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Alternative Agricultural Water Transfer Methods -Grant Application Form
<br />January 2008
<br />4. Provide a brief description of your organization. The applicant may be a public or private entity. Given
<br />the diverse range of potential applicants, not all of the following information may be relevant. Where
<br />applicable and relevant the description should include the following:
<br />a) Type of organization, official name, the year formed, and the statutes under which the entity was
<br />formed, a contact person and that person's position or title, address and phone number. For
<br />private entities, a copy of the Articles of Incorporation and By-laws should be appended to the
<br />application.
<br />The Parker Water and Sanitation District (PWSD) is a Title 32 Special District, formed in 1962, which
<br />provides water and wastewater services to a service area in the southeastern Denver metropolitan area. Mr. Frank
<br />Jaeger has been the District Manager since 1981 and will be the contact person for this project. His address is
<br />19801 East Mainstreet, Parker, Colorado 80138, and he can be reached at 303-841-4627.
<br />b) For waters suppliers, information regarding the number of customers, taps, service area, and
<br />current water usage, and future growth plans, water related facilities owned or used,
<br />funding/revenue sources (existing service charges, tap fees, share assessments, etc.), the number of
<br />members or shareholders and shares of stock outstanding or a description of other means of
<br />ownership.
<br />PWSD's DRCOG service area is 21,240 acres. Currently, PWSD serves approximately 14,000 single
<br />family equivalents (SFEs) while, at build-out, is expected to serve over 45,000 SFEs with a population estimated
<br />to be 125,000. Current water usage in PWSD, based on PWSD's planning criterion of 0.7 ac-ft/yr/SFE, is
<br />approximately 9,800 ac-ft/yr, and this demand will grow to approximately 31,775 ac-ft/yr. Build out is expected
<br />in approximately 2030. PWSD is currently primarily reliant on the non-renewable resources of the Denver Basin,
<br />but minimizes use of this water by (a) reuse through its augmentation plan, (b) water conservation, (c)
<br />development of local renewable resources of Cherry Creek, and (d) water management through surface water
<br />storage in Rueter-Hess Reservoir (expected to be on line in 2011). Even with these water management and
<br />conservation plans, PWSD will still need to develop additional renewable water supplies in the future to continue
<br />to provide reliable water supplies to its customers. PWSD owns and operates a well system comprised of 3
<br />Cherry Creek alluvial aquifer wells, 11 Dawson aquifer bedrock wells, 5 Denver aquifer bedrock wells, 17
<br />Arapahoe aquifer bedrock wells, and 3 Laramie-Fox Hills aquifer bedrock wells. This system includes the wells,
<br />pumps, pump houses, wet wells for chlorination, and the distribution system. PWSD also owns and operates two
<br />water reclamation facilities that have a treatment capacity of 3.5 MGD, and are currently treating 3.1 MGD.
<br />PWSD has completed Phase 1 of the development of Rueter-Hess Reservoir to a capacity of 16,200 ac-ft, and is
<br />currently awaiting a Section 404 permit from the US Army Corps of Engineers (expected spring 2008) to allow
<br />the expansion of Rueter-Hess Reservoir to a capacity of 72,000 ac-ft. As part of the Rueter-Hess project, a
<br />surface diversion structure has been completed on Cherry Creek to capture all in-priority flows at that location.
<br />Once diverted, the water is routed to the pump station adjacent to the diversion structure and delivered to Rueter-
<br />Hess via a 3-mile pipeline. Delivery of water from Rueter-Hess will be routed to a water treatment plant at the
<br />reservoir site prior to distribution into the PWSD water supply system. The water treatment plant is currently
<br />under design.
<br />All of the above-described infrastructure is either in place, or is being designed, and is all owned and
<br />operated by PWSD. It is expected that Rueter-Hess will serve as a regional water supply storage facility for
<br />entities in the south Denver metropolitan area. The Town of Castle Rock, Castle Pines North Metropolitan
<br />District, and Stonegate Village Metropolitan District have all agreed to contract for storage space in Rueter-Hess
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