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HomeMy WebLinkAboutWater Board - Minutes - 11/17/1978k 0 0 WATER BOARD Regular Meeting November 17, 1978 Present: Raymond Anderson John Arnold Bernie Cain Henry Caulfield Norman Evans Ward Fischer Ron Fulkrod Peggy Reeves Everett Richardson Absent: Glen Johnson Harvey Johnson Staff members present: Bode, Hays, Hibbard, Hoelscher, Krempel, Miller, Nortier The meeting, chaired by Mr. Ward Fischer, was called to order. Minutes from two previous meetings were to be held over for approval until the next -- Water Board meeting. - Dennis Bode, Water Resources Engineer, recommended an in -lieu -of water rights increase to $1400 per acre foot. After discussion the Board recommended an increase to $1600 per acre foot. The motion was made by Dr. Richardson and seconded by Dr. Anderson. A request was again presented to the Board for an out -of -city water service in the Missile Silo Road area, accompanied by a letter from Timothy W._Hasler, Attorney -at -Law. Originally the Staff had recommended that the area be served. After polling the Water Board by phone it was recommended that the area not be served. The Board determined that the recommendation had been made and will not reconsider the request for service. There was no such motion to reconsider. Roger Krempel, Water Utilities Director, presented an updated report on the slide at Joe Wright Dam and noted that construction was 8-10 weeks behind schedule. A report on damage sustained will be forthcoming shortly from Woodward -Clyde Consultants of Denver. The Bureau of Reclamation, the U.S. Forest Service, and the State Engineer's Office are all reviewing and watching the slide. Dr. John Nelson, Colorado State University Professor of Civil Engineering, has been retained to evaluate the slide and will write a report proposing solutions. "Staff reports were presented by Dennis Bode regarding the water supply situation and a proposed water meter study. Roger Krempel suggested two studies regarding: 1) a meter study and 2) a water conservation study. Jim Hibbard, Water and Sewer Systems Engineer, presented an outline of a Water System Study with an analysis of the report to the Water Board to follow in April 1979. Curtis Miller, Water and Sewer Project Engineer, offered an explanation on bids on the Horsetooth Water Line and expansion plans at Water Treatment Plant Ill. Tom Hays, Senior Water and Sewer Engineer, discussed the Sales Tax Extension and the Alternative Land Use Program. It was proposed that a special work session be held Thursday, November 30, 1978, at the City Service Center to further study both issues. Subsequent to this, the work session was held, with a report of that session forthcoming from Mr. Ward Fischer. There being no further business, the meeting adjourned.