C153773 Feasibility Study

• Contract/PO #: C153773
• Contractor Name: Morrison, Town of
• Contract Type: Loan
• Water District: 9
• County: Jefferson
• Bill Number: HB 95-1155
• Loan Projects - Doc Type: Feasibility Study

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. The distribution consisted mostly of small, leaky steel pipe with storage tanks at the
wrong place. Only minimal fire protection flows were available, particularly in the
downtown commercial area;

. There were no capital funds or reserve-for-replacements available.

The 1971 Master Plan(') was approved and has been used to guide a 20-year improvement
program, which provided for service to an eventual 800 equivalent taps. A list of Resource
Documents is included in the Appendix, for a chronology of projects and activities affecting the
water system.

The first major construction project was a new 0.5 MGD water treatment plant. This was
designed to be expanded, in 0.5 MGD modules, to an ultimate capacity of 2.0 MGD. The
processes used represent current practice, and this plant has consistently produced treated
water meeting State and EPA community water quality requirements.

A major milestone for the Town was securing the necessary water rights, including both direct
diversions and storage rights to meet the municipal water demands. Morrison now has an
excellent water rights portfolio - but one which the value cannot presently be realized, primarily
due to the lack of sufficient storage. By developing additional water storage facilities, the Town
will have the physical capacity and legal water rights to serve future expanded municipal water
needs.

The first step in developing water storage involved construction of an operational reservoir in
1982 known as the "Morrison Operating Reservoir" which provided 28.8 acre-feet of water
storage. The primary purposes of this reservoir were to store water transferred from direct flow
irrigation water rights in order to increase the firm yield of Morrison's water rights, and to provide
an operating reserve in the event of supply outage or short periods of poor quality water in Bear
Creek.

Another milestone involved negotiations between the Town of Morrison and the Mt. Carbon
Metropolitan District which resulted in an Agreement between the two entities in November 1982
to provide base utility facilities to the proposed area of development east of Morrison. This
agreement was later canceled with regard to water. Morrison has replaced much of its
distribution system, including a new 12-inch ductile iron line in the downtown area.

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