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CITY COUNCIL WORKSESSION
AGENDA
WORKSESSIONAGENDA
City of Greeley
April 28, 2015
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GREELEY CITY COUNCIL VISION
Greeley promotes a healthy, diverse economy and high quality of life responsive to all its
residents and neighborhoods, thoughtfully managing its human and natural resources in a
manner
manner that
that creates
creates and
and sustains
sustains aa safe,
safe, unique,
unique, vibrant
vibrant and
and rewarding
rewarding community
community in
in
which to live, work, and play.
Item Number 11
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Title
Report: Water Master Plan 2007·2014
2007.2014 Review and 2016 Budget
Proposed Modifications
Contact
Contact
Burt Knight, Water &.
& Sewer Director
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Title
Overview
Overview of the Annual Growth &.
& Development Report
Contact
Contact
Brad Mueller, Community Development Director
Item Number 3
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Scheduling of Meetings, Other Events
Contact
Roy Otto, City Manager
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CITY COUNCIL WORKSESSION
City of Greeley
April 28,2015
Item Number 1
5:00 - 6:00 p.m.
Report: Water Master Plan 2007-2014 Review and 2016 Budget
Proposed Modifications
Contact
Burt Knight, W&S D irector, 336-4095
Background
Staff is preparing ordinance modifications on the W ater & Sewer Department budgeting process
to be presented to the Board in May and C ity Council in June. The proposed ord inance requires
that the Board and Council are presented a brief review of the progress on the 2003 W ater Master
Plan and proposed modifications for the next year's budget.
The 2003 W ater Master Plan (Master Plan) identified the need of annual reviews to update
project goals and accomplishments. Master Plan reviews were completed annu ally from
2003 to 2007 . Included is a 2007 to 2014 Master Plan review. (2003 W ater Master Plan
and upd ates can be viewed at: http://greeleygov.com/ services/water/ water-resourcesplanning)
Many projects and goals identified in the Master Plan have been substantially completed
including water acquisition, expansion of water treatment, and installation of a new
transmission pipeline to the Bellvue W ater Treatment Plant. The Master Plan Review
includes a summary spreadsheet of the project acco mplishments assoc iated with the Master
Plan's 2003 Capital Plan .
This Review and Future Annual Master Plan Reviews will ass ist in budget processes and
d iscussions. Based on this Master Plan review and other an alys is, staff will present the
proposed 201 6 budget. Included is funding for Staff Success ion Planning, N eeds Study at
the W ater Treatment Plants and possible rehabilitation and upgrades, a Future Fac ilities
Plan , Boyd Lake water quality enhancements, Supervisory Control Data Acquisition
(SCADA) improvements, U pper Equalizer Alternative, and potential cost variance for
N orthern Segment of Bellvue Transmission Pipeline tunneling.
The Master Plan also ide ntified the need of an annual review of key policies, driving
factors, and ch anges to options to meet water d emands, and Ca pital Projects. Staff is
reviewing methods to track changes that have previously occurred and any fu ture changes
to the Master Plan to keep the document current. Key policies listed below may need
review or are being reviewed and will be discussed under separate reports later this year.
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Key Policies
Growth Shall Pay its Own Way - Water acquisition had become very competitive and
Greeley responded with Water Acquisition Funds I and II. The purchasing of water before
the demand does shift some of the cost to existing rate payers. Staff is currently
conducting a study of the Cash-in-Lieu and dedication policies with a report targeted for
June 2015. The Master Plan also envisioned plant investment fees (PIFs) funding all
growth related capital construction. This was not the case. Growth did not occur at the
pace envisioned in the Master Plan and the PIF revenues forecasted were not realized.
Since the Master Plan was adopted, $44 million in bond revenue was taken on by the water
utility for growth related construction projects. The debt service associated with those
bonds is being paid by the existing rate payers.
Dedication Water Sources - Currently water allowed for dedication was specifically GLIC,
partial yield of the GIC, Lake Loveland, Seven Lakes, or C-BT. Each one of these water
sources were identified as capable of being used at the Water Treatment Plants, or
deductions from the dedicated yield was applied for shortfalls such as with the Gle. We
may be at a time when reviewing the list is appropriate. Staff is currently conducting a
study of the Cash-in-Lieu and dedication policies with a report targeted for June 2015.
Driving Factors
Growth Population growth dropped below projections for the several years during the
recession from 2008 to 2012, however, recent population growth rates have increased to
previously projected rates. The average population growth rate from 2001 to 2008 was
2.7%, and between 2008 and 2014 the population growth rate was at 2% suggesting that
the projected population growth rate of 2.5% to 2060 as identified in the Comprehensive
Plan is still reasonable. Water demand projections remain consistent with the 2012
estimates, as due future estimated water supply needs. However, annual evaluation of
water supply requirements based on future demand projection will be conducted and
provided.
Changes
Next Steps in the Water Budget - The information water budget approach has been
expanded to all Greeley water users. Information showing actual customer water usage
compared to acceptable usage is provided to all residential customers in the City. In order
to reduce demand for gross water over users, the next step is the discussion of applying
rates to the water budget program. Staff is prepared to present next steps to move the water
budget program forward.
Capital Projects
Significant changes that have occurred in implementing capital projects are listed below:
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Concentrate on Milton-Seaman Expansion instead of participating in Northern
Integrated Supply Project (NISP). Both of these projects were included in the
Master Plan capital projects but, the decision was made that Greeley would not be
participant in NISP.
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Rehab the existing Bellvue "WTP filter building and eliminate hydraulic restrictions
to accomplish expansion to 32 mgd. The original plan was to build a new filter
system and building expanding the plant capacity by 10 mgd and rehab the existing
22 mgd plant.
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Reduce the Boyd "WTP to only chemical systems that would freeze in the winter
and construct interconnects with other water suppliers to meet winter needs if they
occurred. The Boyd "WTP is a peaking plant typically only producing water
between April and October. The Master Plan proposed to be completely winterized
Boyd "WTP for back up needs if a problem occurred at the Bellvue"WTP in winter.
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Delay the Chimney Park Pumping Station long into the future by installing enough
of the Bellvue Transmission Pipeline to increase transmission capacity. The Master
Plan proposed to build the Chimney Park Pumping Station to quickly increase
transmission capacity until the entire Bellvue Transmission Pipeline was completed.
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Establish Water Acquisition Fund II with the goal to acquire 10,000 acre-feet of
new raw water at an estimated cost of $90 million over 10 years. The Master Plan
did not anticipate this project.
Council Direction Requested
• Based on the presented material and presentation does Council agree with the
proposed ideas to be included in the proposed 2016 Budget?
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Does Council request any additions to be developed and presented in the proposed
2016 Budget?
Decisions Options
Direct staff to prepare the budget and contain any additional items as directed.
Attachments
2007 - 2014 Water Master Plan Review
2015 - 5 Year Capital Plan
PowerPoint
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2007- 2014 Water MasterPlan Review
SUMMARY As required by the Water Master Plan, Greeley staff has
performed a review of the following key areas of the Plan:
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Key policies. Policy No.1 "Growth shall pay its own way without
unduly affecting existing ratepayers" may be challenging if Greeley
wishes to secure its water future. Greeley's growth rate had
temporarily slowed, but is recovering to pre-recessional rates; the raw
water market price has increased substantially, while water acquisition
competition has increased. For their own long-term benefit, the current
rate payers have and may have to continue to act now to secure an
adequate water supply for the next fifty years.
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Driving factors. The four existing driving factors are population,
regulations, age, and competition.
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Population growth dropped below projections for the several years
during the recession from 2008 to 2012; however, recent
population growth rates have increased to previously projected
rates. Water demand projections remain consistent with the 2012
estimates, as do future estimated water supply needs.
Regulatory requirements of the Enhanced Surface Water
Treatment Rule and Stage 2 Disinfection Byproducts Rule have
not resulted in the additional projects anticipated in the Water
Master Plan to be implemented. Greeley has been able to meet
the new requirements without the projects through increased
monitoring and system testing.
Bellvue and Boyd water treatment plants continue to age as well
as the transmission and distribution systems. Several
replacement projects from depreciation funding have been
completed or are planned to keep the system in good condition.
For many years the Cache La Poudre Basin was geographically
far enough to limit attempts by the Denver Metro area to acquire
water. Since 2007, that appears to be changing. Likely driven by
the $30,000/ acre-foot being paid by Aurora, Arapahoe County
and Cherry Creek for new water supplies, both piping and
exchanging water from the Poudre down to Denver appears more
cost-effective. In addition to larger municipalities, private equity
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investors are seriously considering purchasing water in the
Poudre basin to later sell to the highest bidder. C- BT water has
become scare and the price of C-BT water has risen to more than
three times 2008 prices. Greeley has long benefited from having
diverse, relatively cheap water supplies available as it grows; it is
becoming clear that those water supplies may no longer be
available in as little as 10 years.
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Blocks of Agricultural Water. Greeley has continued its historical
practice of being proactive in the development of new water supplies prior
to water demands from new growth coming on-line. Greeley developed
two future water accounts in order to acquire water prior to growth
occurring. Greeley has acquired several water supply sources for the
Future Water Account Phase I, which having been adjudicated by the
water court are expected to yield approximately 5,400 acre-feet. A
complete summary of the acquisition program is included in Appendix A.
In 2008, Greeley completed its acquisition program for Future Water
Account Phase I. In 2014, Greeley completed the adjudication process
for the Windsor Reservoir and Canal Company Poudre Tunnel, and
Water Supply and Storage Company Shares. This has made available
approximately 2,700 acre-feet of supplies for Greeley. The remaining gain
in firm yield associated Future Water Account I acquisition program will
be realized following successful permitting and construction of the Windy
Gap Firming Project. Recognizing the increasing competition for water
supplies in northern Colorado, Greeley Council and the Board committed
to a Future Water Account Phase II with the goal of acquiring an
additional 10,000 acre-feet over a ten-year period. Greeley has since
acquired 2,100 acre-feet of this water supply over the last four years.
Target acquisition volume is approximately half of anticipated due to
extremely competitive water market conditions.
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Review of Integrated Strategies. Several Master Plan Integrated
Strategies have been implemented including constructing a new pipeline
from the Bellvue WTP, upgrading both treatment plants, utilizing existing
supplies for non-potable or augmentation, and gravel pit acquisition.
Improvements to the flocculation/sedimentation basins and filter
influent/effluent piping modifications allowed CDPHE to re-rate the
Bellvue WTP to 32 MGD contingent upon maintaining the finished water
quality. Greeley has completed construction on 19 miles of the total 29
miles of the Bellvue Pipeline. When complete the entire pipeline including
the Northern Segment, currently under construction, and the future Gold
Hill Segment, will allow an additional 50 MGD capacity to flow by gravity
from Bellvue to Greeley {total of 70 MGD}. Permitting for Milton Seaman
Reservoir expansion has entered the alternatives evaluation phase.
Greeley continues to pursue and complete all raw water options identified
in the Master Plan.
