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Creek along William's Ditch No.1 to Lazy 0 Reservoir No.2. From the reservoir, water will be pumped and distributed to the 21 home sites, separate from the existing potable water system. The 500 acres of agricultural land on the ranch will continue to utilize a separate irrigation system. Feasibility Studies Yancy Nichol. P.E., with Sopris Engineering, Carbondale, CO, has completed the feasibility study for the project. The report includes an evaluation of alternatives to construct the secondary water system. The LORHOA The LORHOA is a non-profit homeowners association registered in the State of Colorado. There are 22 shareholders, consisting 21 homeowners and the Lazy 0 Cattle Company. The LORHOA Board of Directors has the power to set annual assessments and to suspend voting rights and to curtail water services for members that are in default of any assessment levied by the association. Water Riehts The LORHOA has a 1902 absolute water right decree for 15 cfs from Capitol Creek, with an appropriation date of 1881. The LORHOA also has an alternate point of diversion for the Williams No.2 Ditch, to divert up to 5 cfs to fill the Lazy 0 Reservoir No.2, which was decreed in 1991. In 2004 the LORHOA received approval from District Court, Water Division No.5, for a change in place of use, to allow the LORHOA to pump water directly out of Lazy 0 Reservoir No.2 for their secondary non-potable water system. The maximum amount of lawn served by the system could not exceed 10,000 square foot per lot, or a total of 4.82 acres. The approval was based on a maximum rate of delivery into Lazy 0 Reservoir of 0.30 cfs during any call period downstream, and no expansion of use beyond their decreed amount of 15 cfs. Proiect Description Two alternatives were analyzed in the feasibility report: 1. Don't build the project. Continue to use the potable system for landscaping needs. 2. Construct a secondary non-potable water system to eliminate the usage of potable water for irrigation. Alternative No.1 - Don't Build the Proiect. This alternative was deemed unacceptable since it did not address the prolonged use of potable water for irrigation and the future increase of irrigation use once the area becomes fully built out. Alternative No.2 - Construction of Secondary Water SYstem. This alternative was selected since it met the long term water needs of the HOA cost effectively, while also eliminating the use of potable water for irrigation purposes. Selected Alernative No.2, involves the installation of the 7,500- feet of2-inch to 6-inch Class 200 PVC main line pipe, 21 - 2-inch SDR-9, 200 psi service lines with curb stop valves, 100- feet of 12-inch SDR-21 PVC pipe to go from the pond to the pump station, 2 -10 horsepower variable speed pumps, and a 6-foot by 6-foot covered pump station. 2