SUBJECT: CONSENT
Consideration Of A Resolution to Enter Into the Second Amendment to Fifth Interim Agreement with the Northern Colorado Water Conservancy District for Participation in the Windy Gap Firming Project (Fifth Phase); And Setting Forth Details In Relation Thereto.
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DEPARTMENT: Public Works
PRESENTER: Gary Behlen, Public Works Director
FISCAL INFORMATION:
Cost as Recommended: $621,880.00
Balance Available: $826,100.00
Budget Line Item Number: 500-70-110-605000-100005
New Appropriation Required: No
STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Approve Resolution approving said amendment, authorizing the Town Administrator to execute said amendment, and authorizing Staff to expend funds.
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SUMMARY AND BACKGROUND OF SUBJECT MATTER: The Board of Trustees previously approved agreements with the Municipal Sub-District, Northern Colorado Water Conservancy District on July 23, 2002, February 11, 2003, August 10, 2004, January 24, 2006, December 11, 2007, June 9, 2009, June 22, 2010, January 10, 2012, August 28, 2012, March 25, 2014, October 28, 2014 and January 12, 2016 to participate in the Windy Gap Firming Project (WGFP). The Town of Erie owns 14 units of Windy Gap water and has planned to purchase up to an additional 6 units. The Town of Erie has been successful in locating the additional 6 Units, and will be presenting an Agreement to the Board to acquire those 6 additional Units in the near future.
Windy Gap water is desirable for the Town of Erie because the water is fully consumable (available for total consumptive use, reuse, sale of effluent, etc.) and because it is deliverable through the existing Northern Colorado Water Conservancy District (NCWCD) Southern Water Supply Pipeline Project and the Town of Erie's pipeline. The WGFP has always been contemplated as a component of the Windy Gap Project and there are 13 participants in the WGFP. The WGFP is necessary in order to provide additional storage to firm the annual yiel...
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