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• Board Meeting Date: 1/22/2008
• Description: CF Section – Construction Fund and Severance Tax Trust Fund Perpetual Base Account – New Loans - Town of Bennett - Well #5 Replacement Project
• Board Meetings - Doc Type: Memo

STATE OF COLORADO
Colorado Water Conservation Board
Department of Natural Resources
1313 Sherman Street, Room 721
Deneer, Colorado 80203
Phone: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
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TO: Colorado Water Conservation Board Members
FROM: Anna Mauss, P.E.
Mike Serlet, P.E., Chief
Water Supply Planning and Finance Section
Bill Ritter, Jr.
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Harris D. Sherman
DNR Eaecutiee Director
Jennifer L. Gimbel
cwcB Director
DATE: Janua 14 2008 Dan lvleAnhtfe
~ CWCB Deputy Director
SUBJECT: Agenda Item llb, January 22-23, 2008 Board Meeting
Water Supply Planning and Finance Section -New Project Loans
Town of Bennett -Water Well #5 Replacement
Introduction
The Town of Bennett (Bennett) acting by and through its Water Enterprise Fund has applied for a
$250,000 loan from the CWCB to replace a domestic water supply well from the Denver Basin
aquifers. The requested loan would be used to replace Bennett's Well #5 which has deteriorated
beyond repair. Well #5 is critical to maintain adequate water service to Bennett residents. The
estimated total cost of the project is $280,000. Please see the attached Project Data Sheet for a
location map and project summary.
Background
Bennett is a community of 2,500 people and is located 25 miles east of Denver in south Adams
County and north Arapahoe County. Bennett currently serves its residents with water from the
Denver Basin aquifers. Bennett has tvoo water systems: a north system and a south system. The
north system provides water for the town except for the Antelope Hills Subdivision. The south
system provides potable water to the Antelope Hills subdivision residents as well as non-potable
water for irrigation to the golf course.
Well #5 is one of six wells that supply the north system. It was taken off-line in September 2007
because the well was pumping muddy water due to deterioration of the well casing. Without this
well, Bennett is struggling to provide an adequate supply of water to its residents.
Bennett currently serves approximately 1,100 taps. The town manages, operates, and maintains
the water supply system that is made up of wells, pumps, distribution pipelines, treatment
facilities and storage facilities.
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