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<br />Dctai I,;,d Proposal :.--easibi I i ty Report <br />HotchkIss, Colorado riater System <br /> <br />(.- <br /> <br />Page 2 <br /> <br />4_ Water Supply and Uti I ization: Design requi rements for water supply wi il <br />be developed including the maximum hourly, daily, weekly, and monthly use, <br />both for existing development and ultimate projections, also for fire pro- <br />tection. Any points of water loss wi II be estimated and included. The <br />physical avai labi I i ty of surface water on the North Fork of the Gunnison <br />River will be discussed using stream gage records and extrapolating them <br />to the study area locations. Water rights will be investigated, both from <br />a legal availability basis and an actual implementation strategy. The <br />water rights available will be listed along with priority date and the acqui- <br />sition and implementation developed showing the probable yield of rights <br />planned to be acqui red, if any. The yields wi II then be compared to a <br />summary of water requirements to show how supply meets the requirements. The <br />existing physical and chemical quality of both surface supply and ground <br />water will be investigated and discussed, particularly for those parameters <br />requiring treatment for domestic consumption. A discussion will be made <br />of the problems associated with a diversion structure and of other oper'a- <br />tional ~onsiderations. <br /> <br />5. Plan of Development: Project phasing wi II be discussed in this section. <br />Ini tial requi rements of the water resource implementation stralegy wi II <br />be discussed. Then the design criteria for both ini tial and ultimate <br />de'. 'opment wi II be establ i shed for the water source, water treatment, <br />\-JalL'/' transmi ssion, storage, and distribution faci 1 i ties. Construction <br />techniques and easement acquisi tion techniques wi II be discussed briefly. <br /> <br />I). Estimated Project Costs: A summ,3ry will be made of the estimated construc- <br />tion and t,otal project costs in tlie form of an itemized bre~kdm"'n. The <br />project capital requirements will be discussed and an allO\~artce madc for <br />projected price increases. Operation and maintenance costs will be itemized <br />and the method of establishing an emergency operating fund described. <br /> <br />7. Project Financial Evaluation: Alternate financing schedules shall be presen- <br />ted in this seelien to assist in determining the 'appl icant's p"yment capa- <br />city. A comparison of the required service rates and charges with neigh- <br />bo ring en tit i e s "i1 I be made. <br /> <br />3. Financial PrOQra.,,: Financial feasibility ,-:i11 be discussed in this section. <br />The rates and chaqes shail "'eet (he income requi reOlents and result in a <br />p,'oieet beneficial to the pe'rsons l'lithin the service a,-ea as l'lell as up- <br />~rade the overall publ ic heal th of the region_ I t shall be de""nstrated <br />that an emergency reserve can be accumulated over a period not to excecd <br />I) YCurs. <br />