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<br />8) <br /> <br />.) <br /> <br />.) <br /> <br />Section 3 <br />ReferencesjExperience (RFP Section 4.5) <br /> <br />The City of Loveland <br /> <br />The City of Loveland retained CDM to conduct a comprehensive study <br />to ensure that their water' supply would meet future City water <br />, demands. The City has a multi-faceted water supply system with <br />numerous raw water sources, including the Green Ridge Glade <br />., Reservoir, Big Thompson River diversions, and the Colorado-Big <br />Thompson and Windy Gap Projects. The State ,of Colorado, through the Colorado Water <br />Conservation Board (CWCB) Construction Fund Loan Program, also provided funding for the <br />study. The study was jointly coordinated with both City and CWCB staff. The primary <br />objectives of the study were to: ' <br /> <br />o Evaluate the system's ability to provide a reliable water supply under drought <br />conditions for a 30-yearpIanning horizon ' <br /> <br /> <br />o Evaluate and recommend alternatives for providing an emergency and firm water <br />supply under normal demands and using various conservation measures. <br /> <br />Since the completion of the comprehensive water supply study, the City contracted CDM to <br />develop the scope for an environmental assessment (EA) of the Green Ridge Glade Reservoir <br />expansion and related operational agreement with the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation for the use of <br />its facilities. The Loveland computer models were utilized in the BA to evaluate impacts to the <br />streamflowsof the Big Thompson River. CDM has provided continuing related services to the <br />City: providing updates to the model code, transferring the models to the City's computer <br />system, and conducting simulations under updated planning scenarios. The models are used to <br />periodically update study results as population grows and additional water supplies are <br />acquired, and to evaluate the sensitivity of the water supply system to drought, previous <br />assumptions and population changes. <br /> <br />Perthlent Project AttributeS: Colorado drought; natural resource and water supply policy <br /> <br />Mr. Larry Howard <br />City of Loveland <br />970-962-3703 <br /> <br />Section 3, Page-11 <br />