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<br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />The consultants have studied five alternatives that include <br /> <br />various solutions to the town's water system problems. Their <br /> <br />recommendations are as shown below: <br /> <br />PROPOSED PROJECT <br />In the proposed project, the consultants are recommending <br /> <br />improvements of the distribution system by installing 6-inch and <br /> <br />8-inch diameter PVC water lines, gate valves, fire hydrants, and <br /> <br />universal metering in the town. The recommendations also include <br /> <br />a treatment plant, intake structures, a storage tank, a pressure <br /> <br />reduction station, and transmission pipelines. <br /> <br />The estimated cost of the project is $850,000. <br />RECOMMENDATION AND PRIORITY <br /> <br />The residents of Ridgway are currently faced with water <br /> <br />shortages during the winter when freezing occurs and also during <br /> <br />the early spring when there is a lot of turbidity in the water. <br /> <br />Ridgway has very limited financial resources, and the town can <br /> <br /> <br />participate very little in the necessary financing of the project. <br /> <br /> <br />Ridgway has contacted the Farmers Home Administration (FmHA) for <br /> <br /> <br />financing. However, the last offer made by the FmHA, under their <br /> <br />drought fund program, was turned down by the town. The reason was <br /> <br />that Ridgway could not afford the loan amount, and there was not <br /> <br />enough money left from the Four Corners Regional Commission (FCRC) <br /> <br />to increase the grant money made available from the FmHA. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />-3- <br />