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Key Policies
1. Growth shall pay its own way without unduly affecting existing ratepayers.
Specifically:
a) Greeley will develop a "Future Water Account" of additional water supplies in
advance of new growth. The near-term development of the additional supplies
shall be limited to the projected growth expected to 2020 by Greeley's
Comprehensive Growth Plan, or 6,000 acre-feet.
b) New dry land growth will pay cash-in-lieu of water rights as it occurs once new
water supplies have been developed in the Future Water Account. Cash-in-lieu
shall be priced at the full, actual cost of developing new water at a 50-year
drought yield basis so as to completely replenish the water used from the
Future Water Account.
c) System development charges (plant investment fees) for development shall be
based on growth buying into the replacement cost of the existing asset base
without deducting depreciation.
d) Waivers or reductions of raw water dedication or system development charges
by City Council (e.g., for economic development incentives) shall be repaid by
the General Fund to the Water Acquisition Fund.
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Greeley will pursue agricultural water acquisitions from areas outside Greeley's
growth boundaries.
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Greeley will not enter into any additional open-ended outside service contracts.
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During a severe drought, Greeley shall incrementally increase the severity of water
restrictions as drought conditions intensify considering factors such as water
storage within Greeley's system and regional water systems (Le. C-BT System)
Greeley is dependent upon for yield.
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Greeley will develop non-potable systems where equal or less than the cost of
potable sources, striving for 15 percent of new development to be served from nonpotable sources.
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Greeley will maintain a strong water conservation ethic and will invest in additional
cost effective water conservation. The volume of savings from conservation will be
analyzed periodically and Greeley shall only rely on this volume when those savings
actually occur.
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Construction of new treatment and transmission capacity shall begin when peak
demands exceed 90 percent of existing capacity.
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For the foreseeable future, Greeley will maintain the existing raw water safety factor
of 7,300 acre-feet to protect against risks that may occur in meeting customer
needs.
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Driving Factors
Four driving factors were identified by the Water Master Plan:
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Population and Economic Growth
Limited Raw Water Opportunities
State and Federal Regulations
Aging Infrastructure
Listed below are updates regarding each of the areas described above:
Population and Economic Growth
Growth had slowed from 2007 to 2012; however, long-term projections of
population growth remain firm at greater than 2% annually. The average
population growth rate from 2001 to 2008 was 2.7%, and between 2008 and
2014 the population growth rate was at 2%, suggesting that the projected
population growth rate of 2.5% to 2060 as identified in the Comprehensive
Plan is still reasonable. The Seaman Water Management Project has
projected a more modest 2.25% for the next forty years.
Some 80 water taps were added in 2008 compared to 1,300 taps sold in 2003.
From 2008 to 2012, less than 100 taps were sold annually. However, 2013
saw more than 400 water taps sold, and projections for 2015 are
approximately 800 water taps. These are strong indications that the economy
is recovering from the 2008 downturn.
Increasingly Limited Raw Water Opportunities
Although the severity of the current drought continued to lessen in 2007, along
the front-range the public awareness of the need for additional water supplies
remains high. Denver suburbs (Castle Rock, ECCV, and Arapahoe County are
acquiring ditch company shares in Northern Colorado) have become acutely
aware of the need to develop additional water supplies and have evaluated
and acquired water sources within the Poudre Basin. Thornton intends to
begin taking a'portion of their Water Supply and Storage Company (WSSC)
water, private equity firms attempt to corner the market on Colorado-Big
Thompson units, other private investors are negotiating purchases with ditch
companies, and the Northern Integrated Supply Project (NISP) is due to
release its draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) the summer of 2015.
State and Federal Regulations
Greeley is currently in the National Environmental Protection Act (NEPA)
permitting process for expansion of Milton Seaman Reservoir. The expansion,
if allowed, will require both an occupancy permit from the United States Forest
Service and a permit from the United States Army Corps of Engineers
(USACE) under Section 404 of the Clean Water Act. The permitting process is
complicated by the designation under the Endangered Species Act of "Critical
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Habitat" for the Preble's Meadow Jumping Mouse in the area of expected
reservoir inundation. Greeley's challenge of the designation of Critical Habitat
for the Preble's has been stayed pending evaluation of the listing status of the
mouse.
The United States Environmental Protection Agency has promulgated its Long
Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule and the "companion"
regulation, the Stage 2 Disinfection Byproduct Rule. The Surface Water
Treatment Rule was designed for more effective treatment for microbial
pathogens of high concern (such as cryptosporidium, which caused an
outbreak in Milwaukee in 1993 that sickened over 400,000 people). If levels in
raw water required additional treatment, the Greeley water treatment plants
would need to add an additional treatment system. At the Boyd plant, a project
was proposed to add UV treatment and at the Bellvue plant, membrane
filtration. Additional testing of the raw water has not shown levels which trigger
the regulations requirements. Both projects are still identified in the long-range
capital plan. Stage 2 Disinfection Byproduct Rule was designed to address
Tri-halo-methanes (THMs) and Halo-acetic-acids (HALOs). Both Bellvue and
Boyd had projects to change the disinfection from chlorine to a different
method. Neither project has been required to date by the new regulations as a
result of increased testing in the transmission and distribution systems. Both
projects are still identified in the long-range capital plan.
Aging Infrastructure
Greeley continues to replace or repair aging infrastructure. Adding capacity to
the Bellvue treatment and transmission system was identified as the most
vulnerable portion of Greeley's water system within the 2003 Water Master
Plan. The entire list and status of the projects identified in Appendix C of the
Water Master Plan is included in Appendix B of this document.
In the 2003 Master Plan Annual Review, a decision was documented to rehab
the Bellvue plant and modify hydraulic restrictions which were completed in
2008. Another modification was to reduce the amount of Boyd winterization to
placing portions of the chemical system inside a building and installing
interconnects with other water suppliers. The reasons for these decisions were
to lower projects costs and direct the savings to the Bellvue transmission line
and raw water purchases.
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Bellvue Treatment: A project was constructed in 2008, replacing the raw
water influent piping along with the original filter building influent/effluent
piping. Improvements constructed to the flocculation system allowed
CDPHE to change the plant rating from 20 MGD to 32 MGD (net).
Bellvue Transmission: Installation of the new transmission line provides
reliability to Greeley's existing transmission lines, which are over fifty years
old, and increases the delivery capacity from the Bellvue plant. The
existing transmission lines were relined where needed.
Boyd Treatment: Repair of cracking and spalling of the south pump station
floor/clearwell roof was completed in 2010.
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Distribution system renovation continues on schedule. The cement mortar
lining program has been completed, applying new lining to old cast iron
pipes. Pipes with excessive leak history are being replaced as needed.
Changes to Options Available to Meet New Demands
Water Conservation
On November 19, 2008, the Greeley Water and Sewer Board adopted the
Water Conservation Plan that projects a more than eight percent reduction in
Greeley's water demand over the next 20 years. The plan was submitted to
the Colorado Water Conservation Board for review and approval on November
21, 2008. To date, Greeley has exceeded its projections of 144 acre-feet of
annual water reduction through conservation.
The Water Conservation Program is one of the largest programs in the state
with an annual budget over $500,000. Since 2008, the Water Conservation
program has provided approximately 175 residential irrigation audits per year,
65 indoor commercial audits per year, 50 commercial irrigation audits, as well
as provided over 1,650 toilet rebates and 2,212 washer rebates.
In January 2015, the Water and Sewer Board and City Council approved an
updated version of the Water Conservation Plan and sent the plan to the
Colorado Water Conservation Board for approval. The plan includes several
new conservation strategies including residential landscape code changes,
commercial audits and conservation strategies at city park landscapes.
Greeley is still waiting for comments and approval for the new plan. The 2014,
Water Conservation Plan Update projects 3,120 acre-feet of water demand
reduction over a 20-year planning horizon.
Greeley is evaluating moving to a water budget rate structure. Greeley began a
water budget study in 2008. The project goal for the study was to evaluate the
effectiveness of empowering customers with information to improve their water
efficiency.
After evaluating the water consumption of over 800 residential meters since
the early 2000's, Greeley believed a water budget was the best rate structure
to promote and encourage the efficient use of water for its customers while
discouraging waste. In 2008, staff requested Statements of Qualifications
(SOOs) from firms to assist with the development and implementation of a
water budget rate structure. Greeley has since implemented a water budget
based rate structure study. To date the following has been implemented:
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The Utility Billing System was upgraded to incorporate informational water
budget billing.
An irrigated area database was developed for each single-family residential
customer as part of the Water Budget Pilot Project.
Developed a water budget-based rate model for single family residential
customers.
The first year of the program was completed in 2011. An informational water
budget pilot project was conducted with approximately 250 volunteers.
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The program was expanded in 2012 to include a random sample of up to
1,000 residential customers in addition to existing volunteers. The water
budget was modified to forecast the customer's water demand, based on
historic averages.
In 2013, the program was expanded to all residential customers city-wide.
Per customer feedback, the water budget is now based on actual weather
data instead of historical weather data, which was used in 2012. Customers
who use more water are in most need of water conservation messages and
incentives. Greeley develops targeted communication pieces for customers
who regularly exceed water budgets, and exceptionally high water bills are
also flagged by utility billing. In order to reduce demand for gross water over
users, the next step is the discussion of applying rates to the water budget
program.
Review of Integrated Strategies
Treatment and Transmission
Greeley continues to work diligently to improve the treatment and transmission
portion of the integrated strategy outlined in the October 2003 Water Master
Plan. The following four items represent the major changes and updates on
the most important aspects of treatment and transmission.
1. Bellvue Transmission System -To date, 19 of 29 miles of the Bellvue
transmission system are constructed and in service conveying water. When
completed in 2016, the Northern Segment will be able to provide flow by
gravity from the Bellvue Water Treatment Plant to Greeley. The last
segment near the Poudre River to the Gold Hill finished water storage
facility will allow 50 mgd to be transported to Greeley and 70 mgd total
capacity through the transmission system.
The Northern Segment of the Bellvue pipeline is the last segment of the
pipeline being constructed in Larimer County. The Northern Segment will
extend between the Bellvue Water Treatment Plant and the existing pipe at
Shields Street. Design was completed in July 2012, and easement
possession was obtained from all 24 property owners in 2015.
Pipeline construction has been significantly restricted by the US Army
Corps of Engineers (USACE) Nationwide Permit verification since 2008.
Since that time USACE has delayed authorization; implemented new
requirements; and called for additional information in order to authorize the
Nationwide 12 Permit Verification. In order to obtain final approvals from
USACE, Greeley was required to obtain authorizations from the US Fish
and Wildlife Service and State Historical Preservation Office. Technical
assessments required by USACE for the US Fish and Wildlife Service were
completed by or before March 2012, and assessments required by USACE
for the State Historical Preservation Office were completed in 2011 and
2012. Greeley was also required to complete a minimal effects
determination that relies on the release of existing-conditions data that is
currently being held back by USACE until the release of the Northern
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Integrated Supply Project's Supplemental Draft Environmental Impact
Statement.
