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TO: Ken WAIDO / CFC52/01
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Subject: Burns Water Service Issue
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Dated: 02/12/91 at 1316.
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The following are the answers to the questions from Council Member
Edwards regarding the Burns water service issue:
Question: Can the City .influence or persuade the Fort Collins -
Loveland Water District to provide service since they are
apparently capable of doing so?
Answer: It is not so apparent that they can do so ... their water
tank is higher than ours and there is a chance that they may be
able to provide service to the Burns development without.
constructing a pump station. The District's Board seems receptive
to looking at the issue and has asked Burns' consultant to prepare
a plan of how service could be provided by the District.
Question: What are the real long term costs associated with a
booster pump station?
Answer: Pump stations, contain all sorts of mechanical and
electrical equipment that need constant attention and maintenance.
The operating costs (personnel and electricity) and maintenance
costs (repair and replacement of mechanical and electrical
equipment) go on forever. In the case of a buried metal pump
station, the cost is even higher because of the difficulty of
access and the environment inside the "tin can". Even with heaters
and dehumidifiers, the environment is rough on the sensitive
electrical control and instrumentation equipment... all of this
eventually impacts the reliability of the station.
Question: What are the precedential ramifications of providing
booster pump service along the foothills?
Answer: (I will assume you mean above the.5200 elevation.) If the
water system is designed properly there shouldn't be a problem
serving any development above 5200. However,,. because service in
this area "requires pumping and storage facilities, it is very
expensive and the amount of area is small... therefore the cost per
lot is very high. If we let Burns install substandard facilities
then future developers will want to do the same (please note that
there are probably only a couple other areas along the foothills
between 5200 and 5250 that may develop). The issue really isn't
allowing booster pump service, but rather how that booster pump
service is designed and constructed.
Question: Is there a gray area that has been created between the
5260 level and the 5250 level when it comes to the reality of