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<br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />J <br />I <br />I <br /> <br />SUMMARY <br /> <br />General <br /> <br />Kelton Heights Water District is located within the Denver <br />Metropolitan Area. The climate is semiarid and modified by the Rocky <br />Mountains to the west. The normal annual temperature and precipita- <br />tion are 51.60F and 15.14 inches. The Kelton Heights Water District <br />was formed in 1953. As a governmental subdivision of the State of <br />Colorado it has the power to: 1) the right to eminent domain and <br />authority to condemn land; 2) the authority to levy and collect ad valorem <br />taxes on and against all taxable property within the district; 3) the <br />right to enter into contracts and agreements affecting the affairs of the <br />district; 4) the right to execute a peed of trust vesting equitable <br />title to water works in the Colorado Water Conservation Board. <br /> <br />The present distribution system cannot meet fire flow requirements of <br />the Bancroft Fire District. Over 50% of the existing system is old 2- <br />inch line and the Denver Water Department (DWD) requires a minimum 6-inch <br />line. Larger mains and looping are needed to provide adequate fire <br />flows and pressure. The system is presently fed by a tap into a DWD <br />conduit. The DWD supplies both quality and quantity of water needed <br />to serve the district. <br /> <br />The proposed system consists of 10,870 feet of 6- and 8-inch line <br />including line valves and hydrants. It provides adequate looping for <br />fire protection and pressure. The total estimated 1980 cost of the <br />project including construction, contingency and engineering is <br />$453,000. Other sources of funding for this project have been <br />exhausted and 100% state financial assistance is required. At a 2% <br />administrative charge and an'assessment of 9.2 mils, an increase in <br />water sales equivalent to an increase of $35/tap/year is needed to <br />balance expenditures evenly over the 40 year pay back period. At 3% <br />and 4% administrative charges, increases equivalent to $44/tap/year <br />and $51/tap/year are needed to balance expenditures with mil-levee <br />assessments of 9.51 and 10.0 mils, respectively, over the 40 year <br />payback period. The financing of this project seems feasible if state <br />funds are available at low administrative charges. <br />1 <br />