In 2014, USACE issued a Nationwide Permit Verification allowing
construction of the Northern Segment with a maximum 26.7 mgd flow
restriction from the Bellvue plant until the minimal effect determination is
finalized. Following release of the existing-conditions data by USACE, the
minimal effects determination will be completed and the restrictions are
anticipated to be lifted.
A Compensatory Mitigation Plan for river depletions caused by the
proposed pipeline was drafted and is ready for submission to USACE
following completion of USACE's assessment of environmental impacts.
Based on the Mitigation Plan, target properties were identified as potential
mitigation sites for potential future infrastructure's environmental impacts.
In addition, construction of mitigation measures for the Bellvue pipeline,
which established new mouse habitat and wetland enhancements, were
completed in Lions Park near LaPorte, Colorado. Unfortunately, portions of
this project were damaged in the September 2013 flood event, and
restoration activities to repair that damage are ongoing. Greeley also
executed purchase contracts with Weld County for a 160-acre mitigation
property at 59 th Avenue in Greeley in 2013.
2. Hansen Canal Pipeline - The expansion of the Hansen Canal Pipeline was
conceived due to the 2012 wildfires that occurred in the upper Cache la
Poudre Basin watershed. The existing pipeline has a capacity of 18 mgd with
the additional pipeline increasing total capacity to 50 mgd of C-.BT raw water
into the Bellvue plant. A complete description of the Hewlett Gulch and High
Park Wildfires, Greeley's lead in the soil stabilization and mitigation efforts,
federal funding and continued mitigation efforts is included in an Appendix C.
In summary, the May 2012 Hewlett Gulch Fire burn area is located in Larimer
County, Colorado, 20 miles northwest of Fort Collins. The lands burned
included lands lying adjacent to the Milton Seaman Reservoir and upstream
of Greeley's Cache la Poudre River raw water direct flow diversion to its
Bellvue Treatment Plant. Shortly after Hewlett Gulch Fire, the 2012 High
Park Fire occurred, burning an additional 10,000 acres above Greeley's
diversion and caused ash and sediment debris to blacken the water supply
and affect diversions for several years.
The Hansen Canal Pipeline was designed to increase capacity from the
Hansen Canal to the Bellvue Treatment Plant, allowing additional C-BT
supplies from Horsetooth Reservoir to be treated in case of future water
quality issues from a fire or other negative impacts to the watershed.
The Hansen Canal Pipeline was designed in 2013 and completed in April
2015 This 36-inch pipeline conveys Colorado/Big Thompson water from the
Hansen Canal to the raw water pond of the Bellvue WTP and provides the
ability to feed a secondary or supplemental source of water to the treatment
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plant. Capacity was expanded from 18 mgd to a total of 50 mgd with this
project.
3. Finished Water Storage - The amount of finished water storage needed
is a function of the system capacity. As the system grows, so does the
need for in-town storage. The optimal sized and located finished water
storage project(s) were analyzed utilizing computer water distribution
models and completed in 2008 and revised in 2011. A new Gold Hill
Finished 5MG Water Storage to be located at Gold Hill is currently
underway. Construction of this tank will allow inspection and rehabilitation
of the existing 15 MG tank also located at Gold Hill.
4. Seaman Water Supply Project (the Milton Seaman Reservoir Expansion)
Greeley initiated formal consultation with USACE in 2005 for permitting
associated with the Seaman Water Supply Project, and the Corps published
a Notice of Intent in the Federal Register in 2006. At approximately the same
time Greeley was researching the expansion of the Milton Seaman Reservoir,
Fort Collins and other water providers were investigating expanding Halligan
Reservoir, also located on the North Fork approximately 16 miles upstream
from Milton Seaman Reservoir. The participants in the Halligan Reservoir
Expansion and Greeley initially formed the Halligan-Seaman Water
Management Project (HSWMP) in an effort to share costs and develop
operational synergies between the two projects.
These projects were initially assessed in a combined Environmental Impact
Statement (EIS) led by the USACE Denver Regulatory Office with the Corps
hosting two scoping meetings in 2006. As part of this combined process, the
Corps developed a Common Technical Platform (CTP) for the HSWSP and
another proposed EIS in the Poudre Basin (called the Northern Integrated
Supply Project) that established a consistent method for evaluating resources
and hydrology for these multiple projects in the Poudre River Basin.
To date, the following work associated with the HSWSP has been completed:
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The permit applicants transitioned from a Shared Vision Planning
Outreach Program to a city-designed public outreach program and web
2.0 outreach program in 2012.
Hydrologic model runs were completed for the Common Technical
Platform for current and future river conditions in 2012.
The Purpose and Need (P&N) statement was completed and finalized in
Feb. 2013 after EPA comments on water quality and water conservation
were addressed.
A Preliminary Draft Alternative Screening Report was released in April
2013 (based on 2013 USACE authorization of the participants'
development of alternative models).
In January of 2015, Greeley, Fort Collins, and USACE agreed to separate the
HSWSP into two distinct EISs, the Halligan Water Supply Project and
Seaman Water Supply Project (SWSP), to primarily address growing
discrepancies in timing between the two projects. The newly independent
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projects will be evaluated and developed by separate Third-Party
Consultants.
As part of that decision, USACE will hire a new independent third-party
consultant to assist with the continued preparation of the SWSP EIS. While
Greeley will fund the third-party EIS preparation, the regulatory and technical
aspects of the work will be directed by USACE. Aspects of the SWSP,
including hydrologic modeling, will continue to be evaluated within the context
of the CTP.
Moving forward, the new third-party contractor will review past analyses and
assist USACE with re-evaluating project screens and project alternatives and
potentially develop different alternatives for Greeley to implement. The thirdparty contractor will also complete impacts assessments for the finalized
alternatives and develop the project's draft and final EIS.
The Water Master Plan does not anticipate the need for an expanded Milton
Seaman Reservoir, based on demand analyses, to be necessary until after
2020. Greeley will then need to expand Milton Seaman Reservoir by 48,000
acre-feet to a total storage volume of 53,000 acre-feet.
Raw Water
Below is an update on the raw water projects identified in the Water Master
Plan:
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Windy Gap Firming Project -The Windy Gap Firming Project entered the
federal permitting process in 2003 and a draft EIS was released in the
summer of 2011. The Municipal Subdistrict, Northern Colorado Water
Conservancy District (Subdistrict) requested a Section 404 (Clean Water
Act) Permit from the USACE Omaha District Regulatory Branch to construct
Windy Gap Firming Project Water Supply facilities for its customers and 13
other Front Range water providers located in Colorado between Denver and
Fort Collins. The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation is the lead federal agency
managing the EIS and the USACE Omaha District Regulatory Branch has
been participating as a Cooperating Agency.
The costs for the firming project will be paid using the revenue from the sale
of 20 of Greeley's 64 Windy Gap units. In 2005, Greeley sold three units to
Fort Lupton. Twelve units were put under contact with the Little Thompson
Water District which closed and were transferred in February 2015, and
another five units with Greeley of Evans, which have scheduled closing
deadlines on or before the final reservoir permit issuance.
The project permitting is anticipated to be complete by 2015, a delay of
about six years. The draft EIS process had taken significantly longer than
anticipated, primarily due to lagged turnaround by the Bureau of
Reclamation on reviewing key data/reports, federal agreements and Grand
County 1041 approvals.
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Key milestones were reached between 2011 and 2014 including: the Windy
Gap Firming Project's final Environmental Impact Statement published in
2012, State Wildlife Mitigation Plan was approved by the State of Colorado
in 2012, the Windy Gap Firming Project's Grand County 1041 approval was
obtained by the Subdistrict in 2013, the supplemental Clarity Agreement for
Grand Lake was signed, settlement agreement was reached with Rancher
opposition groups, The Record of Decision was signed by the Bureau of
Reclamation, and the Carriage Agreement Contract was approved by the
Bureau of Reclamation in 2014. The Subdistrict is still required to obtain 404
Permit from the USACE and Colorado Water Quality Control Division 401
Water Quality Certification prior to final permit approvals. Project design is
anticipated to begin in January 2016, and construction to begin in 2018.
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Upper Poudre Gravel Pit Storage - Greeley, along with the Tri-Districts
(Partners), purchased the already mined Overland Trail Gravel Pits from
Lafarge in 2006. When fully online (2022) the pits will increase
operational flexibility and serve to maximize existing and newly acquired
water supplies.
The total project storage estimated need for Greeley was projected to be
2500 acre-feet. To date, approximately 2500 acre-feet of storage is
owned by Greeley, with approximately 1000 acre-feet lined and ready for
operation.
In 2009, the Partners successfully negotiated and purchased properties
critical to the Overland Trail Reservoir Project. These include Ponds 1
(Linder), Pond 2 (Trieber), and Pond 3 (TreiberIWarson) south of the
existing bike trail. These ponds added approximately 1,200 acre-feet of
additional storage to the .existing storage purchased in 2005 for the
Partners.
In 2011, Greeley finalized the Intergovernmental Agreement (IGA) with the
Tri- Districts. Following the execution of this agreement, the partners
successfully obtained a division of Mining and Reclamation Permit
(DRMS) for Trieber A, north of the bike path. Under the management of
the Tri-Districts, The Parcel was lined for water storage in 2013, and
interconnect pipe installation is scheduled to be completed in 2015.
In 2012, the Partners closed on the Linder Parcel following the approval
from the State Engineers Office for the compacted clay liner leak test,
providing approximately 250 acre-feet of storage for Greeley. In 2013, the
Partners closed on the Trieber Parcel following the approval from the
State Engineers Office for the compacted clay liner leak test, providing an
approximately 125 acre-feet of storage for Greeley, and in 2015 the
Partners will close on the TrieberIWarson Parcel following the approval
from the State Engineers Office for the compacted clay liner leak test,
providing an additional 250 acre-feet of storage for Greeley.
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Lower Poudre Gravel Lake Storage - Greeley completed construction of
the Poudre Ponds at Greeley (aka 25th Avenue Gravel Lake) along with
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pump station and inlet / outlet facilities. The ponds met the State
Engineer's requirements for lined storage in 2003. Storage at the site is
approximately 1,500 acre-feet. As much as 1,000 acre-feet of additional
capacity can be created at the site (for a total capacity of 2,500 acre-feet)
with additional mining, which does not appear cost-effective at this time.
This project increases the efficiency of Greeley's water system by allowing
the retiming of untreatable supplies to meet non-potable demands.
The total project storage estimated need for the Greeley was projected to
be 3500 acre-feet; therefore Greeley began a Poudre Ponds expansion
program.
In 2012, Greeley exercised the option to purchase additional property
(Poudre Ponds Flatiron Parcels) that adjoined Poudre Ponds. Greeley
obtained Division of Mining Reclamation and Safety (DRMS) as well as
local mining and reclamation permits, and rezoned and annexed the
parcels. Greeley selected Hall Irwin to mine Poudre Ponds Flatirons
Parcels (Parcel B) contingent upon execution of the option to purchase the
additional property. The mining and generation of water storage in the
adjoining parcel have many benefits such as shared infrastructure,
reduced slurry wall costs, existing conveyance structures and reduction in
existing augmentation obligations at the site. To date, approximately one
half of the mineable materials have been extracted from the site, and
project completion is anticipated in 2020. The project will add an
additional 1,700 acre-feet of water storage to the Poudre Ponds facility.
