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I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I Feasibility Study Parker Water and Sanitation District Rueter-Hess Reservoir Introduction (Need for the Project) The Parker Water and Sanitation District (PWSD), is located in Douglas County, one of the fastest-growing counties along the Front Range, as well as in the entire nation. Rapid development has increased demand on the finite water supplies available in the county, and the District believes that water management of these limited resources is critical. Therefore, the District has adopted a long-range water planning strategy to manage the limited water resources to achieve optimal longevity for all of the available water resources by efficient water management. The District will develop Rueter-Hess Reservoir as the central management tool for increasing the longevity of the District's water resources. Rueter-Hess Reservoir can provide terminal storage for many water sources and can then be used to manage these water resources. For example, water sources include in-priority Cherry Creek surface water and ground water, effluent from the advanced wastewater treatment (AWT) process that is pumped by exchange from Cherry Creek and in-priority Newlin Gulch Surface flows. Management of these water resources by reservoir operations will include providing carryover storage to continue to provide yields in dry years, serving as a water supply for subsequent bedrock aquifer injection, providing a means to get increased benefit from low-yielding Denver Basin aquifer wells which can be pumped solely to provide base load demands and exchanging AWT effluent during wintertime months for Cherry Creek water, then using this water to satisfy peak summertime demands. Project Sponsor The PWSD is a Title 32 Special District as defined by the State of Colorado and provides Water and Sanitary Sewer Service to customers within it's service area. Project Service Area and Facilities There are 20,640 acres within the District's expected service area, and 9,720 acres within its actual legal boundaries. Of this total, approximately 8,596 acres are within the Town of Parker' limits and the remaining 12,044 acres are in Douglas County. A map of the Service area is included in Appendix H. The Rueter-Hess Dam axis crosses the section line between Sections 30 and 31 of Township 6 South, Range 66 West, approximately three miles southwest Of downtown Parker, Colorado. The reservoir site is located on Newlin Gulch, a tributary drainage to Parker Water & Sanitation District Rueter-Hess Reservoir Feasibility Study August 2001 Page 6 of 13