PROJC01567

• Contract/PO #: C150010
• Contractor Name: Columbine Ranches Property Owners Association
• Contract Type: Loan
• Water District: 0
• County: Adams
• Bill Number: SB 99-173
• Loan Projects - Doc Type: Feasibility Study

Colorado Water Conservation Board

Oepartmentof Natural Resources
721 Centennial Building
1313 Sherman Street
Denver, Colorado 80203
Phone: [phone]
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STATE OF COLORADO

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Roy Romer
Governor

MEMORANDUM
(Updated 11/27/98)

James S. Lochhead
Executive Director, DNR
DariesC. Lite, RE.
Director, CWOl
Peter H. Evans
Acting Director, eWeB,

TO:

Colorado Water Conservation Board Members

FROM:

Bill Stanton and John Van Sciver

DATE:

November 17,1998

SUBJECT:

Agenda Item 24c, November 23-24, 1998 Board Meeting
Columbine Ranches Property Owners Association

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Introduction
The Columbine Ranches Property Owners Association (CRPOA) is applying to the Board for a loan of
$305,250 to purchase water rights for augmentation. The estimated cost of the project is $407,000. Please see
the attached project summary and map.

Backf!round
TheCRPOA. located in Adams County, represents property owners within the Columbine Ranches
Subdivision. The Association provides raw water to property owners through an existing well and pipeline
system. The water is used for irrigation, livestock watering, and. fire protection, and represents - an existing
water use. The well has a junior water right and must be augmented to replace its consumptive use. The
CRPOA wants to buy water rights for this purpose. The project includes $10,000 for a turnout sttucture and
$7,000 for the cost of engineering to evaluate the water rights purchased.

This is the second request by the CRPOA for funding of this project, the fIrst being at the May 12,1998
CWCB meeting. The initial request was denied because the Board determined that the lack of
augmentation water does not constitute a hardship, a necessary condition for granting a loan from the Small
Project Loan Account. The CWCB invited the CRPOA to apply for a Standard Consttuction Fund Loan, with
funds available June 1999.

Feasibility Studies
The Association retained Robert Longenbaugh P.E., of Lakewood, to conduct a feasibility study. The study
was completed November 12, 1998 and includes an assessment of alternatives available to provide raw water
to the subdivision. The cost of the study was paid by the CRPOA.

The Columbine RanchesProuerty Owners Association
The Association is a nonprofIt corporation registered in the State of Colorado. There are 54 members (one
for each of the 54 lots within the subdivision), and each member has one vote. Membership in the
Association is requir~d by the Covenants as a condition of property ownership within the subdivision. The