HomeMy WebLinkAboutWater Board - Minutes - 06/21/1971June 21, 1971
• MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE WATER BOARD Held June 21, 1971, at 4:00 P.M.
in the City Manager's office.
Present: President Fischer and members Fred Feit and Owen Moore. Also
present were City Manager Coffey, Director of Public Works Charles Liquin,
Superintendent of Water and Sewer Ed Hilgenberg, also Morton Bittinger of M. W.
Bittinger and Associates.
President Fischer opened the meeting by presenting a work plan submitted
by Bittinger and Asso., on the feasibility and seismographic study on a proposed
increase of storage of water for the City of Fort Collins, in the Chambers Lake
area. The recent rain storms washed out the Michigan Ditch and took with it
the Gauge house which will have to be replaced. The study proposed by Bittinger
and Asso. would be the consideration of the enlargement of the present storage
facilities and construction of an addition reservoir for storage of 4,000 acre
feet of water. The cost of construction of the dam would be in the neighborhood
of $200 to $250 per acre foot, estimated cost of $1,000,000.00. The proposed
study would also in elude the repairs, increasing storage and enlarging the Joe
Wright reservoir. Mr. Bittinger stated that the cost of the study would not
exceed $2,500.00, with some help from the City Survey crew. It was stated that the
City should start repairing the reservoir at an early date so that the Colorado
Forest Service would know that the City is interested in expanding storage
facilities. Ward Fischer stated that there are other reservoirs available to
the City further down stream and suggested the City hold any activities until
the report has been submitted.
City Manager Coffey stated that soon after July 1, the City should know
something about the Windy Gap project. There was also discussion relating to
the time to complete the necessary repairs on the Michigan Ditch and Joe Wright
reservoir, also the State Highway Department has proposed a new highway in the
high country. There was considerable discussion on the rate per acre foot of
water that is required within an annexation. Motion was made by Moore, seconded
by Feit, to increase the cost per acre feet from $200.00 to $250.00. The
Chairman put the motion which was unanimously adopted.
Charles Liquin, Director of Public Works, stated that we are having problems
with the developers furnishing water with annexations. A developer must furnish
two acre foot units of water with each acre of raw land (gross acreage) being
annexed. He recommended that on small plats, (net acreage) where streets and
sidewalks have been installed, water required be increased to three acre foot
units. Motion was made by Feit, seconded by Moore, that the recommendations of
the Director of Public Works be approved and that the records be changed at a
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later date. The Chairman put the motion which was unanimously adopted.
Motion was made by Feit, seconded by Moore, that the Board adjourn. The
Chairman put the motion which was uannimously adopted and the Board adjourned.
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