HomeMy WebLinkAboutWater Board - Minutes - 02/25/1977WATER BOARD
Regular Meeting
February 25, 1977 - 3:00 P.M.
Present: Ward Fischer
Raymond Anderson
Bernard Cain, Jr.
Karl E. Carson
Henry Caulfield
Norman Evans
Ronald Fulkrod
Everett Richardson
James Waltz
Absent: Harvey Johnson
Robert L. Brunton
Staff members present: Krempel, Lewis, and Liquin
Council members present: Bloom and Reeves
Also City Attorney March
Minutes of Regular Meeting of
December 10, 1976, approved
Chairman Fischer inquired if there were any corrections to the minutes. Hearing
none, he declared the minutes approved as published.
Out -of -City Utility Requests
Chairman Fischer stated the Colorado State Highway Department has requested a
sewer tap to serve their maintenance building on East Vine Drive, and the
administration has recommended approval. The Water Board recommended that
the City proceed with annexation of this area. Board member Caulfield made
a motion, seconded by Raymond Anderson, to recommend to the City Council that
this request be approved subject to the filing of a utility drawing with the
City for a water main on Vine Drive adjacent to their property. The Chair put
the motion, which was unanimously adopted.
Chairman Fischer stated that Mr. Rue Jensen has requested a sewer and water
tap for his property at 1712 West Vine Drive. Board member Evans made a motion,
seconded by Ronald Fulkrod, to recommend approval by the City Council subject
to compliance of the provisions of Ordinance No. 96, 1972. The Chair put the
motion, which was unanimously adopted.
Chairman Fischer stated that Mr. James L. Biggers has requested a sewer tap to
serve Lot 1, Craw Resubdivision at Taft Hill Road and Hyline Drive. Board member
Carson made a motion, seconded by Norman Evans, to recommend to the City Council
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to approve this request subject to the provisions of Ordinance No. 96, 1972,
and that a waiver be granted relative to the water service requirement. The
Chair put the motion, which was unanimously adopted.
Chairman Fischer stated that Mr. Elmer M. Schmidtberger has requested a sewer
tap to Lot 16, South Mesa Subdivision on South Mason Street. Mr. Charles Liquin,
Water Project Engineer, stated that this subdivision will be annexed in the
near future. Mr. Schmidtberger plans to use City power. There is no water
main adjacent to his property, and he will be connecting to the Fort Collins -
Loveland Water District. Mr. Roger Krempel, Water Utilities Director, stated
that at a future meeting, he will bring to the Board a procedure in which a
property can be disconnected from district water and connected onto City water.
Board member Carson made a motion, seconded by Henry Caulfield, to recommend
approval of the request by the City Council subject to his filing a utility
plan with the City for a water main on South Mason adjacent to his property
and his using City water when it is available. The Chair put the motion, which
was unanimously adopted.
Chairman Fischer stated that Hewlett-Packard was the next item on the agenda.
The Water Board discussed the various aspects of.serving Hewlett-Packard with
water and sewer, such as, the cost of construction of water and sewer nains,
the development of prime lands, capacity of the treatment plants, availability
of water, water rights, growth impact, and compliance of the provisions of
Ordinance No. 96, 1972.
Board member Caulfield made a motion for the Water Board to re-examine Ordinance
No. 96 due to this development and in light of the goals and objective efforts
of both the City and County. At the request of Chairman Fischer, this motion
was withdrawn in favor of the next meeting.
Board member Richardson advised the Water Board that existing ordinances were
being followed and that he questioned the perogative of the Water Board to be
too deeply involved in planning and zoning activities.
Board member Cain made a motion, seconded by Karl Carson, to recommend to the
City Council that permission be granted to Hewlett-Packard to extend sewer and
water services to their property.
Following additional discussion, Board member Anderson made a motion, seconded
by Norman Evans, to table the previous motion in light of Board member Caulfield's
consideration and also the fact that the Water Board should read and understand
the impact statement.
The Chair called for a roll call on the motion to table. Yeas: Caulfield,
Evans, Anderson, Waltz. Nays: Richardson, Carson, Fulkrod, Fischer, Cain.
After discussion, the Chair called for a roll call on the motion to extend
service to Hewlett-Packard. Yeas: Richardson, Carson, Fulkrod, Fischer, Evans,
Waltz, Cain. Nays: Anderson, Caulfield.
