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The Wadley Farms No. 3 Subdivision relies on having sufficient water supplies to maintain landscaping for individual properties, to keep sufficient water levels in its three reservoirs for sustaining fish and Fire-fighting reserves during dry periods, and to assure the continued contribution by the lakes to the subdivision's attractive character. The limited water supplies currently available to the HOA during extended dry periods negatively affects all of these needs, despite the reasonable steps that have been taken to use the existing Wadley Farms No. 3 water supplies wisely. The HOA has explored options to increase its water supplies and concluded that acquisition of additional FHL shares is the most practical option. The HOA currently has the opportunity to acquire an additional two FHL shares. This study is in support of the HOA's loan request to the CWCB for financing a 90% portion of the purchase of these two FIIL shares. Study Area The Wadley Farms No. 3 Subdivision consists of 109 large -acre residential lots located west of Colorado Boulevard between 144th and 152nd Avenues, just south of E -470 at the far north edge of the Denver Metropolitan area. The subdivision is an unincorporated area of Adams County the city limits of Thornton. Wadley Farms No. 3 encompasses the land east of the railroad tracks in Section 13, Township 1 South, Range 68 West. The subdivision ranges in elevation from 5260 feet MSL down to 5164 feet MSL. Signal Ditch runs northeasterly at a location just to the south and west of the subdivision. Big Dry Creek is located below the subdivision about one mile to the west. Of the 109 lots in the subdivision, 104 lots are developed with a single - family house and, often, associated outbuildings. Lots are zoned for agricultural use and the subdivision has a rural character with pasture areas and livestock on most lots. Lots generally range in size from about 2.5 acres to 4 acres. Each lot may irrigate no more than 8000 square feet based on restrictions in the subdivision covenants. Most properties contain up to 8000 square feet of irrigated grass areas consisting of bluegrass, ryegrass and other lawngrass species combined with vegetable gardens, ornamental gardens, and trees. The remaining vegetated portion of most properties consists of unirrigated pasture grasses. Domestic water is provided for each home through individually -owned deep wells into the Denver basin aquifers. About 90% of the homeowners' wells are in the Arapahoe formation and 10% are in the Laramie -Fox Hills formation. The HOA Covenants prohibit outdoor irrigation with the individual deep wells. Arapahoe wells are permitted for in- house use only. The Laramie -Fox Hills wells often are permitted to allow for some limited outdoor use and stock watering despite the Covenant restriction, but typically have a limited flowrate that makes such use impractical. Wadley Reservoirs Nos. 1, 2 and 3 are located within the boundaries of the subdivision and are an integral part of the Wadley Farms No. 3 irrigation water system. but also Wadley Farms No. 3 Water Supply CWCB Loan Feasibility Study Page 2