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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Three criteria were used in the Plan Elements evaluation process:

o Yield - The yield is defined for this study as the amount of deficit
reduction attainable through implementation of the Plan Element.
The yield was computed at the 100-year recurrence interval for the
demand rate and supply sources specified in the Design Conditions.
Yields are expressed to the nearest AF to facilitate comparison
between Plan Elements.

o Cost - The total capitalized cost of each Plan Element was computed
based on 1987 equivalent dollars. Costs considered include land
acquisition, design, construction, engineering, and operation and
maintenance costs. All cost estimates are shown to three
significant figures.

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o Social/Environmental Factors - The impact of each Plan Element in
relation to social and environmental issues was identified. Issues
considered included changes in land use; changes in ingress and
egress; and effects on vegetation, wildlife, and fisheries.

Each of the 12 Plan Elements were first evaluated in terms of their ability
to reduce or eliminate the Design Condition deficit of 2,745 AF at the 100-
year recurrence interval. All Plan Elements, except for the development of
ground water resources, were evaluated utilizing the Phase II computer
models. Table 4-1 summarizes the results of each Plan Element with respect
to deficit reduction and estimated cost of implementation.

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Estimated costs shown in Table 4-1 consist of capital (engineering, legal,

construction, purchase) and annual (operation and maintenance, assessments)

costs. Total costs were computed by converting annual costs to capital

costs assuming a 10 percent interest rate over 20 years and adding the

result to the capital cost. The total cost was then divided by the deficit

reduction estimated for the Plan Element to provide a direct cost

comparison between Plan Elements on a dollar per AF of reduction basis.

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Due to the demand projected under the Design Conditions, additional raw

water treatment capacity will be required for all Plan Elements (except

water conservation). The cost of treatment expansion has not been included

in the individual Plan Element cost estimates since these costs are

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