PROJ00207

• Contract/PO #: FS0020X
• Contractor Name: Paonia, Town of
• Contract Type: Loan
• Water District: 0
• County: Delta
• Loan Projects - Doc Type: Feasibility Study

Feasibility Report for Improvement of Paonia's Water Supply System
Town of Paonia
April 21, 2000

1. INTRODUCTION

1.1 Study Objectives I~.y^f ;D,flJus-5' .f/4?17

The objective of the work su~ed in this report was to prepare a feasibility report for
improvement of the Town ofPaonia's Water Supply System, The feasibility report was prepared
in accordance with the Colorado Water Conservation Board's (CWCB) guidelinesfor feasibility
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1.2 Scope of Work .."f,:;. .A~:
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The scope of work summarized in this report includes the followin~t~~ks~:

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A kickoff meeting was held with representatives of the Town ail ~,~h~~WCB to

identify study requirements and establish planning guidelines,
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Historic and current water demands and water us~::.trends were evaluated to
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estimate existing water demands. The, existing deri!ai:!ds apd information from
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Delta County and other sources ~o/~I\~,ed to forecast ~ture water demands in the
Town's service area in the yeai'~'2020'and 2030,;.:'1
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The Town's existing raw water supply system,is oescribed in the report and a firm
yield for the Town's raw'water system was estimated based on correlations from
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4.0jt.. A comparis9n.~ft.he Town',f~yiel~:and future demands was made to estimate
.,' F\,;fthe potentiaI:fuMe water stippJyi!eficit the Town may encounter during a drought

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5,0 'IA iange"ofpoteritial structural and non-structural water management alternatives
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..to'meettheTown'slong-range water needs was identified and evaluated,
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The alteiIl~ti~~ikd the discussion of a preferred alternative were presented at a
Town CouR'ciiineeting. Questions and input were received from the public
regarding'selection of a preferred alternative.

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7,0 A feaSibility analysis of the preferred alternative was prepared for review by the
. ToWn Council and the CWCB.

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