PUB00059

• Year: 1995
• Title: Construction Fund Annual Report 1995
• CWCB Section: Finance
• Author: CWCB
• Description: Construction Fund Annual Report 1995
• Publications - Doc Type: CF Annual Report

Town of New Castle - Raw Water Pipeline Rehabilitation

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The Town of New Castle, located in Garfield County, is requesting a loan to rehabilitate 2,800
feet of the town's raw water pipeline. The pipeline which brings water from East Elk Creek to
the water treattnent plant is only 8-inch diameter and is constructed of thin-wall PVC buried at
shallow depths (it is actually exposed in some locations.). The existing line is too small, and is
subject to freezing and breakage. There is no other raw water pipeline to supply the town in an
emergency. The new pipeline will be 16-inch diameter and installed at a depth of about five feet.
The pipeline will have an ability to supply up to 5.3 acre-feet of water per day (1,931 acre-feet
per year). With a capacity of 1,200 gallons per minute, it will satisfy water needs of the town
based on maximum build-out, as well as water for fire protection.

A draft feasibility study and preliminary engineering design work have been completed by the
New Castle Town Planner and SGM Engineers/Surveyors of Glenwood Springs. The town has
already rebuilt 1,035 feet of the pipeline at a cost of $92,000 and rehabilitated the pre-
sedimentation pond at a cost of $35,000. All work was done in accordance with plans and
specifications developed by the town's engineer.

The Town of New Castle has a separate water enterprise which receives revenues from its water
customers. The CWCB loan will have a payment of about $17,900 per year, or $2 per month,
for the 736 existing customers. Plans for water metering ($55,000) and water plant upgrades
($486,400) in the next five years could add approximately $540,000 in additional debt for the
Town's Water Enterprise. The annual payment on this new debt would increase each customer's
water rate about $3.70 per month. Residents currently pay $16 per month for water, and $14 per
month for sewer. Even w ilh the additional projected debt service, water rates would be less than
$25 per month. The average monthly water rate for the State is $33.15.