PROJ00467

• Contract/PO #: C153313
• Contractor Name: Eagle, Town of
• Contract Type: Loan
• Water District: 0
• County: Eagle
• Bill Number: SB 78-69
• Loan Projects - Doc Type: Feasibility Study

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for payment. The new raw water line should be placed along the county

road right-of-way so that future maintenance will not disrupt agricul-

tural processes of the area.

A 10" water line from the settling ponds to the water treatment

plant will deliver 1,400 GPM of water. A 12" line from the settling

ponds to the water treatment plant will carry 2,200 GPM of water.

Since the labor and trenching involved for either a 10" or a 12" line

will be approximately the same, the main difference will be in the cost

of material itself, which is about $2.55 per foot. Over a distance

of 5~ miles, this $2.55 per foot would amount to $74,000. Even though

a 10" line will deliver all of the water that the present plant is

treating and all of the water the present plant, with the additional

filter capacity, would treat, it will still be recommended that a 12"

line be installed at this time.

One has only to look at the Vail development since 1962 to see

the potential growth which can be expected in the Eagle area. With

the plans for the Beaver Creek and Adam's Rib recreational developments

being finalized, the growth of Eagle may soar faster than any reasonable

projection can indicate. Exhibit A at the end of this report shows the

projected population of the town of Eagle based on information now

available.

Historically and traditionally, the people in Eagle, when search-

ing for spots on Brush Creek from which to divert water, have always

gone further South. Brush Creek flows from South to North on a grade

which is a little greater than l~ percent. In searching for reasons

as to why the point of diversion was always moved upstream, it can only

be concluded that since the Brush Creek area provides grazing for live-

stock, the town was attempting to collect their water above a source of

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