C153664 Feasibility Study

• Contract/PO #: C153664
• Contractor Name: Fort Lupton, City of & Fort Lupton Water Utility Enterprise
• Contract Type: Loan
• Water District: 1
• County: Weld
• Bill Number: HB 93-1273
• Loan Projects - Doc Type: Feasibility Study

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City of Fort Lupton, General Plan Update, 1986, Wastewater Service Plan, prepared by
RBD, Inc.; the City of Fort Lupton, General Plan Update, 1986, Water Service Plan
(Water Service Plan), prepared by RBD, Inc,; the May 1991 City of Fort Lupton,
Colorado 201 Facilities Plan prepared by Black & Veatch; and the September 1993
City of Fort Lupton, Colorado Preliminary Engineering Report, Water Supply and
Treatment Project prepared by Black & Veatch. This information is summarized in
Table 2-1. An analysis of population growth rates is contained in the General Plan
Update, 1986, Land Use Element (Land Use Element) developed by Cityscape Urban
Design. In addition, the 208 Areawide Water Quality, 1988, Update (208 Plan Update)
also contains population projections through the year 2010 for the City,
Population estimates for the 20-year period spanning 1995 through 2015 are
summarized in Table 2-2. For the Land Use Element population projections, a 1990
population of 5,159, was used based on official Census Bureau estimates, An annual
population growth rate of 3.25 percent was then used to calculate future populations,
This growth rate was determined in the Land Use Element and was expected to be
representative of population growth rates in the future. Based on the 3.25-percent
growth rate, the City's projected population for the year 2010 is 9,780 and for the
year 2015 is 11,480, The 208 Plan Update projects a more conservative estimate of
8,130 for the year 2010. Extrapolating the 208 Plan Update projections for an
additional five years results in a year 2015 projected population of 8,870. Both the
Land Use Element and 208 Plan Update population projections are plotted on
Figure 2-6.
For planning purposes, the 208 Plan Update projections have been used to
estimate future water demands, These projections have been approved by the
CDPHE for wastewater facilities planning and were used by the City to size its new
wastewater treatment plant (WWTP). To retain planning consistency, the same
projections were used to plan for the new surface water distribution facilities. New
land use and population projections will be developed in 1995 as part of the City's
comprehensive master plan update,

3. Water Demand Projections
According to the Water Service Plan prepared by RBD, Inc., the City of
Fort Lupton has historically had one of the highest per capita water consumption
rates along the Front Range, It is believed that the high per capita demand
has resulted from the fact that the cost of water has generally been relatively low and

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