PROJ00106

• Contract/PO #: C153494
• Contractor Name: Loveland, City of
• Water District: 0
• County: Larimer
• Bill Number: XB 99-999
• Loan Projects - Doc Type: Feasibility Study

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City of Loveland
Phase II
Evaluation of Alternatives

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

PURPOSE

The City of Loveland, Yater/Yastewater Department retained Camp Dresser &

McKee Inc. (CDM) to conduct an analysis of the ability of the city's water

supply sources to deliver water during selected drought conditions. This

alternatives analysis was conducted as the second phase of a three-phase

water supply study which (1) assesses drought impacts on the City's water

supply system and recommends a drought protection level, (2) identifies and

quantifies potential alternatives to mitigate drought impacts, and

describes the type, size, location, and implementation schedule for the

recommended alternative, and (3) conducts a feasibility study in accordance

with Colorado Yater Conservation Board (CYCB) guidelines for the

recommended drought mitigation alternative.

METHODOLOGY AND RESULTS

The City's raw water sources include the following:

1. Big Thompson River direct-flow rights.

2. Ownership in a number of private irrigation ditch and reservoir
companies through the City's Transfer Decree.

3. Ownership of Colorado-Big Thompson Project (CBT) units.

4. Ownership of Yindy Gap Project units.

Both the CBT and Yindy Gap projects derive their supply from streams in the
Upper Colorado River Basin. Conveyance facilities (e.g., Adams Tunnel,
Dille Tunnel, Charles Hansen Feeder Canal) are operated and maintained by

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