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Centennial Water and Sanitation District Agenda Item 29a May 9,2014(Updated May 23,2014) Page 3 of 7 Background The District is located in unincorporated Douglas County approximately 12 miles south of Denver. It serves a 22,000 acre master-planned community known as Highlands Ranch and a small portion of the Northern Douglas County Water and Sanitation District. The primary function of the District is to provide water and wastewater services to Highlands Ranch residential and commercial customers. District facilities include the 40 MGD Joseph B. Blake Water Treatment Plant, two groundwater treatment plants, two reservoirs, multiple pump stations and storage tanks, 51 non- tributary wells, and a distribution network that includes over 437 miles of pipeline. The District also has a non-potable reuse system that supplies over 450 acre-feet of irrigation water annually. The District service area is approximately 90% developed from a demand perspective, with a projected average annual demand of 19,500 acre-feet at full build out. Annual potable water demands have averaged 17,500 acre-feet in recent years. The District's Water Conservation Plan was approved by the CWCB in February 2009. Loan Feasibility Study Ryan Edwards, P.E., District Project Manager,prepared the Loan Feasibility Study titled"CWSD Participation in the Chatfield Reservoir Reallocation Project," dated August 2013, with support from Bruce Lebsack, District Finance Director, and Rick McLoud, District Water Resources Manager. The study was prepared in accordance with CWCB guidelines and includes an alternative analysis, cost estimates, and financial statements. The feasibility study relies on the FR/EIS prepared by the Corps, and the Fish, Wildlife and Recreation Mitigation Plan(FWRMP)prepared by the Relocation Participants in accordance with C.R.S. 37-60-122.2. Borrower—Centennial Water and Sanitation District The District is a Colorado Title 32 Special District established in 1980. The District serves Highlands Ranch, which has approximately 93,000 residents. The District also serves a portion within the Northern Douglas Water and Sanitation District. In total, the District has approximately 41,800 residential, commercial and irrigation taps. Revenues primarily come from fees charged for water and wastewater operations. The District is governed by a five-member board of directors. This District is a non-taxing district and meets the definition of an enterprise exempt from TABOR restrictions. The Board can authorize the District to incur debt and set water rates as required to cover operating expenses. Water Rights The District maintains a vast water rights portfolio. Its surface water rights include shares in several irrigation ditches and rights allowing diversion directly through existing pipes and ditches at the Chatfield Outlet Manifold and through a well field in the South Platte River alluvium. Its non- tributary groundwater rights include 51 active wells throughout Highlands Ranch that supplement surface water and provide drought protection. Its existing storage rights combine for a total storage capacity of 10,695 AF between three reservoirs. The District holds 12,600 AF of conditional storage rights in Chatfield in Case Nos. 83CW184, 84CW411 and 85CW314. CHATFIELD REALLOCATION DESCRIPTION THE GOAL OF THE REALLOCATION IS TO HELP ENABLE WATER PROVIDERS SUPPLY WATER TO LOCAL USERS IN RESPONSE TO RAPIDLY INCREASING DEMAND.THE STATEWIDE WATER SUPPLY INITIATIVE 2010 REPORT(SWSI 2010)HAS IDENTIFIED THE PROJECTED GAP IN MUNICIPAL&INDUSTRIAL(M&I) AND SELF-SUPPLIED INDUSTRIAL(SSI) USE IN THE METRO BASIN ALONE WILL BE BETWEEN 180,000 AND 280,000 ACRE-FEET PER YEAR BY THE YEAR 2050. THE CHATFIELD REALLOCATION PROJECT IS IDENTIFIED IN SWSI 2010 AS AN IDENTIFIED PROJECT AND PROCESS(IPP)FOR THE METRO AND SOUTH PLATTE BASINS. WITH THE COMPLETION OF ALL METRO BASIN IPPS,THE M&I AND SSI GAP