PROJ00515

• Contract/PO #: FS0019X
• Contractor Name: Turkey Creek Snowball Creek Project CWRPDA 1985
• Contract Type: Loan
• Water District: 0
• County: Archuleta
• Loan Projects - Doc Type: Feasibility Study

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2.0 WATER DEMANDS AND POPULATION PROJECTIONS

2.1

POTENTIAL PROJECT PARTICIPANTS

To properly size a reservoir, it is necessary to determine the storage
capacity required by each potential participant. As part of this study,
potential participants were contacted concerning their need for water,
their proposed water supply and development plans, and whether their needs
should be included in the feasibility study. Earlier studies identified
several other potential participants in addition to Pagosa Springs, who
could benefit from construction of a joint-use storage facility. Since the
Town of Pagosa Springs would be responsible for payment of a project, only
those participants interested in firmly committing to construction of a
joint-use facility were considered in the reservoir sizing. Based on the
studies documented in this section, only Pagosa Springs and Archuleta Water
Company are considered proj ect participants for developing new reservoir
storage. The responses of the potential participants are summarized in the
following paragraphs.

Fairfield/Pagosa is a separate, recreation-oriented, housing
development located west of Pagosa Springs. This development is served by
the Pagosa Area Water and Sanitation District (PAWSD). Collection
facilities are fed by two reservoirs, Hatcher and Stevens. The water is
then treated at a package treatment plant. There is no interconnection
between PAWSD and Pagosa Springs. Negotiations are underway for Pagosa
Springs to buy what is called the "West Loop" of the Archuleta Water
Company which is the location of the interconnection to Fairfield/Pagosa.
Fairfield/Pagosa anticipates continued expansion of housing and
recreational facilities over the next 15 years.

Jack DeLayne, manager of the PAWSD provided the following information:

PAWSD has sufficient raw water supplies and treatment facilities to
meet its needs until 1987. A master plan for the District's water supply
is currently being prepared by Davis Engineering Service, Inc.

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