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I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I · Additional feasibility analysis for reservoir rehabilitation work that Johnstown is proposing (Johnstown recently approached CWCB regarding expanding the scope of the Construction Fund Loan to include certain raw water reservoir rehabilitation work that would be beneficial to Johnstown's water supply). All of the infonnation that has been requested is included in various published and unpublished documents, including a Raw Water Pipeline Feasibility Study, Johnstown, Colorado (FS) which was submitted to CWCB on July 29, 1993 (PRC 1993). This document serves as a compendium summarizing the infonnation requested and documentation of where that infonnation can be found. Copies of referenced documents are also provided. 2.0 RESPONSE TO COMMENTS REGARDING DEFICIENCmS IN THE FEASIBILITY STUDY Comment 1. There is very little information regarding the project sponsor or the project service area including: (a) type of organization with which the Board would be contracting. (b) description of existing facilities. (c) service area, and (d) population and (e) number of customers. No maps are provided of the service area or of the existing facilities. Response: The following infonnation is provided regarding the project sponsor and the project service area. Since the project service area is constantly changing, service area information provided is the most current available. Specific responses follow: a) The Town of Johnstown was organized on March 21, 1907 as an incorporated municipality under applicable statutes and is administered by an elected Mayor and Board of Trustees. Johnstown provides the following services to the residents and businesses: Public safety (police and building inspection), highways and streets, sanitation, water, culture-recreation, public improvements, planning arId zoning, judicial, and general administrative services (ARD 1995). b) The current raw water delivery system for Johnstown is illustrated on Figure 1. Johnstown is completelY dependent upon water diverted from the Big Thompson River via the Itome Supply Ditch. During irrigation season, water is diverted directly from we Home Supply Ditch into Johnstown Reservoir by way of a 24 inch concrete pipe. Johnstown water is then diverted from Johnstown Reservoir to the water treatment plant by pipeline. Water is treated at the plant and then distributed throughout the service area. 2