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HomeMy WebLinkAboutWater Board - Minutes - 03/29/1967*March 29, 1967 MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE WATER BOARD Held March • 29, 1967, at 4:00 o'clock P.M. in the office of the City Manager. Present: President Ward Fischer, Vice President Frank Ghent, Mayor Harvey Johnson, Board members Owen Moore, Norman Evans, Fred Fait and Secretary John Bartel. Also present were City Manager Tom Coffey, Administrative Assistant John Baudek, Director of Public Works Charles Liquin and Superintendent of Water Edie Hilgenberg. The first item of business was a letter from Jack Harvey addressed to the Mayor, dated February 8, 1967, stating that he was resigning from the Poudre River Development Steering Committee. This letter was referred to the Water Board February 23, 1967, by the City Council for a replacement. 0 The following recommendation was presented: March 23, 1967 TO: City Council FROM: Water Board SUBJECT: Nominee for Poudre Steering Committee. The Council has requested the Water Board's recommenda- tion as to a replacement for Mr. Jack Harvey, who recently resigned from the Poudre Steering Committee. Although the committee's present duties are limited, the Bureau of Reclamation has earnestly suggested tht the committee be kept alive in order to be in a position to act should the oppor- tunity arise. Mr. Harvey was originally the committee representative from the Chamber of Commerce, and the Water Board feels that another Chamber of Commerce representative should replace him. We therefore recommend that Mr. Da-dd Wood be appointed as a member of the Poudre Steering Committee. Mr. Wood has indi - cated his willingness to serve. • Respectfully submitted, /s/ Ward H. Fischer Motion was made by Fred Fait, seconded by Norman Evans, Oarch 29, 1967 that the recommendation be accepted. The President put the • motion which was unanimously adopted. Owen Moore stated that several of the outlying water districts has contacted him in relation to the City of Fort Collins to take over and operate them. There was considerable discussion on the type of pipe and materials used in their construction not being acceptable tothe City and in most instances these areas did not comply with City regulations. Mr. Moore said he would contact the districts and set up a meeting date and place. This would be the beginning of a long and serious project as there will be an awful lot of work that has to be done in bringing this to a satisfactory conclusion. The subject of will it be mandatory to install water • meters in all new buildings was brought up. After considerable discussion, it was decided to give this more thought and bring it up in the future. The following proposal was presented: Wright -McLaughlin Engineers Woodward-Clyde-Sherard & Associates A Joint Venture The City of Fort Collins c/o Mr. Ward Fischer, Fort Collins Water Board P. O. Box 434 Fort Collins, Colorado Re: Poverty Flats Reservoir Gentlemen: The possibility exists for constructing a major reservoir on the South Fork of the Cache La Poudre about five miles up- stream from its confluence with the Cache La Padre River. The reservoir may contain as much as 20,000 to 22,000 acre feet of storage, requiring a dam of perhaps 190 feet in height. • We propose to furnish geological and engineering ser- vices to determine the engineering feasibility of a dam and reser- voir, the type of dam bestsuited, the preliminary design of the dam and its appurtenances, and the estimated project cost. The report would present information which would allow you to make March 29, 1967 a decision on whether or not to proceed with the project cons- • struction. Only one design and also of dam would be studied in detail and presented in the report to obviate the need for decisions between various alternates. Our proposal is attached. This proposal may be used as an agreement by signing the proposal and returning one copy to US. Very truly yours, WRIGHT-MCLAUGHLIN ENGINEERS /s/ Kenneth R. Wright WOODWARD-CLYDE-SHERARD & ASSOCIATES /s/ William A. Clevenger During the discussion, it was thought that Water Supply & Storage Company and the City of Greeley would go along with this study, however, it was learned that these prties were not interested at this time as they had other projects under consi- deration. The Mayor stated that Greeley was considering offer- ing Fort Collins storage rights in Seamans Reservoir, also that Water Supply and Storage was negotiating with Greeley for storage of approximately 6,000 acre feet in Barnes Meadow and other storage basins. It was agreed to table this matter and hold in abeyance until July 15, 1967, when Greeley Water Board would submit a report. Norman Evans stated that the Water Pollution Control Board had met in Greeley for the purpose of studying and