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I . . , l ~ ... --..J!: Agenda Item 18 January 23, 1995 Page 2 DISCUSSION . Following the November meeting, a letter dated December 8, 1994, was sent to the MCQWD from the staff outlining some of the issues for discussion at the January Board meeting (please see Attachment A). Since November, the staff has met with the consultant to the District, George M, Underwood, who has provided additional information regarding the existing and proposed water supply systems and additional financial analyses. With regard to the issues raised in the December 28th letter, the staff has determined the following: Technical Summary The MCQWD project involves a pipeline of about 75 miles in length from Carter Lake to the MCQWD service area and facilities for subsurface injection and withdrawal of the water as well as local transmission lines. The SWSP pipeline portion of the project would supply 1,080 acre-feet per year. Colorado-Big Thompson water for the project would be leased from the Riverside Irrigation Company, Also, some additional wells would be developed in the San Arroyo basin to provide 300,acre-feet per year. A project map is provided in Attachment B, The MCQWD project is divided into three phases as follows: I Phase I Location I Costs (1) r Schedule I I Carter Lake to PlattevilIe $1,089,000 7/95-7/96 II Platteville to east of Wiggins $2,450,650 7/00-7/01 III MCQWD local facilities $2,139,183 1/01-7/01 Total Cost $5,678,833 (1) Costs adjusted for inflation over construction period, . Engineering design work and environmental studies for the pipeline are being done under the direction of the NCWCD. Design and construction of local facilities will be under the direction of the MCQWD, The feasibility study by Underwood is still in preparation but based on the information provided to date, there appear to be no insurmountable technical problems, Alternatives The District now utilizes groundwater for its entire supply from shallow wells in the Hay Gulch Basin and the Beaver Creek Basin, Four wells in the Hay Gulch Basin are .