(Tape and transcript is on file in the ?dater Utilities Office.)
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Status Report on City Goals and Objectives
Board member Evans stated that the recommendation of the Water Board to the
Planning and Zoning Board relative to the minimum stream flow in the Poudre
River through the City of Fort Collins has not been accepted and the City's
Goals and Objectives will go to the City Council for approval with a goal to
develop a minimum stream flow. He stated that because the members of the Water
Board felt strongly about this recommendation, tie prepared a draft letter stating
the concerns of the Board and why the suggestion was made this this goal be
either qualified or deleted. (See Exhibit A)
Board member Evans made a motion, seconded by Everett Richardson, that this letter
be forwarded to the City Council.
The Chair called for a roll call on this motion. 'Yeas: Richardson, Carson,
Fulkrod, Fischer, Evans, Waltz, Cain. Nays: Caulfield, Anderson.
Board member Richardson made a motion, seconded by Karl Carson, that this letter
be released to the press prior to the Council meeting on Tuesday, March 1.
The Chair called for a roll call on this motion, which was unanimously adopted.
Report on Raw Water Market
Chairman Fischer stated that because the price of water stock increases so rapidly,
he inquired if there was a proper way that an ordinance could be established that,
based upon recent average prices, the rate could be automatically adjusted, possibly
based upon the price of Colorado -Big Thompson stock. City Attorney March stated
that he would be disinclined to establish such an ordinance, because he felt it
would be impossible to define the market value on which the rate could be based.
Board member Anderson suggested that possibly when the Northern Colorado Water
Conservancy District records a transfer of water, they could also record the
price or conditions of the transfer.
Board member Carson made a motion, seconded by Henry Caulfield, to recommend to
the City Council to adjust the amount of cash in lieu of water rights from $500
to $800 for each acre foot of water required, and that this be reviewed in 6 months.
The Chair put the motion, which was unanimously adopted.
Mr. Krempel discussed possible increases of the rental rates of surplus water
for the 1977 growing season. He stated that possibly if the price of water was
increased a modest amount, there might be a tendency to conserve water on the
part of the people renting surplus water for irrigation. He added that he will
bring to the next Water Board meeting a more detailed report.
Mr. Krempel presented to the Water Board two charts on the Cache La Poudre River
Annual Yields and Cumulative 4 Year Yields, and Production vs Precipitation vs
River Yield at Water Treatment Plant No. 1. He stated that there are very good
water rights in the community and these water rights will protect the City from
any serious situation as far as the lenient effects of a drought is concerned,
but that we should not be complacent. He further stated a conservation program
is being developed. One activity is the excellent comic book type of education
program that the Water Utilities is providing to the 5th and 6th grades of the
Poudre R-1 School System. Another is a laundry list of conservation items covering
various kinds of water uses around the home.
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Mr. Krempel stated that the City is using stored water at this time because
the river is not producing enough water to satisfy the City's needs. He referred
to Section 112-24 of the Codes of the City relative to restrictions on sprinkling
and stated that he would like a Water Board recommendation to Council to recognize
the need to place restrictions on sprinkling as is determined in the future.
Following an extended discussion by members of the Water Board on previous actions
of the Water Board and City Council which led to Fort Collins having adequate
water rights to meet the needs of the populace in maintaining trees and green
lawns, the request of Mr. Krempel was withdrawn. The administration was assured
that pending prolonged drought conditions, the request would be reconsidered.
The possibility of carrying this year's water over until next year by using
someone elses high mountain storage was also discussed. Board member Caulfield
stated that in the contract between the Northern Colorado Water Conservancy
District and the United States, there is a provision that states an individual
may not hold storage in the Horsetooth Reservoir beyond the end of the water
year, and the City should be supporting the Conservancy District's efforts in
getting this provision waived for this year. Chairman Fischer requested the
Water Utility to pursue this matter. He stated that on the question of whether
or not the City should rent water to some of the agricultural users as well as
the price to be asked would be dependent upon the results of the investigation
in the next month or two.
Adjournment
The Chairman requested of the Board members and the administration if items of
this meeting could be extended to the next regular meeting on March 11, and
upon receiving an affirmative viewpoint, adjourned the meeting.
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