FLOOD07316

• County: Statewide
• Basin: Statewide
• Title: Community Block Grant Applications Review 1984
• Date: 3/19/1984
• Prepared For: State of Colorado
• Prepared By: CWCB
• Floodplain - Doc Type: Flood Documentation Report

APPLICATION NO.: 85-611

APPLICANT: City of 81ack Hawk

b. local Non-Financial
Corrmi tments

Raised water rates to $20/month flat rate and will pass
metered rates by January '86.

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Manager has past CD8G administration experience. Boulderl
County to provide assistance on housing rehab. portion I
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a. local Financial
COllII1itments

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(local contribution per capita: $310)
22.8% local cash match ($51,846).
$20,000 more local contribution was to be used for local
match, but had to be used for a water emergency (see
comments*) .

2. PUBLIC/PRIVATE
COMMITMENTS

c. Other Commitments

Town has hired meter reader/maintenance person to assist
existing town employees. Non-10w/mod-income residents
will pay for their own water meters and installation.
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3. MANAGEMENT
CAPABILITY

a. Staff and
Contractors

b. Budget

More admin. costs may be needed because of the nature
of administering housing rehab. especially concerning
work write-ups and inspections. .

c. Statutory/Regula-
tory Comp 1f ance

City has little housing rehab. experience.
experience with CDBG projects.

PRO STATEMENTS:

o Project will help reduce water loss which follows a recommendation of an
extensive water study.

o Good low/mod benefit.

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o Good local match for this community.

CON STATEMENTS:

o Housing rehab. of $500/household appears to be inadequate for plumbing.
Applicant is inspecting units in order to obtain an assessment of work to be
completed.

COMMENTS:

o local Priority: 1 of 1
o Eligibility of activities: Eligible.
o Validity of National Objectives: Valid as low/Mod Benefit.

o *The City has had severe problems with lateral lines freezing, consequently
freezing the City's mainlines. This has impacted its reserves so that together
this project's local match and the City's costs to thaw the mains will totally
deplete its reserve fund.

o The program design as proposed will only address the plumbing aspects of housing
rehab. What future efforts will be made to correct other deficiencies?

o Water study funded with EIA funds. The study addresses water rights, system
evaluation and possibilities of combining water systems with Central City. The .
study was a joint study between Black Hawk and Central City.

o Black Hawk received emergency water funds from the Division of local Government
for re-valving and re-piping of the water treatment plant and funds for leak
testing main lines. '

o In 1983 the applicant submitted a CDBG application for a water facilities
project (83-023) which was not funded.

o A-l on Water Needs list for inadequate filtration; turbidity; needs chemical
treatment and clarification. This project may reduce high water consumption
thereby reducing the filtration needs and chemical requirements of the City.