C153321 Feasibility Study

• Contract/PO #: C153321
• Contractor Name: Ridgway, Town of
• Contract Type: Loan
• Water District: 60
• County: Ouray
• Bill Number: SB 78-69
• Loan Projects - Doc Type: Feasibility Study

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steeper as it parallels, more or less, the existing Ridgway Ditch. Water is

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diverted from Beaver Creek, Coal Creek and the Springs with no alternate point

of diversion required. Those comments as noted in Alternate IV and Alternate

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III are applicable to Alternate IVa (revised).

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The present operation and maintenance problems on the Ridgway Ditch

would continue under Alternate III. Alternates -IV and IVa (revised) would

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allow a better quality of water requiring less treatment, but still present

problems of operation and maintenance. The Alternate II diversion point would

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require pumping and, during periods of low stream flow, probably would yield

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poorer quality water than the other alternates. Establishment of alternate

points of diversion for the water rights held by Ridgway would be required

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under either Alternates I or II. Estimated construction costs of the five

alternates are summarized in the following tabulation:

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Alternate

Estimated Cost

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II
III
IV
IVa(revised)

$640,500.00
569,595.04
651,870.20
780,692.95
768,360.07

At the present rate of growth, it is anticipated that the water treatment

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and transmission system under any of the five alternates could supply the water

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requirements of Ridgway for a period beyond the year 2000 and that additional

water could be supplied by increasing the treatment plant capacity. However,

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additions to the distribution system would become necessary as new uses develop.

The system would be capable of supplying water for rural areas around the Town

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but no definite plans have presently been made for such service.

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Ridgway does not have any major indebtedness involving its present water

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