BOARD01481

• Board Meeting Date: 11/19/2001
• Description: CF Section - Parker Water and Sanitation District
• Board Meetings - Doc Type: Memo

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Parker Water and Sanitation ~istrict
November 19-20, 2001

Agenda Item 21a.

Water Project Construction Loan Program-Project Data

Borrower: Parker Water and Sanitation District County:

Douglas

Project Name:

Rueter-Hess Reservoir

Project Type:

New Construction

Drainage Basin:

South Platte River

Water Source:

Cherry Creek

Total Project Cost: $103 Million

Funding Sources: CWCS, CWRPDA, District

Type of Borrower: Municipal

Median Household Income: High

CWCB Loan:

$15 million

Interest Rate: $4.75% Term: 20 years

CWCB Grant:

$0

Reservoir Capacity: 16,200 acre-feet

The Parker Water and Sanitation District plans to construct the Rueter Hess Project for storage of
municipal water for its 7924 customers. The reservoir will prOVide terminal storage for use within
the District's existing 8,596-acre service area. The Reservoir will be located about 3 miles
southwest of downtown Parker on Newlin Gulch, and will be filled by a variety of sources,
including in priority Cherry Creek and Newlin Gulch flows, ground water, and effluent from
advanced wastewater treatment. The dam, scheduled to start construction in 2003, would be a
Class 1 structure, 135 feet high, impounding a reservoir of 16,200 ac-ft. The Parker Water and
Sanitation District is a Title 32 Special District as defined by the State of Colorado. GEl
Consultants has completed the preliminary design and cost estimate for the project and the
District has completed the feasibility study. Proposed funding for the project consists of a
CWCS Construction Fund Loan for $15 million and the remainder from other sources.

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