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MEMORANDUM
DATE: June 14, 2019
TO: Mayor Troxell and City Councilmembers
FROM: Carol Webb, Deputy Utilities Director 01(
THROUGH: Darin Atteberry, City Manager
Jeff Mihelich, Deputy City Manager , 74
Utilities
electric - stormwater - wastewater • water
700 Wood Street
PO Box 580
Fort Collins, Co 80522
970.221.6700
970.221.6619 — fax
970.224.6003 -- TDD
utilities@fcgov.com
fcgov.com/utiiities
RE: June 3, 2019 Work Session Summary — Water Resources, Watershed, and
Water Quality Protection Overview
Councilmembers Present: Mayor Troxell, Mayor Pro Tem Stephens, Councilmembers Gorgol,
Gutowsky, Pignataro, and Summers.
Utilities staff provided an overview of water supply planning, watershed and water quality
protection, and highlighted key partnerships on the Poudre River. Key points or questions made
by Councilmembers were:
• Overall support for the activities and programs highlighted by staff.
• Specific support for the Water Supply Vulnerability Study and continued collaboration
with the other water districts serving the Fort Collins Growth Management Area.
• Questions about Water Utility tap fees and the relationship of those tap fees to water use.
• Questions related to how the City's water supply requirements and conservation
programs compare to the other water districts serving the GMA (Fort Collins Loveland
Water District and East Larimer County Water District).
• Questions regarding how water reuse will be incorporated into the next update of the
Water Supply and Demand Management Policy (WSDMP).
• Direction to continue exploring underground water storage.
Next Steps
• Staff will continue to work with other key partners in the region on water issues.
• Staff will explore water reuse as part of the update of the WSDMP.
• Staff will update City Council on any activities related to underground water storage.
• Staff will provide a more detailed overview of the Water Supply Vulnerability Study at
an upcoming City Council Futures Committee.