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. 1-3 The Allenspark Water and Sanitation District was subsequently formed as discussed in Secdon II. The service area is shown in detail on Drawing V-I. It includes the Allenspark community as well as development along Willow Creek to Ferncliff. The study area varies in elevation from 8,150 feet to 8,700 feet. CLI MATE , Allenspark is a typical mountainous community as found'in many parts of the State of Colorado, and has cl imatic similarity to towns existing at the same altitude of approximately eight to nine thousand feet. Signifi- cant amounts of snowfall are experienced during the winter months, where a typical amount of snowfall could be approximately forty-five inches. Concurrent with the snowfall in winter are the cold temperatures which pre- dominate in the mountain communities. During typical winter periods, temperatures can reach the 30's and 40's during the day, but drop signi- ficantly during the evenings. Minimum design temperatures, for say a 3- day critical period, are estimated to be -200F. Summer'temperatures can average 80 degrees during the day and approximately 400 to 500 in the evenings. It is not unusual to have the temperatures drop to below 400 during the summer, where inclement weather conditions can exist in the mountains for short periods of time. These climatic conditions are per- tinent in the overall design of a water system and are taken into consider- ation when an ultimate design is developed. PURPOSE OF REPORT The need for both community water and sewer systems for Allenspark has been positively identified. Financing the construction of adequate systems has been an extremely difficult problem to resolve. The nature of the com- munity (small, older existing homes), cold winter cl imate, and a rock sur- face all combined to result in high costs At the time of District forma- tion, Federal grants (Farmers Home Administration) were available to assist water system construction; however, this grant program was essentially terminated before Allenspark could utilize the funds. Conventional private financing was not feasible. It was further determined that construction of the sewer system would have to be deferred for financial reasons until substantial grants could be obtained.