Following construction of the liner on Parcel B, Greeley will have 3,300
acre-feet available for storage by 2021.
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Large Non-potable Development Projects - Greeley is assessing a
Lower Equalizer Project, which could serve Greeley's existing and masterplanned non-potable demand in the service area of the Greeley Loveland
Irrigation Company (GLlC) with Greeley's excess untreatable supplies
(primarily wholly consumptive effluent) allowing Greeley to treat its GLiC
water supplies at the Boyd Water Treatment Plant.
The Lower Equalizer Project is comprised of the following 3-step process:
1. Exchanging excess untreatable supplies from the Poudre Basin
(primarily Water Pollution Control Facility (WPCF) wholly consumptive
effluent) up the South Platte and Big Thompson Rivers to storage at a
proposed reservoir to be located near the Big Thompson River.
2. Completing the environmental permitting for and construction ·of the
new reservoir.
3. Piping and pumping the stored water north to intersect with and release
into the GLiC Ditch.
In 2012, Greeley evaluated the project's feasibility and concluded that the
critical success factors (water supply, water demand, exchange potential
and operational considerations) suggest that the Lower Equalizer Project
could be an efficient way to increase the firm yield of Greeley's water
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system. Site analysis of four potential reservoir locations began in 2007. A
potential site was identified in 2012. Negotiations for the acquisition of this
site are on-going.
Greeley is also assessing an alternative Upper Equalizer Project, which
will provide the same function as the Lower Equalizer Project. This Upper
Equalizer Project could also serve Greeley's existing and master-planned
non-potable demand in the service area of the Greeley Loveland Irrigation
Company (GLlC) with Greeley's excess wholly consumptive effluent
allowing Greeley to treat its GLiC water supplies at the Boyd Water
Treatment Plant.
Potential benefits of the Upper Equalizer Project compared to the Lower
Equalizer Project include less or simpler environmental permitting;
optimization of existing non-potable facilities; and consolidation of new
infrastructure in or near city limits.
The Upper Equalizer Project is comprised of the following 3-step process:
1. Exchanging excess untreatable supplies from the Poudre Basin
(primarily WPCF wholly consumptive effluent) up the Cache la Poudre
River to storage at or in the vicinity of Poudre Ponds.
2. Either exchanging the stored water up the Cache la Poudre River or
trading (through an inter-ditch trade) up the Greeley Irrigation Company
#3 Ditch to Greeley's 71 st Avenue Pump Station.
3. Piping and pumping that water south along 71 st Avenue to intersect
with and release into the GLiC ditch.
Work efforts on the Upper Equalizer Project to date consist of the
completion of an analysis indicating adequate exchange or trade potential
from the WPCF to the 71 st Avenue Pump Station. Due diligence for
acquisition of additional non-potable water storage at the 35th Avenue
Gravel Pit site in the vicinity of Poudre Ponds is also being completed, and
a conceptual design and cost estimate for the required pipes and pumps is
underway. In May 2015, staff will present the Upper Poudre Equalizer
Alternative to the Water & Sewer Board.
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Blocks of Agricultural Water - Greeley has continued its historical practice
of being proactive in the development of new water supplies prior to water
demands from new growth coming on-line. Greeley developed two future
water accounts in order to acquire water prior to growth occurring.
1. Future Water Account Phase I. Greeley's 2003 Water Master Plan
called for the creation of a 6,000 acre-foot Future Water Account (now
designated as "Future Water Account Phase 1") so that Greeley can
accept cash-in-lieu of raw water when development occurs on lands
which have not been historically irrigated. The cash-in-lieu revenues
would then be used either to buy additional water or to acquire other
supply-enhancing water system improvements. Greeley has acquired
several water supply sources for the Future Water Account Phase I,
which when adjudicated by the water court are expected to yield
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approximately 5,400 acre-feet. These sources include shares in the
Windsor Reservoir and Canal Company, which entitle Greeley to a
portion of the yield from the Tunnel Water Company's Laramie-Poudre
Tunnel, a trans-mountain diversion project transporting water from the
Laramie basin to the Poudre basin. Other sources acquired for the
Future Water Account Phase I include the Windy Gap Firming Project;
shares in the Water Supply and Storage Company; and shares in the
New Mercer Ditch Company. In 2006, Greeley purchased 75 of the
150 Class B shares in the Windsor Reservoir and Canal Company.
Greeley purchased these shares in concert with the North Weld County
Water District and the Fort Collins-Loveland Water District (the districts
acquired 37.5 shares each). The Class B shares represent all the
rights and obligations of the Tunnel Water Company formerly owned by
Windsor Reservoir and Canal Company. In 2008, Greeley completed
its acquisition program for Future Water Account Phase I.
Greeley had acquired several water supply sources for the Future
Water Account Phase I. The most important water court decrees that
were adjudicated between 2008 and 2014 are listed below. Due to
these approved change decrees, Greeley has increased firm yield
approximately 2,700 acre-feet. This increase in firm yield is attributed
to the Laramie-Poudre Tunnel and WSSC acquisition and successful
adjudication.
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Laramie-Poudre Tunnel Case No. 2006CW258 - The Tunnel
water rights are transbasin and wholly consumable. Greeley
changed its 75 shares of Windsor Reservoir and Canal Company
Class B stock portion of Tunnel Water rights in Case No.
2006CW258. A final decree was entered January 4, 2012.
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Water Supply and Storage Company (WSSC) Case No.
2007CW190 - Greeley changed 22.5 shares of WSSC in Case No.
2007CW190. To change the shares, Greeley had to negotiate an
agreement with the company, which was signed on April 10, 2010.
The decree allows for a maximum diversion of approximately 60.64
acre-feet per share. A final decree was entered November 7, 2014.
2. Future Water Account Phase II. In 2008, recognizing the increasing
competition for water supplies in northern Colorado, Greeley Council
and the Board committed to a Future Water Account Phase II, with the
goal of acquiring an additional 10,000 acre-feet over a ten-year period.
Like the Future Water Account Phase I, these water supply acquisitions
are intended to enable Greeley to accept cash in lieu of raw water when
new development occurs. Greeley has since acquired 2,065 acre-feet
of water supply. Some of the water purchased is still decreed for
agricultural use and must go through a water court change case to be
used for municipal purposes.
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In summary, Greeley:
a. Had begun acquiring shares in the Larimer & Weld Irrigation System and has
acquired approximately 40 shares to date since 2012;
b. Has continued with WSSC acquisition program and has acquired an
additional 7.5 shares;
c. Has acquired the remaining 240 shares of the Boyd and Freeman Irrigation
Company;
d. Has acquired 90 shares in the NPIC; and
e. Has acquired additional shares in New Cache La Poudre Irrigation Company
and Reservoir Company, as well as New Mercer shares.
In addition, the following successful water court proceedings are relevant to the
continuation of the Water Master Plan and cost reductions in relation to legal
fees.
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Water Rights: Greeley's Lower Cache la Poudre River Water Stewardship
Project Case Nos.1999CW234 and 1999CW231
Case No. 1999CW234 is the storage component of Greeley's Lower
Cache la Poudre River Water Stewardship Project and a final decree was
entered on August 26, 2009. This case confirms storage on the lower
Cache la Poudre River to meet return flow obligations and non-potable
demands, and allows Greeley to be able to store water in Poudre Ponds,
via exchange and with the junior priority water rights.
Case No. 199CW231 is a plan for augmentation comprised of junior
groundwater rights that will irrigate parks and cover evaporative losses
from exposed groundwater ponds throughout Greeley. A final decree
was entered on March 10, 2010.
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Lower Equalizer Case No. 2005CW326 - The Lower Equalizer case
comprises four non-potable reservoirs and appropriative rights of
exchange. The case includes two reservoirs on tributaries to the Big
Thompson River and two reservoirs on Sheep Draw. The reservoirs could
be filled with exchanged wholly consumable effluent and the 2005 junior
priority. A final decree was entered August 16, 2013.
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Overland Trail Reservoir Project Case No. 2000CW251 - Overland Trail
Reservoir project is a series of lined gravel pits in northwest Fort Collins.
The decree allows the partners to have a decreed right of 10,962 acre-feet
and one refill in the same amount. A final decree Was entered December 6,
2013.
Diligence Applications:
In addition to the applications above, Greeley filed diligence on several matters
and received final decrees. These matters included Rockwell Reservoir (Case
No. 2012CW191), Milton Seaman enlargement (Case No. 2013CW3122), and
GLiC exchanges (Case Nos. 2013CW3085, 2014CW3023, and 2014CW31 05).
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Diligence must be filed every six years for each case. Greeley will continue to
file diligence on all the cases listed above in order to make water rights absolute.
Reduced water court case objections:
At the end of 2008, Greeley was an active objector in 83 water court cases.
From 2009 to 2014, Greeley filed opposition in 51 cases. During this time,
Greeley stipulated to 89 cases. At the end of 2014, Greeley is actively opposing
41 cases, an approximate 50% decrease in case load.
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APPENDIX A
City of
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Great. From the Ground Up.
MEMORANDUM
TO:
Water and Sewer Board
RE:
Water Acquisition - Status Report for Phase I Expenditures
FROM:
Jon Monson, Wateran~ctorand
Richard T. Raine.s,
DATE:
P.H~er Resource Administrator II
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July 21,2010
Issue:
The 2003 Water Master Plan anticipated a Future Water Account ("FWA"), made up of 6,000
acre-feet of new water supplies. The estimated cost for the acquisition was $36 million and rates
were established to fund this acquisition. With a possible new appropriation in 2010, Greeley
may start Phase 2 of water acquisition. Prior to starting Phase 2, an accounting of the funds of
the original Phase 1 FWA is appropriate. Table 1 shows that after spending almost $35 million,
Greeley has been able to acquire only about 4,000 acre-feet. The two primary reasons for this
situation are buying the expensive Laramie-Poudre Tunnel and buying the land along with
WSSC shares.
Future Water Account:
The 2003 Water Master Plan intended the City develop a $36 million FWA and generally
identified the water supplies needed for acquiring 6,000 acre-feet of potable firm yield. The
desirable options included building small projects (Overland Trail Reservoirs and Lower
Equalizer) to maximize existing water supplies, buying high quality agriculture water rights such
as shares in the Tunnel Water Company and Water Supply and Storage Company (WSSC), and
firming up existing supplies such as Windy Gap. The FWA was envisioned to be sufficient to
meet new potable demands through 2020.
