HomeMy WebLinkAbout1983-184-10/18/1983-ESTABLISHING POLICIES REGARDING WATER CONSERVATION AND THE RELOCATION OF WATER TREATMENT PLANT NO. 1 RESOLUTION 83-184
OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
ESTABLISHING POLICIES REGARDING WATER
CONSERVATION AND THE RELOCATION OF
WATER TREATMENT PLANT NO 1
WHEREAS, the citizens of Fort Collins established a water utility
in 1882 for the purpose of providing the City with a safe and adequate
supply of water, and
WHEREAS, the City constructed its first water treatment plant (Water
Treatment Plant No 1) in the Poudre Canyon in the early 1900' s and for the
last seventy years the City has made numerous improvements and modifica-
tions to the plant, and
WHEREAS, in 1977 the City was required to meet or exceed new water
quality standards for drinking water as promulgated by the State and
Federal governments, and
WHEREAS, Water Treatment Plan: No 1 was not originally designed to
meet the new water quality standards and could not do so without reducing
its capacity from 20 million gallons per day to 13 million gallons per day,
and
WHEREAS, recognizing the need to make extensive repairs to Water
Treatment Plant No 1, the City engaged a consulting engineer in 1981 to
study and make recommendations regarding the various age and process
related problems at Water Treatment Plant No 1, and
WHEREAS, the City Council , Water Board, and City staff have reviewed
the consulting engineer' s reports and have discussed the various alterna-
tives at Water Board meetings and City Council Work Sessions, and
WHEREAS, it is the finding of the Council of the City of Fort Collins,
based upon the recommendations of the Water Board, that it is in the best
interest of the City, now and in the future, to abandon the existing Water
Treatment Plant No 1 and construct a new water treatment plant to be
located near the mouth of the Poudre Canyon, and
WHEREAS, the construction of a new water treatment plant would
1 Expose the City to less risk of future financial loss
and disruption of service due to potential flooding on
the Poudre River
2 Provide more flexibility in utilizing the City' s present
and future water rights
3 Provide more expansion capability
4 Provide more potential for possible regionalization of
water treatment operations with adjacent water districts
and
WHEREAS, the neighboring cities of Loveland, Longmont and Boulder have
instituted water metering, and
WHEREAS, the reduction of peak day water use can result in delaying
the construction of future water treatment plant expansions, and
WHEREAS, the City has entered into cooperative agreements with
adjoining water districts who have adopted water metering, and
WHEREAS, it has been demonstrated that through education that the
citizens have responded to water conservation programs which reduce water
demands
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT
COLLINS that
Section 1 For the purpose of constructing a new water treatment
plant, the City staff should proceed to acquire the necessary property,
obtain operating agreements with other agencies (if necessary) , and select
a consulting engineer to provide conceptual , preliminary, and final design
and inspection services
Section 2 The existing Water Treatment Plant No 1 site should
be preserved as a park for the residents of the City of Fort Collins
As part of the park development, provisions should be made to protect
the unique environment of the site which presently exists
Section 3 The Water Board and the City staff should proceed to
develop a comprehensive Water Conservation Program for the purpose of
delaying future water treatment plant expansions by reducing peak day
demands Such a program should review and may include, but not be limited
to the following
a A cost effective phased metering program, including an
evaluation of water rates and "green lawn" maintenence,
which, upon passage of an appropriate ordinance amending
section 112-33 of the City Code, may require the installation
of water meters in all new construction and the installation
of meters upon the transfer of property where meters were not
previously installed
b An expanded water conservation education program and water
conservation enforcement program
Section 4 The Water Board and the City staff should continue to work
with the adjacent water districts on the concept of establishing a regional
water authority
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Section 5 The Water Board and staff will initiate a drought hazard
study including an assessment of water supply strategies for drought
periods
Passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council held this
18th day of October , A O 1983
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ATTEST
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