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Category Tomlconununi~sy&ems Private conununi~ systems Conununi~ systems other than private systemsa a. Includes federal, smte, and local government systems; Native American owned systems; and mixed- ownership systems. 841 375 466 45% 55% Private conununi~ systems Private nonprofit conununi~ systems Private for profit conununi~ systems 375 174 201 46% 54% Stratus Consulting Executive Summary Table S.l. Types of community water systems in Colorado No. of % of systems total Category No. of % of systems total Projected growth rate of private nonprofit water systems To estimate the growth rate ofPNPWSs in Colorado, we used information from phone discussions with county planners on the number of new applications for developments that include PNPWSs and compared it to the existing number of PNPWSs in that county. Once we approximated the PNPWS growth rate, we determined whether or not that growth rate was faster than the projected population growth rate. In most instances, few developments with PNPWSs were being processed or anticipated. However, a few counties such as Garfield, Routt, and Rio Grande had existing or anticipated applications from developments with PNPWSs as well as land use policies that allowed for PNPWS growth. We marked these counties as likely to have PNPWS growth rates greater than the existing population growth rate projection. For the state as a whole, we expect that the growth rate ofPNPWS systems will approximately track with the rate of population growth, which is projected to range from 1.3% to 2% for Colorado from 2005-2010 to 2030-2035 (Colorado DOLA, 2006). Counties where PNPWS growth is actively discouraged appear to outnumber the counties that allow PNPWS growth. However, PNPWSs will continue to proliferate in some counties. Projecting the number of PNPWS systems using population growth rate projections by county, we roughly estimate that the number of community PNPWSs will grow from the current 174 to 187 by 2010 and 238 by 2020. Private nonprofit water system projected funding need The 2007 project eligibility list for CDPHE's Drinking Water Grant Program for PNPWSs totals $32.5 million. These cost estimates were gathered in June 2006. To supplement this list, we identified short-term funding need (starting in the next 0 to 5 years) in 10 of the 13 community PNPWSs we interviewed. Need from these systems totaled $7.3 million. After accounting for some overlap between the two lists and adjusting estimates to 2007 dollars, we identified total short-term funding need of approximately $40 million. Page S-2 SCll199