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Water Board Minutes
June 15, 2017
Fort Collins Utilities Water Board Minutes
Thursday, June 15, 2017
Water Board Chairperson City Council Liaison
Brett Bovee, 970-889-0469 Wade Troxell, 970-219-8940
Water Board Vice Chairperson Staff Liaison
Kent Bruxvoort, 970-219-2832 Carol Webb, 970-221-6231
ROLL CALL
Board Present: Chairperson Brett Bovee, Vice Chairperson Kent Bruxvoort, and Board
Members Rebecca Hill, Steve Malers, John Primsky, Jim Kuiken, Phyllis Ortman, Michael
Brown, Lori Brunswig, and Jason Tarry.
Board Absent: Andrew McKinley
OTHERS PRESENT
Staff: Carol Webb, Katherine Martinez, Liesel Hans, Ken Sampley, Adam Jokerst, Dan Evans,
Abbye Neel, Kevin Gertig, and Jon Haukaas.
Members of the Public: None
Meeting Convened
Chairperson Bovee called the meeting to order at 5:32 p.m.
Public Comment
None
Approval of April 20, 2017 Board Meeting Minutes
Board Member Michael Brown moved to approve the April 20, 2017 meeting minutes.
Board Member Phyllis Ortman seconded the motion.
Vote on the motion: It passed unanimously 7-0 with 1 abstention.
Board Member Rebecca Hill abstained due to her absence at the April meeting.
Board Members Lori Brunswig and Jason Tarry were not present for the vote.
Board Members Jason Tarry and Lori Brunswig joined the meeting at 5:35 p.m. and 5:45 p.m.
Staff Reports
Water Efficiency Program/Annual Report
(Attachments available upon request)
Waters Conservation Manager Liesel Hans provided an overview of Water Conservation staff,
Water Efficiency Plan, 2016 Water Conservation Annual Report, reporting requirements of
HB10-1051 on water use and water conservation data, and future of Water Efficiency Planning.
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June 15, 2017
Discussion Highlights
Board members commented on and inquired about various related topics, including whether the
Colorado Water Conservation Board provided funding for the two staff members added in the
2016 City budget (it did not); how the statistics of 78 gallons per person per day and 130 gallons
per capita per day are calculated; the reasons for increased water conservation in the community;
and land use and commercial development. A board member shared good news about a citizen
asking Utilities to check on a possible leak; Ms. Hans explained the Continuous Consumption
program for customers in single family homes.
Water Resources Monthly Report
(Attachments available upon request)
Water Resources Project Engineer Adam Jokerst provided the Water Resources update: wetter
and cooler than average in May; dry and without much rain in June. May had 4.43 inches of
moisture from the mid-month snowstorm, which brought Colorado-Big Thompson reservoir
storage to 127% of average. Snowpack is about melted out; as a result, the Poudre River peaked
last weekend at 3,570 cubic feet per second (cfs). Normal El Niño conditions are expected by the
end of the year.
Discussion Highlights
A board member inquired about the peak pumping capacity for the proposed Northern Integrated
Supply Project diversion; Mr. Jokerst stated it is 1,200 cfs.
Halligan Quarterly Report
(Attachments available upon request)
Water Resources Project Engineer Adam Jokerst reported that the Halligan Reservoir
enlargement project’s Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) is about 75% written at this point.
Staff completed three technical reports in the first quarter of 2017; 23 of 26 technical reports that
form the basis of the EIS are finished. City staff met with legislative representatives to provide
project updates and revised the report format and website www.fcgov.com/halligan. The EIS is
scheduled to be completed by end of 2017. This schedule is at the Corps’ discretion.
Discussion Highlights
Board members inquired about various related topics including remaining work to be completed
for the EIS, the relationship of NISP to Halligan (the two projects are separate and have different
project managers), and the City of Greeley’s Seaman Reservoir project and Fort Collins’
Halligan Reservoir project (the two projects are separate but will share an EIS).
Stormwater Master Planning Update
(Attachments available upon request)
Water Systems Engineering Manager Ken Sampley gave an overview of stormwater programs
and projects, and an update on the flood warning monitoring system. Stormwater Master
Planning Manager Dan Evans provided a timeline and background information
(http://www.fcgov.com/utilities/what-we-do/stormwater/master-plan), gave an overview of