PROJ00156

• Contract/PO #: C153721
• Contractor Name: Lyons, Town of
• Contract Type: Loan
• Water District: 5
• County: Boulder
• Loan Projects - Doc Type: Feasibility Study

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2. INTRODUCTION

2.1 Scope and Purpose

The scope of this evaluation study is to determine operational capabilities and limitations
of the water supply, treatment, storage, transmission and distribution systems of the Town of
Lyons, Colorado, Capacities required to meet foreseeable future demands are addressed, The
ultimate goal of the evaluation is to assist the Town in providing effective water treatment, storage
and distribution in a cost -effective manner. The report will also be used to support the funding
needed to finance some of the proposed improvements,

The purpose of this report is to document the evaluation study and present pertinent operational
data, The report includes recommended actions which deal with the performance limitations
which have been identified, Participating in the evaluation are the following personnel:

For the Town:
Bob Freeman, Town Administrator
Terry Andrews, Administrative Assistant
Janice Saeger, Town Accountant
Julie Levernier, Chief Operator, Water and Waste Water Treatment Plants
Herb McConnell, former Public Works Director
Lee Ward, former Utility Foreman

For RED, Inc:
Craig C. Houdeshell, P,E" Project Manager
Cort D, Nickel, P,E" Project Manager.
John R. Clark, P,E" water supply and treatment.
A.C, (Tracy) Kittell, E,I.T" water storage, transmission and distribution,

The evaluation study has two distinct parts:

A, An engineering analysis of the raw water supply and treatment portions of the
system and;

B, A computer modeling analysis of the finished water storage, transmission and
distribution portions of the system,

These two sub-systems make up the Town's entire water system, Chapter 3 describes the raw
water supplies and the discusses the diversion works, Chapter 4 covers the treatment facilities
and their operations, Chapter 5 covers the finished water transmission, storage and distribution,
Chapter 6 assesses the needs for a water metering program by examining water usage data,
explaining water metering requirements and predicting changes in water use patterns, Chapter

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