Use of $36 million:
Table 1 shows the expenditures during the period of 2003 to 2009 the FWA. Through 2009
Greeley has expended approximately $34.9 million with the majority of the expenditures being
for water right purchases. Approximately $7.6 million of the expenditures were for other related
activities, primarily land acquisition, but including pre-purchase diligence, engineering studies,
and legal fees. Encumbered expenses in 2010 will add about $275,000 to the total. These
continuing costs will primarily be spent on the pending Tunnel and WSSC water court cases.
Greeley has recovered the cost of one WSSC farm as shown in Table 1 and could recover an
additional $4.9 million with future land sales.
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Greeley expended $9.6 million to purchase the 22.5 WSSC shares. Expenditures shown in Table
1 include the anticipated August 2010 payment of $900,000 Greeley must pay WSSC to meet its
contract obligations. Together with water court costs, the $10.6 million invested in 22.5 WSSC
shares result in a cost per acre-foot of approximately $6,500. There may be additional costs
associated with mitigation to WSSC and with the water court change of the various shares
purchased which are not shown. Since these costs are not known, they are not included in the
.average cost per acre-foot.
The Windy Gap Firming Project has an estimated completion cost of $1.2 million for Greeley.
The total cost of the project is estimated at $24.7 million. However, Greeley will derive revenue
of $23.4 million from the sale of 20 Windy Gap units. Dividing the projected total Windy Gap
project cost of $1.2 million by the estimated firm yield of 2,160 acre-feet provides a planning
cost per acre foot of approximately $574. Although the increase in yield is small, the cost per
acre foot of this "portfolio shift" (selling 20 units of Windy Gap to pay for the firming project) is
quite attractive.
If the Windy Gap Firming Project is successful, the average cost per acre-foot for all water
supplies acquired during Phase 1 of the FWA will be about $5,300 as shown in Table 1.
Note that Greeley has acquired water rights with a projected firm yield of 5,393 acre-feet. There
is an important distinction between the water rights that are acquired and water rights that are
changed in water court and thus available for municipal water supply. None of the water rights
acquired using FWA funds are currently available for direct municipal use. At this time, Greeley
has pending change of use cases for the Tunnel and WSSC water rights with planned completion
dates in 2011. Staff plans to file a change of use case for the recently acquired but as yet
unchanged Greeley and Loveland water rights in 2012. Windy Gap is projected to have a record
of decision in its EIS in 2011 with a projected construction completion date of 20 16.
Changing Supply and Demand Projections:
The 2003 Water Master Plan estimated firm yield of Greeley's water supply at 44,500 acre-feet,
including non-potable supplies. By 2020 the City was expected to receive another 1,100 acrefeet of new supplies from dedicated GLIC shares, 3,400 acre-feet from new non-potable
development, and 4,800 acre-feet from the FWA acquisitions. The firm yield in 2020, including
the FWA and dedicated shares, was to have been 53,800 acre-feet, including non-potable yields.
Since 2003, extensive and more accurate system modeling for Halligan-Seaman has revised our
firm yield estimates downward. When all FWA shares acquired in Phase 1 are changed in water
court and the Windy Gap Firming Project is operational, Greeley is now estimated to have a firm
. yidd of 42,900 acre-feet, including non-potable yields. Note this future yield includes projects
such as the Lower Equalizer which have not yet been funded.
Fortunately, growth of water demand has also been revised downwards, primarily due to
significant water conservation which has dropped water demand about 15% since 2001. Coupled
with the recent recession-depressed growth rate of less than 1%, Greeley'S planned water supply
including the FWA (with the Lower Equalizer), is expected to sustain growth in Greeley until
2036.
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Summary:
The total expenditures during Phase 1 of the FWA have been $34.9 million with approximately
$27.3 million spent on direct water right purchases. The majority of the additional expenditures
were for land purchases needed to acquire WSSC shares and the Overland Trail Gravel Pits
which will be required if additional WSSC or Larimer & Weld shares are purchased. Phase 1 of
the FWA will provide Greeley an additional 5,393 acre-feet of fInn yield at an average cost of
approximately $5,300 per acre-foot if the Windy Gap Firming Project is successful.
Both supply and demand projections have dropped signifIcantly since the 2003 Water Master
Plan. If the Lower Equalizer is completed and other GLIC shares are acquired through
dedication as expected, on completion of the FWA Phase 1 Greeley'S flnn yield will be 42,900
acre-feet, sufficient for growth (at 2.25%) through about 2036.
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Water Acquisition Budget
Expenditures during the FWA Period of 2003·2009
costs+rehab loan payments+water
court to date
Modeled yield of 72
Purchase costs + 2010 payment of
$40K per share to company + water
Purchase from Thornton and Gilbert
Need a Mure change case (2012)
Estimated Yield 6.1
Purchase from Thornton and Gilbert
Need a future change case (2012)
Purchase from Thornton and Gilbert
Need a future change case (2012)
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APPENDIX B
2003 Water Master Plan Appendix C Project List and Status Update
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Windy Gap Firming
Non'Dotable
Parks Irrigation SCADA
Implement SCADA system for Parks.
8.
Security Projects
Increase Security at treatment plant
Non-potable pro"ects implemented to reduce irrieation demands.
Construct pump station for waters storage facilities.
9. Pleasant Valley Pipeline
Construct Pleasant Valley pipeline to Bellvue WTP
10.SCADA
Expand SCADA system
11, Bellvue Raw Water Ponds Repair
ReDair Bellvue WTP raw Dond toe drains.
12. Boyd Later Water Treatment Plant UV Light Treatment Addition
UV light to provide disinfection.
13. Boyd Lake Winterizing
Winterization of Boyd WTP to allow it to operate year round.
14, Land A~uisition
Acquire land for City facilities.
15, Bellvue 10 MGD addition
Provide additional capacity at Bellvue WTP.
16, Bellvue 15 MGD addition
17. Bellvue 10 MGD addition
Provide additional caDacity at Bellvue WTP.
Provide additional capacity at Bellvue WTP.
18. Finished Water Storage (15 MG)
Provide additional water storage capacity.
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Investil!ate expansion of Milton Seaman Reservoir.
Install telemetlY on high mountain reservoirs
Construct additional intakes off Boyd Lake.
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Comoleted 2004.
Completed 2003.
On-going as Participant. See Text Update
Numerous pro 'ects completed. 15% Dotable to Non-Potable Demand shift Achieved
Completed 2003.
Completed 2010 -Continuing with Recent Park Asset Transfer
Security enhanced at all facilities in early 2000s, currently working on increasing lighting and
bulldin. door locks
Completed 2004.
Scada installed for all plants, reservoirs and transmission and distribution system. Upgrades are
I'fllJlosed in 2016/17.
Completed 2004.
EPA Surface Water Treatment rule compliance levels have not reqUired project to date. Continue
testing and tracking requirement
In 2003 decision was made to reduce level of winterization to portions of chemical system and
install interconnects with other water suppliers. Winterization completed in 2005. 2015 Needs
Study assessment at Boyd which may sUl!J!est winterization.
Acquisitions are on-going.
2003 MP Annual Review documented decision to rehab existing Bellvue WTP and eliminate several
hydraulic restrictions expanding the plant to 32 mgd. In 2015 Needs Study is being prepared to
review if replacement of current filter building needs to occur or rehab of system.
Need currently being studied based on current growth pro·ect may occur in 2022.
Need currently bein. studied.
DeSign of 5 MG of storage at Gold Hill is underway, With construction scheduled for 2016/17.
Additional 10 MG will be scheduled when need determined.
19. Finished Water storage (22 MG)
Provide additional water storage capacity.
Not scheduled at this time. Expansion of additional 10 MG will occur with Item 18 project first.
20. Chimnev Park Transmission Main 60-inch
Construct Bellvue transmission line.
Completed 2004.
21. Chimney Park 30 MGD Pump Station
Construc·t pump station on the Bellvue transmission line.
27. Line Extensions and Oversizing
Reimbursement for oversizing of water lines.
28. New Construction Meters and Water Taps
29. New Construction Meters and Water Taps
30. In~~ction Services
31. Comanche Rehabilitation
Fundinl! for meters and water line taps.
Funding for meters and water line taps.
UtilitylnsjlOctions for new developments.
Reoair toe drains at Comanche Reservoir.
Installation of 60" Bellvue Transmission to Bellvue WTP eliminated need until beyond 2060 growth
horizon.
Completed 2003.
All easements have heen acquired for the Northern Segment. Gold Hill Segment route analysis
complete with resulting aCQuisitions defined with several being_negotiated.
Construction will be completed during 2016 for Northern Segment. Gold Hill Segment scheduled on
Capital Plan in 2026.
Work has not been initiated.
Construction completed.
Work is on-going in association with development. Most recent project was second feed into West
GreelevTech comDleted in 2013.
Work is on-l!oing response to develooment.
Work is on-l!oin~ response to development.
Work has been part of an on-going pro.ram,
Work comDleted 2005.
32. GLIC System Improvements
Rehabilitate GLlc.
Completed Augmentation Structures and High level Outlets at Boyd and Horseshoe Lakes
33. Bellvue Rehabilitation Phase II
Second phase of improvements to Bellvue WTP.
Much of the work was completed in 2008 with expansion rehab. Several additional projects were
listed in program which have been delayed as result of growth slowing. 2015 Needs Study will
34. Bellvue Raw Ponds Reoair
35. Bellvue Sludge Beds Rehabilitation
Repair raw ponds at Bellvue
Rehabilitate slud.e beds at Bellvue WTP.
Completed 2005.
Two beds rehabbed in 2004. Two additional added completed in 201L
36. Transmission System Rehabilitation
Rehabilitate the transmission system.
Poudre River Crossing near former Kodak site lines 1&2 replaced and lowered, line 3 inspected and
rehabbed. Near Watson Fish Hatchery Line 1 replaced and lowered, Three sections replaced
totaling about 3000 feet. Scheduled to line 1-25 crossing, but working with CDOT on widening plan.
22. Zone 4 Improvements
Construct Zone 4 improvements.
23. Bellvue Transmission Line Acquisition ROW
AcqUire easements for the Bellvue Northern pipeline project.
24. Bellwe Transmission Program
Construct the northern segment of the Bellvue pipeline.
25. Gold Hill Link PiDeline
26. Chlorine Scrubber
Construct the final link of the 60-inch Bellvue Pipeline.
Install chlorine scrubbers
redefine overall pro· ect l!oals.
37. Distribution Line Replacement
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Valve ReDlacement and Fire Hydrant Replacement
Valve Replacement and Fire Hvdrant ReDlacement
Small Meter Replacement
R"[JIacement Capital Outlay
Distribution lines rehabilitation.
Exercise fire hydrants and replace inoperable valves on an on-going basis.
42. 23 rd Avenue Reservoir Cover Renlacement
Exercise fire hydrants and reolace inoperable valves on an on-l!oing basis.
The remote accessed water meter procram has been completed.
Establish fund to replace equipment
Cover the 23rd Avenue Reservoirs.
43. Water Acquisition
Develop new water supplies.
Work is on-going. All cast iron pipe has been relined with cement mortar. Replace approximately
4,000 feet of pipe each year.
On-going since 2004.
On-.oin. since 2004.