classify- ing streams on a priority basis such as, No. 1 - Domestic Use No. 2 - Recreation Use No. 3 - Ranch & Agriculture Use . Motion was made by Dugan Wilkinson, seconded by Norman Evans, that Ward Fischer represent the City of Fort Collins at all future meetings called by the Water Pollution U Och 29, 1967 • • Board. The President put the motion which was unanimously adopt- ed. Motion was made by Frank Ghent, seconded by Fred Fait, that the following report be spread over the Water Board minutes: March 31, 1967 Colorado Water Pollution Control Commission Gentlemen: This report is to clarify the position of the City of Fort Collins in regard to the proposed water course quality standards. At present, the water supply of the city is solely from the Cache La Poudre River. The City of Greeley also obtains a portion of its water supply from the Poudre. Some statistics of interest are as follows: Ten Year Average Fort Collins Greeley Poudre River Average Domestic Use Both Cities High and low river flows: 7,555 A.F 9,151 A.F. 1966 Total 10,008 A.F. 10,718 A.F. 310,016 A.F. 174,626 A.F. 5.4$ 11.8% 1957 - 446,868 A.F. 1966 - 174,626 A.F. Fro4 the above figures, it is quite evident that dom- estic water use or, in your terms, public water supply is a substantial useof the waters of the Poudre. It is also evident that domestic water use is rapidly increasing. It therefore appears to the City of Fort Collins that domestic uses are one of the most important uses of water that should be protected. Fort Collins is now in the process of building a new fifteen million gallon per day water treatment plant, which will take wd;er directly from Horsetooth Reservoir. Within the next two years, approximately 40% of our domestic water will come from that reservoir. This percentage may well increase, making it apparent that Horsetooth Reservoir, while originally planned for irrigation use, is rapidly ecoming an important domestic source. • Although we have thus far emphasized the domestic uses of water, the City of Fort Collins is as interested as any group in the recreational and irrigation use of the waters dis- cussed. • March 29, 1967 Fort Collins recognizes that almost all of the water • development in this area has been due entirely to the efforts of irrigators. We see no conflict between agricultural and domestic uses of our water supply; and we urge that both uses are deserving of prdBetion. While our population required to support recreational use of our waters, yet we feet that such use must necessarily be subservient to the primary use of the water for domestic and irrigation uses. Recreational use, at our mind, will follow as a matterof course when the quality of the water is maintain- ed sufficiently for domestic and irrigational purposes. We do feel, however, that increased recreational use may require the enforcement of standards to insure a freedom from pollution. Recreational use must be so governedihat the waters are not made unfit for their primary uses. No such pboblem has yet arisen, but increased population will make it most likely. The City of Fort Collins, in this connection, has recognized its obligation to control polluton for the benefit d' stream users. Its success is ecidenced by the award to it in 1965 of the Water Conservation Award. This was presented by the Colorado Wildlife Federation in cooperationwith the National Wildlife Federation and the Sears -]Roebuck Foundation for purity of discharge from our sewage treatment plant. Although the city won this award, our present treat- ment plant is over -loaded and in need of some running repairs. In order to serve the city in future years, Fort Collins is presently constructing an Aerobic Treatment Plant with a capacity of 15 million galbns per day. Upon completion, we will overhaul the old plant to bring it up to 100 percent operating efficiency. We are confident that your standards will not conflict or jeop- ardize the operation of our treatment plants and that we will be able to continue the discharge of waste and not harm down- stream uses. In summary, we see no conflict between domestic and irrigation uses and we recognize the necessity for agricultural irrigation in this area. We see no conflict between present recreational.uses and other beneficial uses, but we feel that future recreational use will probably require control. We see no beneficial recreational use below the mouth of Poudre Canyon, and feel that recreational use, being confined largely to that area of the Poudre above the mouth of the canyon, should be carefully watched. Respectfully submitted, THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS /s/ Ward H. Fischer, President of Water Board • The President put the motion which was unanimously adopted. 0 March 29, 1967 With nothing more to be presented at this time, • the Board adjourned. Secretary •