located in Colorado? .......... 2-2
2.4 How Sustainable Are Private Nonprofit Water Systems? ................................. 2-5
2.5 How Are the Numbers of Private Nonprofit Water Systems Changing

over Time? ......... ................... ....... ............ ............ ..... ........ ...... ..... ..... ...... ........... 2-6

2.6 How Much Money Have Private Nonprofits Stated a Need for in

the Short-Term? .............. ..... ................ ............ ....................... ...... ...... ............... 2-9

2.7 How Do Private Nonprofits in Colorado Rank Their Long-Term Funding
Needs by Water System Function? .................................................................... 2-9

Chapter 3 Existing Funding Sources ................................................................................ 3-1

3.1 What Funding Sources Are Available in Colorado, and from
What Sources Are Private Nonprofits Excluded? .............................................. 3-1
3.2 Which Funding Sources Currently Serve Private Nonprofit

Water Systems? . ................... ..................................... ................................... ...... 3-3

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