ComDleted durin. 2005,
Fund established in 2004.
Completed 2005.
Completed Acquistion of Water Rights Future Water Account I, and 2100 Acre Feet ofPrposed
10 000 Acre Foot Acquistion Program Future Water Account II
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APPENDIX C
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City of
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November 24. 2014
Mr. John Andrews
U DA Natural Resources Conservation Service
Denver Federal Center
Building 56, Room 2604
PO Box 25426
Denver, CO 80225-0426
RE:
The Natural R e ources Con ervation Service, United States Department of
Agriculture, Emergency Water hed Protection Program, City of Greeley
Final Report for Federal Grant 6S-SBOS-A-12-09 and 6S-SBOS-A-13-0S.
Mr. Andrews:
Thi letter shall erve as the City of Greeley's ("Greeley") tinal report, which is being submitted
accordance with Paragraph VII of Attachment B to Grant Numbers 68-8B05-A-12-09 and 688B05-A-13-05. This report will address the Hewlett Gulch and High Park Fire goals and
objectives established and performed in 20 12 through 2104. The report will provide: ( I) a
comparison of actual accomplishments with the goals and objectives establ ished for the project,
and where project output can be quantified, a computation of the costs per unit of output, and (2)
additional pertinent information. All of the goals and objectives set forth under Grant Num ber
68 -8B05-A-12-09 and 68-8B05-A-13 -05 were met.
I.
Accompli hments (6S-SBOS-A-12-09).
The goals of the project for Grant Number 68-8B05-A- 12-09 were met to the satisfaction of
Greeley, the City of Fort Collins ("Fort Coll ins") and Natural Re ources Conservation Service,
United States Department of Agriculture (NRC ) and the sponsers inspection reports.
A. May 2012 Hewlett Gulch Fire
The May 2012 Hewlett Gulch Fire bum area is located in Larimer County, Colorado, 20 mi les
northwest of Fort Collins. The lands burned included lands lying adjacent to the Milton Seaman
Reservoir and up tream of Greeley's Cache la Poudre River ("Poudre River") raw water direct
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flow diversion to its Bellvue Treatment Plant. After the fire, Greeley assessed the potential for
soil erosion, resulting from the fire, to contaminate its raw water supply and determined soil
treatment and mitigation was critical to protect its raw water supply.
Greeley contacted the NRCS for assistance. Under the Emergency Watershed Protection
Program (EWP), the NRCS was authorized to assist Greeley in relieving hazards created by
natural disasters that cause a sudden impairment of a watershed.
A cooperative agreement established Greeley's and the NRCS' obligations in implementing
emergency watershed protection measures to relieve hazards and damages created by the May
2012 Hewlett Gulch Fire. NRCS had estimated the cost of this work to be $650,000. Greeley
analyzed additional treatment "betterments" that increased the cost of the fire mitigation project
to $710,000.
The emergency protection measures consisted of aerial seeding and aerial mulching using NRCS
certified straw mulching. In addition, approximately 50 acres of wood shred mulching was
applied. The total project mitigation acres were approximately 606 acres. The betterment costs
were direct costs to Greeley, which included the 50 acres mulched with wood straw, as per
NRCS and United States Forest Service ("U.S. Forest Service") specifications. The NRCS
inspected the materials and placement of treatment medium, and assisted in providing project
oversight. The contractor, Western States Reclamation, was selected on JUly 5, 2012, to provide
services in the form of aerial mulching treatment for the Hewlett Gulch fire. The contractor was
held to the NRCS' standards and specifications. The goals and set standards and specifications
for the 606 acre treatment were met, as verified by inspectors comprised of representatives from
Greeley and the NRCS, and final paper work was submitted (certifications and invoices) by
Western States Reclamation.
B. 2012 High Park Fire-Phase 1 (2012).
Shortly after the May 2012 Hewlett Gulch Fire, the 2012 High Park Fire occurred. The 2012
High Park Fire bum area is also located in Larimer County, Colorado. The 2012 High Park Fire
burned both federal and non-federal lands in the basin, including lands lying northwest of Fort
Collins and upstream of Greeley'S Bellvue Filter Plant in the Poudre River basin. Greeley again
assessed the potential for severe soil erosion resulting from the fire to contaminate its raw water
supply and determined soil treatment and mitigation was critical.
The federal government mitigated those federal lands lying within the bum area (approximately
50% of the total lands requiring mitigation); other affected entities were required to mitigate the
remaining bum area acreage (approximately 50% of the total requiring mitigation or
approximately 5,600 acres of severely burned soils). In 2012, Greeley and Fort Collins
coordinated aerial mulching and enhanced mitigation in targeted areas of the 2012 High Park
Fire.
Western States Reclamation completed the first phase of the 2012 High Park Fire Project on or
about October 5, 2012, well in advance of November 30, 2012, scheduled deadline. The worked
performed during that time period included 16 basins designated as severely burned and having
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the highest priority. Approximately 2,900 of severely burned soil was treated and stabilized
through aerial straw mulching and seeding. The work performed was inspected by Fort Collins,
Greeley and NRCS representatives. The work performed matched the scope of work and budget
amounts exactly or $1,255 per acre for seed and mulch. The goals and set standards and
specifications for the treatment were met, as verified by Fort Collins, Greeley and NRCS
inspectors, and final paper work was submitted (certifications and invoices) by Western States
Reclamation. The total project cost in 2012 was approximately $3,900,000; $1,126,000 was
reimbursed by the NRCS grant fund.
c.
Horsetooth Reservoir.
The 2012 High Park Fire also burned lands adjoining Horsetooth Reservoir. Horsetooth
Reservoir is owned and operated by the Northern Colorado Water Conservancy District
(NCWCD). Approximately 102 acres of land adjoining Horsetooth reservoir required aerial
mulching treatment. The acreage was relatively small and would have been difficult to send out
for a bid request. As a result, the NCWCD asked for Greeley's assistance in performing
mitigation. Greeley agreed to extend its existing contract with the Western States Reclamation
to include treatment of affected lands near Horsetooth. In exchange, the NCWCD agreed to
reimburse Greeley the total cost of treating those lands adjacent to Horsetooth Reservoir.
Western States Reclamation completed this additional work on approxirriately October 11, 2012,
well in advance of the November 30,2012, scheduled deadline.
The worked perfonned during this time period occurred in the 102 acres within Devil and
Empire Gulch Basins. The work performed in Devil and Empire Gulch was inspected by
representatives of Lory State Park working with NCWCD. The work performed matched the
scope of work and budget amounts exactly or $1,255 per acre for seed and mulch. In addition,
the 61.8 acre agricultural straw 'estimate of $925/acre and 40.3 acre wood mulch estimate of
$2,950/acres matched the proposed scope for Devil and Empire Gulch. The goals and set
standards and specifications for the 102 acre treatment were met, as verified by NRCS
inspectors, NCWCD inspectors, and State Park Inspectors working with NCWCD for Devil and
Empire Gulches and pl:lperwork submitted (certifications and invoices) by Western States
Reclamation.
D. 2012 High Park Fire-Phase 2 (2013).
In order to increase efficiency of aerial mulching and enhanced mitigation efforts, Greeley, Fort
Collins and Larimer County coordinated efforts in 2013 and 2014. Western States Reclamation
completed the ~econd phase of the 2012 High Park Fire Project on or about October 30, 2013,
well in advance of the November 30, 2013, scheduled deadline. Greeley, together with the
guidance, techriical assistance and collaboration of NRCS and USFS staff, conciucted a pilot
study in basin Unnamed 21, located above Milton Seaman Reservoir, in the Hewlett Gulch bum
area, to evaluate more efficient mitigation methods. Based on results, the mulching method was
changed from agricultural straw mulch to wood mulch, and included directional tree felling
methods.
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The worked performed during this time period occurred in 24 basins designated as severely
burned and identified as having the highest priority by the NRCS and Greeley'S independent
consultant, JW Associates. Approximately 11 qo acres of severely burned soil was treated and
stabilized through aerial wood mulching methods. Tree felling mitigation measures were applied
in approximately 10,000 lineal feet of gullies within these basins. The work performed was
inspected by NRCS, Fort Collins, and Greeley representatives. The work performed matched the
scope of work and budget amounts exactly, or $1,270 per acre for wood mulch and average
approximate $1.75 per lineal foot for directional tree felling.
During the initial inspection period, the NRCS recommended that the mulch coverage be
increased 10%. Fort Collins, and Greeley agreed, and a change order was issued increasing the
unit cost per acre of aerial wood shred mulch by $635 per acre. The goals and set standards and
specifications for the treatment were met as verified by Fort Collins, Greeley and NRCS
inspectors, and final paper work was submitted (certifications and invoices) by Western States
Reclamation. The total project cost in 2013 was $2,082,772.20.
E. 2012 High Park Fire-Phase 3 (2014).
Due to unexpectedly low bids, Greeley, Fort Collins, and Larimer County had a remaining
balance of grant funds after mitigating the targeted bum areas in 2013. In accordance with GM
390.14, Se~tion 512.13(B) of the "National Emergency Watershed Protection Manual", Greeley
requested a 220 day "Performance Time Extension" up and through, August 24, 2014. The
NRCS awarded an extension for the balance of the grant funds to continue wildfire mitigation
and soil stabilization efforts in 2014.
Greeley was the lead Sponsor for targeted areas, identified as Phase A, of the 2014 mitigation
program, which included private and federal lands managed by the U.S Forest Service. Greeley
and the U.S. Forest Service entered into a Challenge Cost Share Agreement to partner in the
efforts to treat the watershed located on federal lands and further stabilize the effects of the 2012
High Park Fire.
Western States Reclamation completed the third phase of the 2012 High Park Fire Project on or
about July 31 2014, well in advance of the August 24, 2014 scheduled deadline. Based upon the
success of the 2013 treatment methods, the mulching method employed in 2014 continued as
aerial applied wood mulch and directional tree felling methods. The worked performed during
this time period occurred in 19 basins designated as severely burned and as highest priority by
the NRCS and Greeley's independent consultant JW Associates.
Approximately 300 acres of severely burned soil was treated and stabilized through aerial wood
mulching methods on federal and non-federal lands and tree felling mitigation measures were
applied on approximately 5,100 lineal feet of gullies located within non-federally owned basins.
The work perfonned was inspected by NRCS, U.S. Forest Service, Fort Collins, and Greeley
representatives. The work performed matched the scope of work and budget amounts 'exactly or
$2,345 per acre for wood mulch and average approximate $2.40 per lineal' foot for directional
tree felling. The goals and set standards and specifications for the treatment were met, as verified
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by Sponsor and NRCS inspectors, and final paperwork was submitted (certifications and
invoices) by Western States Reclamation.
F. Additional pertinent information--September 2013 Flood.
In September 2013, the consequence of recent monsoon rains and flooding in the drainage basins
of the Poudre River and throughout Larimer County intensified the magnitude of the 2012 High
Park Fire disaster. On September 13, 2013, Colorado Governor Hickenlooper issued an
Executive Order declaring Larimer County, among 13 other counties, a disaster emergency on
account of flooding. (Reference Section 512.13(B-5».
