PROJ00540

• Contract/PO #: C153697
• Contractor Name: Norwood, Town of and Norwood Water Commission
• Contract Type: Loan
• Water District: 60
• County: San Miguel
• Bill Number: FSL
• Loan Projects - Doc Type: Feasibility Study

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2516 FORESIGHT CIRCLE, #1
March 22, 1995

GRAND JUNCTION, COLORADO 81505

FAX [phone]

[phone]

Norwood Water Commission
Box 528
Norwood, CO 81423

RE: Feasibility Report for Raw Water Supply System

Dear Members of the Board,

Accompanying this letter is the final version of the Feasibility Report which
evaluates the Norwood Raw Water Supply System. The report was prepared for
submittal to the Colorado Water Conservation Board as part of your $950,000 loan
request.
The purpose of this report was to evaluate and select the most cost~effective and
feasible method to provide a reliable source of raw water to the Norwood system during
the winter period when Gurley Reservoir is shut down. As part of the report, a
preliminary screening of 11 different alternatives was made, 6 of which were structural
alternatives and 5 non-structural. From this we selected 3 alternatives for detailed
evaluation as follows:

Alternative Capital Cost Annual Cost Capital Cost Annual Cost per
per Acre-Foot Acre-Foot
Pipeline from Gurley Res. $881,000 $71,000 $7,466 $600
30 MG Reservoir $1,019,000 $71,000 $8,636 $600
San Miguel Diversion $1,275,000 $89,000 $10,805 $750

An evaluation matrix which incorporated both monetary and non-monetary factors
was used to evaluate the 3 alternatives. . The matrix indicated that a 30-million-gallon
reservoir constructed on a site west of the water treatment plant is the preferred
alternative. The Colorado Water Conservation Board approved the reservoir concept and
loan at their monthly meeting on January 25, 1995. Final acceptance by the CWCB staff
is contingent upon submittal of a detailed plan for acquiring and utilizing adequate water
supplies for purposes of the proposed project. This plan will be submitted as a separate
document to CWCB.
If you have any questions on the report, please coniact me.

Sincerely,

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William D. Hamann, P.E.

WDH:je
cc: Bill Green, CWCB

WATER WORKS AND SEWERAGE FACILlnES. STORM DRAINAGE AND STREETS. WATER QUALITY STUDIES

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