C153701 Feasibility Study

• Contract/PO #: C153701
• Contractor Name: Fort Morgan, City of & Fort Morgan Water Works and Distribution Enterprise
• Contract Type: Loan
• Water District: 1
• County: Weld
• Bill Number: SB94-029
• Loan Projects - Doc Type: Feasibility Study

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Section 3
Development of Alternatives

SECTION 3: DEVELOPMENT OF ALTERNATIVES

Sites Considered

The sites for location of the raw water reservoir, water treatment plant, treated water
storage and pumping plant (if needed) that were considered for study in this report
were chosen based on elevation and location. No sites were considered east of the City
because the elevation of these sites would be lower than the City and thus require
pumping. Four sites, therefore, were chosen to be studied in this report, referred to as
1) Fort Morgan, 2) Bijou, 3) Wiggins, and 4) North Fort Morgan. (Fig. 3.1). All of the
sites considered are not affected by the 100 year floodplain. The Bijou Creek site is
located close to Bijou Creek, but is located outside of the floodplain as shown in Figure
3.1.

Fort Morgan Sites

The Fort Morgan site was evaluated as a logical location for placement the facilities for
the City. By locating the facilities within the City there would be easy access to the
plant and the distance for transportation of the treated water would be minimized. The
risk due to a break in the raw water delivery pipeline would also be reduced.

Two different sites within the City of Fort Morgan were further considered for location
of the water treatment plant and raw water reservoir.

The first site was selected at the limits of future development in the NW 1/4 of the SW
1/4 of Section 7, T3N, R57W. The site is flat, with adequate room for either future plant
or reservoir expansion. The site is currently used as irrigated farmland.' The
groundwater table is expected to be high (less than 30 feet below the surface) during
the irrigation season.

The second site selected was the current wastewater treatment plant site in the City that
will be abandoned by 1996. This site currently has a 13 MG lagoon that could be
sectioned, covered and used for treated water storage. The disadvantages of this site
were: the lagoon would require extensive cleaning and a new liner; site clearing would
be required before constructing a water treatment plant; the site is located on the low
end of the City, so that all water would need to be pumped against the extra head; and
the storing of the drinking water supply in a former sewage lagoon is unlikely to be
accepted by the public. For these reasons we do not recommend further consideration
of this site.

MONTGOMERY WATSON

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