As a result of these floods, Greeley's Bellvue Treatment Plant Raw Water Pond 2 slope was
impacted by major debris. Approximately 300 lineal feet of pond embankment was eroded and
required reconstruction. As part of the exigency supplemental work program, the slope
restoration work was included as a part of the grant fund reimbursement for $116,778.28. There
were no cost overruns associated with the project.
G. Project Cost (68-8B05-A-12-09).
Through the NRCS EWP Grant 68-8B05-A-12-09, Greeley was initially awarded $500,000 for
the Hewlett Gulch Fire mitigation effort. Grant 68-8B05-A-12-09 was subsequently amended
to add $1.1 million in 2012 and $3.5 million in 20 l3. There were no cost overruns associated
with the project, however, there was acreage reductions on federal and non-federal land based on
pre-treatment site inspections and collaborative decisions that treatment in these areas were not
required. The total project cost for tree felling and aerial application in 2014 was $760,367.60,
which was reduced from the original scope by $155,657 due to the effectiveness of previous
mitigation efforts in the basins.
The $3.5 million dollars in grant funds were fully applied to reimburse costs incurred by the
mitigation efforts for the 2012 High Park Fire. Any residual reimbursement funds remaining
after the 2014 work efforts were appli~d to the 2012 unmatched mitigation work. The programs
three year goals and objectives were met with no cost overruns and anticipated or lower than
anticipated unit cost.
H. Post-Fire Mitigation Research.
In 2013, Greeley applied for and received a grant for funding from the Colorado Water
Resources and Power Development Authority to study and evaluate the effectiveness of wildfire
mitigation techniques in the Poudre River Watershed. The Department of Natural Resources,
Colorado Water Conservation Board ("CWCB"), was selected to administer the grant funds and
agreed, subject to the terms and conditions of the Grant Agreement, to provide Greeley up to
$158,360.54 in grant funds. Greeley, through the CWCB grant and intergovernmental
agreement, engaged the services of Colorado State University (CSU) to conduct post-fire
monitoring research into the effects of mulch treatment on peak flows sediment delivery and
water quality in the area of the 2012 High Park Fire. Greeley will continue managing this grant
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fund and looks forward to providing the NRCS any and all monitoring and effects analysis
results it may request.
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Accomplishments and Costs (68-8B05-A-13-05).
In 2013, Greeley was awarded a Technical Assistance (TA) Grant (68-8B05-A-13-05) in the
amount of $350,000 through the NRCS EWP. Prior to being awarded the grant (i.e., May 2012
to May 2103) all conSUlting, engineering and technical contractor work, including helicopter
vendor costs, were paid by Greeley. From May 2013 to August 24, 2014, all technical,
helicopter vendor, consulting, and internal Greeley employee labor was reimbursed by the TA
Grant. Approximately $340,000 in costs were reimbursement through Grant 68-8B05-A-13-05.
From May 2012 to August 2014, Greeley executed, administered and managed approximately
thirteen non-federal vendor contracts, Intergovernmental Agreements, conSUlting agreements and
grants. These contracts and agreements have included: consulting agreements with private
companies such as, JW Associates Inc., Alto Terra, LLC and Eco's System Services LLC for
technical expertise, mitigation design and field inspection, and with Non-Profit 501(c)(3) groups,
such as Wildland Restoration Volunteers for implementation of mitigation designs. Greeley
entered into Intergovernmental Agreements with six separate entities including Fort Collins, TriDistricts, Larimer County, City of Loveland, CWCB, and CSU. Greeley managed three vendor
contracts including helicopter services with Traps Aero LTO, and mitigation services provided
by Western States Reclamation (this list does not include Western States Reclamation
subcontractor list), and legal services provided by Beddingfield Law Office. This list does not
include federal grant agreements, cost share agreements and Intergovernmental Agreements with
the NRCS and U.S. Forest Service.
VI.
Conclusion and Gratitude.
Greeley would like to thank the NRCS for awarding Grants 68-8B05-A-13-05 and 68-8B05-A12-09. Greeley would also like to express its extreme appreciation for the excellent working
relationship and professionalism of its dedicateq staff, and the assistance, guidance and technical
expertise provided to Greeley during this period. Only with the help of the NRCS could the
water suppliers been able to mitigate the effects of this fire and prot~ct the water supplies that
serve the residents and communities of Northern Colorado.
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City of Greeley
Deputy Director Water Resources
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2019
2020
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2023
2024
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3.1 2014
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POTABLE
ABLE DEMAND
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2015
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Projected Peak Potable demand (base)
50.9
51.2
51.5
52.0
52.5
53.0
53.5
54.1
54.6
55.2
5
DESIGN-Peak potable demand (10% safety)
56.0
56.3
56.6
57.2
57.7
58.3
58.9
59.5
60.1
60.7
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BellvLle System
7
8
Capacity of Bellvue Plant
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32
32
32
32
32
32
32
32
9
Capacity of Bellvue Transmission Lines
26.6
26.6
31
31
31
31
31
31
31
31
Capacity of Bellvue System
26.6
26.6
31.0
31.0
31.0
31.0
31.0
31.0
31.0
31.0
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Boyd System
11
12
Capacity of Boyd Plant
38
38
38
38
38
38
38
38
38
13
Capacity of Boyd Pipelines
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
14
Capacity of Boyd system
38.0
38.0
38.0
38.0
38.0
38.0
38.0
38.0
38.0
38.0
64.6
64.6
69.0
69.0
69.0
69.0
69.0
69.0
69.0
69.0
2018
2019
2020
2021
2021
2022
2022
2023
2024
2024
750,000
750,000
750,000
750,000
750,000
Combined System Capacities
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Milton Seaman Permitting
Milton Seaman Permitting Mitigation
Windy Gap Firming
Non-Potable-general
Non-Potable Pump Station UNC
30" Pleasant Valley Pipeline Connection
Pump Station at Overland Ponds
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2015
2016
2017
Enlargement adds raw water storage for drought protection
Mitigation and Legal for impacts of Milton Seaman Expansion
Firms water rights for 44 Windy Gap units, 7,000 ac-ft storage
Future projects using non-potable water for irrigation other uses
Irrigate UNC east campus using non-potable water
Greeley & Tri Dist line from Pleasant Valley pipeline to Overland ponds
Greeley & Tri-Dist PS to remove water from river; hold to time release
2,758,000
3,850,000
21,850,000
750,000
660,000
809,000
300,000
1,250,000
100,000
700,000
1.250,000
258,000
700,000
700,000
60,000
600,000
125,000
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Master Plan
Master Plan
Master Plan
Master Plan
Master Plan
Master Plan
Master Plan
Long Term
Long Term
Long Term
Long Term
Short Term
Mid Term
Mid Term
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Operations
Mid Term
29 Belivue 2mg Clearwell
30 Boyd WTP-UV @ 40mgd
Operations
Regulatory
Short to Long Term
Long Term
31 Filter Addition-Boyd
32 Residuals Gravity Thickener-Bellvue
Operations
Operations
Short Term
Short Term
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35
36
37
38
39
40
41
42
43
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Transmission & Distribution
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38
39
40
41
42
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Finished storage 10MG
5 MG Treated Water Reservoir
Belivue Transmission Line Permitting
Bellvue Transmission Program (60")
Land Acquisition & Management
Distribution Line Extension & Oversizing
New Construction Meters
Water Taps
Water Security Projects
Asset Management System
Master Plan
Operations
Master Plan
Master Plan
Administration
Operations & Master Plan
Operations
Operations
Operations
Operations
Mid to Long Term
Short Term
Short term
Short to Long Term
On-going
Short Term
On-going
On-going
On-going
Short to Long Term
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2015 to 2024
19,750,000
750,000
109,000
700,000
300,000
,
SCADA system supplies real time operations data
1,025,000
Best practice 10% of max daily production, need 4 mg have 2mg
Additional treatment if required. Potential future State requirements
2,874,500
3,100,000
Additional 4 filters will increase operational capacity
2nd residual gravity thickener to respond to increased loads after fires
3,668,000
725,500
305,000
56,500
10,000,000
5,443,000
250,000
29,091,000
1,325,000
2,777,500
350,000
750,000
170,000
171,500
5,443,000
250,000
15,756,000
130,000
829,000
35,000
75,000
17,000
69,500
13,243,000
130,000
1,038,000
35,000
75,000
17,000
57,000
92,000
130,000
51.500
35,000
75.000
17,000
15,000
130,000
117,000
35,000
75,000
17,000
15,000
130,000
117,000
35,000
75,000
17,000
15,000
135,000
125,000
35,000
75,000
17,000
135,000
125,000
35,000
75,000
17,000
92,698,000
92,698,000
25,201,000
25,201 ,000
21,577,000
21 ,sn,OOo
4,048,000
20,239,000
20,239,000
489 ,000
489,000
2,621 ,000
2,621,000
3,812,000
Master Plan shows additional 15 mg near Gold Hill, 5 in 2015, 10 in 2022
Additional storage near Gold Hill Reservoir in 2015
Permitting activities for the Northern Segment
Northern Segment will allow limited
Ii i gravity service to Gold Hill.
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Easements info into GIS & protects rights, acquire easements
Development reimbursement for water line oversizing
City installed meters for new development (reimbursed)
City installed taps for new development or removing compound taps
System security
i iidentified after 9/11. Respond to any new requirements
Hardware and software for Asset management system started 2013
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100,000
100,000
300,000
2,574,500
100,000
100,000
100,000
100,000
525,000
2,575,000
100,000
100,000
100,000
135,000
125,000
35,000
75.000
17,000
135,000
125,000
35,000
75,000
17,000
135,000
125,000
35,000
75,000
17,000
11 ,237,000
11,237,000
2,237,000
1,237,000
1,237,000
3,363,000
669,000
10,000,000
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Maintenance
Maintenance/Regulatory
Maintenance
Maintenance
Maintenance
Maintenance
Master Plan
Maintenance
Master Plan
On-going
Short Term
On-going
Short Term
Short to Long Term
Short Term
Long Term
Short Term
Short Term
Irrigation ditch system assessments and City maint.
Inspect and repair any issues as required by State
Maintenance to non.potable irrigation system
1965 structure repairs
Bellvue WTP 60 yr old Poudre River turnout ogee weir
Review and possible lining of pond after loss analysis
Update 2003 version of the master plan started in 2014
Evaluation of alternatives for outlet gates replacement
Non-potable distribution analysis based off of Water Resources MP
Maintenance
Maintenance
Maintenance
Maintenance
Operations
Maintenance
On-going
On-going
Short Term
Short Term
Short to Long Term
Short Term
Small or unanticipated maintenance projects
Small or unanticipated maintenance projects
Replacement of filter material recommended every 10 years
Replacement of 1998 system due to use and UV degradation
Installs a VFD which can be used for two of the 800 HP pumps
Replace fliter media support structure Media migrated into underdrain
Maintenance
Maintenance
Maintenance
Maintenance
Maintenance
Maintenance
Operations
On-going
On-going
On-going
On-going
On-going
Short Term
On-going
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Ancillary system Improvements (GLIC)
High Mountain Reservoirs Rehab.
