HomeMy WebLinkAboutWATER TREATMENT FACILITY ANNEXATION NO. 1, 2, 3 AND 4 - ANX170005 - SUBMITTAL DOCUMENTS - ROUND 1 - PLANNING OBJECTIVESPlanning, Development & Transportation Services
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TO: Planning Services
FROM: Mark Kempton
DATE: September 27, 2017
RE: Water Treatment Facility Annexation — Planning Objectives
Background
The Water Treatment Facility Annexation is part of a funded, Budgeting for Outcomes offer that
will allow the Facility to construct a reliable underground electric power to be supplied by Fort
Collins Utilities — Light and Power Department. A brief description of the funded budget offer can
be found below.
6.26 - ENHANCEMENT CAPITAL- Utilities: Water — Underground Electrical 2017 — $650,000
Power Supply - Funded 2018 - $650,000
The Facility currently consumes approximately 3 million kilowatt hours of electricity to produce 8
billion gallons of clean, safe drinking water per year for the citizens of Fort Collins. Due to the
Facility's location outside the City limits, electric power supply is provided by Xcel Energy, not by
Fort Collins Utilities Light and Power. Xcel's distribution system is an above -ground system that
is susceptible to frequent outages due to high wind, snowstorms, and downed power poles in
traffic accidents. About 98% of the Fort Collins Utilities Light and Power system is located
underground and therefore experiences significantly fewer outages than Xcel's system. These
frequent outages in the Facility's Xcel-provided power supply can cause serious disruption to
the water treatment process and frequently cause the Facility to run for extended periods of time
on diesel -powered generators. The outages also have caused disruptions to the point where the
Facility has experienced unplanned emergency shutdowns which severely affect the supply and
the quality of the City's drinking water.
To increase the reliability of the Facility's power supply, this offer proposes to annex the Facility
into Light & Power's service area, and install a 1.6 mile buried electric line from the Utilities
substation at Mulberry and Overland to the Facility. This buried power line will be installed and
maintained by L&P and will greatly increase the reliability of the Facility's power supply. The
elimination of outages also will reduce greenhouse gas emission from the Facility's diesel -
powered generators. The buried line will ensure a continued supply of safe, clean drinking water
to Fort Collins citizens.