Non-Potable Replacement Rehab.
Hourglass Res. Outlet Rehabilitation
Poudre River Turnout Rehabilitation
Cottonwood Park Pond Lining
Water Master Plan
Milton Seaman Outlet Works Evaluation
Non-Potable Master Plan
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61
62
63
Bellvue WTP General Rehab.
Boyd WTP- General Rehab.
Boyd Filter Media Replacement
Boyd WTP Tube Settler Replacement
Boyd WTP 800 HP Switchgear Replacement
Bellvue Filter Media Support Replacement
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transmission & Distribution
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66
67
68
69
70
71
Transmission system rehab.
Distribution Pipeline Replacements
Valve Replacement
Fire Hydrant Replacement
Meter Replacement
Treated Water Reservoir Rehabilitation
Instrumentation & Controls
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73
74
75
76
77
77
Distribution Center Remodel & Rehab.
Operations
Short Term
Replace and upgrade water and meter shops
Capital Outlay Replacement
Maintenance
On-going
Replacement of rolling stock: trucks, loaders, etc.
Bellvue Raw Water Line Replacement
Maintenance
Short Term
Rehabilitate raw water lines
at Bellvue WTP
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Bellvue Raw Water Line Sediment Flush
Maintenance
Short Term
Flush sediment from Bellvue
WTP raw water lines during 2013 flood
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Boyd Raw Water Line Maintenance
Maintenance
Short Term
Rehabilitate Boyd WTP raw water lines,
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Transmission Customers Re-Route
Operations
Short Term
Existing transmission line customers moved to other water providers
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2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
341,000
360,000
365,000
365,000
365,000
365,000
365,000
365,000
365,000
136,000
150,000
400,000
269,000
140,000
47,000
250,000
136,000
386,000
136,000
142,000
142,000
365,000
450,000
142,000
142,000
142,000
142,000
142,000
1,760,000
2,598,000
590,000
2,874,500
415,500
2,751,000
164,000
520,000
590,000
208,500
169,000
242,000
174,000
247,000
179,000
227,000
179,000
227,000
179,000
227,000
179,000
227,000
179,000
227,000
179,000
227,000
179,000
227,000
191,000
2,666,000
415,500
2,560,000
16,290,000
10,843,000
990,000
770,000
4,600,000
2,005,500
1,000,000
1,906,000
1,812,000
99,000
77,000
1,500,000
66,000
100,000
1,752,000
1,831,000
99,000
77.000
500,000
1.286,000
100,000
1,579,000
900,000
99,000
77,000
325,000
36,000
100,000
1,579,000
900.000
99,000
77,000
325,000
86,500
100,000
1,579,000
900,000
99,000
77,000
325,000
88,500
100,000
1,579,000
900,000
99,000
77,000
325,000
88,500
100,000
1,579,000
900,000
99,000
77,000
325,000
88,500
100.000
1,579,000
900,000
99,000
77,000
325,000
88,500
100,000
1.579,000
900,000
99,000
77,000
325,000
88,500
100,000
1,579,000
900,000
99,000
77,000
325.000
88,500
100,000
400,000
6,766,775
13,354,500
250,000
500,000
3,055,000
1,184,500
304,500
250,000
500,000
55,000
854.000
542.000
795,000
5,654,000
583,000
6.854,000
510,000
617,250
400,000
407,500
605,175
605,175
605,175
1,000,000
1,000,000
1,000,000
75,978,775
11,260,500
14,025,500
10,487,000
11,516,500
4,591,500
5,148,750
4,889,000
4,686,675
4,686,675
4,686,675
2015 to 2024
3,621,000
450,000
1,402,000
536,000
400,000
269,000
140,000
47,000
300,000
50,000
57
78
89
C
-
.UB-TOTAL
I
406 PROJECTS
I
IONS
Kodak line north south (2014); Kodak line east vest (2015)
Replaces lines based on leak history or increase size for operation
Replaces failed valves
Replace hydrants that do not meet current city standards
Replace meters that become inaccurate or fail
Gold Hill
ill joint repairs and system repairs at Moiser Hill
Maintains SCADA systems and control panels
407
•'
-
-
,
I
qara
dI
I
I
80 Lower Equalizer
Master Plan
Long Term
Reservoir and exchanges for higher yields from GLIC
7,300,000
300,000
81 Overland Trail
Master Plan
Long Term
Greeley and Tri•Districts for approx 2,350 ac ft storage
3,290,000
255,000
82 Development of Parcel B, Poudre Ponds
Master Plan
Long Term
Augmentation storage and return flows
83 Future Water Acquisition
Master Plan
Long Term
Water rights for 10,000 ac-ft
84 Greeley Irrigation Company Change Case
Master Plan
Long Term
"
7,000,000
785,000
2.250,000
5,450,000
375,000
375,000
375,000
375,000
375,000
375,000
3,200,000
58,950,000
6,550,000
6,550,000
6,550,000
6.550,000
6,550,000
6,550,000
6,550,000
6,550,000
6.550,000
Water use court system change from irrigation to municipal use
300,000
150,000
150,000
85 WSSC Change Case
Master Plan
Long Term
Water use court system change from irrigation to municipal use
100,000
100,000
86 Larimer & Weld Companies Change Case
87 Leprino Produced Water Claim
Master Plan
Master Plan
Long Term
Long Term
Water use court system change from irrigation to municipal use
Water use court system to claim credit for Leprino produced water
i
•
-
600,000
500,000
200,000
200,000
200,000
150,000
200,000
150,000
76,490,000
8,130,000
7,425,000
7,275,000
7,710,000
6,925,000
6,925,000
19,000,000
6,550,000
6,550,000
245,166,775
44,591,500
43,027,500
21,810,000
39,465,500
12,005,500
14,694,750
27,701,000
22,473,675
13,473,675
89
90
-
WATER TOTALS (405+406+407)
33
5,923,675
-
AA
BB
91
91
91
92
92
94
95
96
97
98
99
100
W
SEER
SEWER
~~
94
1
D
1
E
F
F
G
iH
iT
T
T
iK
G
H
I
J
K iL
L
_
i_
M
iN
M
N
i
00
i
P
P
PROJECT
TOTALS
!QIA!&
Collection
95 N.,- Greelev
Greeley Sewer
::
'ewer Phase II
96 Additional Sanitary
9'
ianllary Sewer MH's
97 Lift
Station Upgrades; &
& Expansion
Llh Stallon
I
I
98 Sewer Taps
9B
raps
99 Poudre• Trunk Phase II
83rd Ave
Sewer Project
100 B3rd
100
Ave Sewer
Driver
Period
Master Plan
Plan
Masler
Master Plan
Masler
Master Plan
MaSler
to Long
Term
Mid 10
long Tenn
Short
Term
ho" Tenn
Mid
to Long
Term
Mid.
long Tenn
Short
Term
ho" Tenn
Mid to• Long
long Term
Mid 10
to Long
Term
lana Tenn
Regulatory
Master
MaSler Plan
Regulatory
Long
Term
long rerm
Long
long Term
Long
Term
long Tenn
Operations
Master Plan
Masler
Operation
2015 to 2024
2015
~
2015
7,777,500
3,442,000
Description
Provides; serv'ce
service north
of the Poudre
85
nMh ollhe
Poud,e and along HWY B5
I ; added
Manholes
added fo,
for operal'on
operation and maintenance, beneUts
benefits
Added capad
capacity
in syslem
system for anticipated
developmentI during ,ehab
rehab
IAdded
', 'n
'
Sewer taps for new development (reimbursed)
~Iapsfo'new~
Provides service west
of 83rd Ave to 120th Ave
--w;Ovides
~
Provides; serv'ce
service f,om
from 10th SI
St and 83rd
to Poud,e
Poudre Trunk
Trunk Phase II
B3,d Ave 10
II
340,000
34O,OOD
97.000
97,000
500.000
500,000
250,000
100,000
~
2,077,500
iil;OOO
10,000
2016
4,335,500
27;000
27,000
250,000
To,
OoO
10,000
4S5,OOO
465,000
961,000
2017
2018
2019
. 2020
2020
2021
2021
2022
2023
2024
27,000
nooo
27,000
27,000
27,000
27,000
27,000
27,000
27,000
27,000
10,000
10:000
~O
1,612.500
96,000
mooo
10,000
10,000
10,000
10,000
10,000
10,000
10,000
10,000
BSS:ooo
865,000
Treatment
101
101
105
105
106
106
107
107
107
108
109
110
111
112
113
114
115
116
109
Sewer Collection Rehabilitation
10s iSewer
110 Trenchiess
Main and Collector Rehab
I~
111
11 Highland Capacity Improvements
112
1 Manhole Rehabilitation
113
1 Lift
I Station
[ Rehabilitation
I
I
114
Manhole & Pipe Replacement
114 ~
115
Wastewaterr Flow
1 ~
Flow MonitoringI Program
Program
116 59th Ave & F Street Sewer Line Repair
102 Securltv
Security Projects
Prolecls
(1 @ 100
dia)
100dla)
103 New Primary Clarifier (1
104 Nitrification
Project Phase II
ll
I
, Prolecl
,
System securit,
security idenllUed
identified aller
after 9/1
9/11.
IS,stem
1, Respond
~ espond 10
to an,
any new Irequirements
When flows
require
clarifier expands
hydraulic
ire add ,claritier
expa~ .h
)'draullc capacity ofI WPCF
I
Nutrient regulations
for treatment,, 20171s
2017 is design
12012 Nutrlenl
I i ; for'
250,000
25,000
25,000
25,000
25,000
25,000
25,000
25,000
25,000
~;'~~-1-_=
25""0=00+..!
2:=;5"='000-l--..!5
225,000
,.:!:55;'='O
,OOO:-+-~
25;',O~IOO~0+-.::25;=
"OI000:C..-1--'2=5
; "='000-l-_=25;"O=00+..!2=5;,,~OIOO~O+-,-fat~oOo
4,985,000
5,596,000
SUB-TOTAL
402 PROJECTS
" , U , AL402
:TS
10S ~
SEWER
______________
??
<.7 nnn
22,587,000
515,000
',
•• ,.on
3,824,000
5,112,500
5,112,500
•••••
nn
2,285,500
25,000
~
235,000
4,750.000
297,000
297,000
4,812,000
5,081,000
927,000
927,000
•5,143,000
,n n,
S2,000
62,000
S2,000
62,000
S2,000
62,000
PROJECT
PROJECT
TOTALS
~
REPLACEMENT
REPLACEMENT 403
403
Collection
CoIl
Driver
Period
Maintenance
Maintenance
Maintenance
Maintenance
Maintenance
Maintenance
Maintenance
Maintenance
Short Tenn
Term
Sho"
Short Term
Lines
6" iden'ified
identified for
system rehab
Unes smaller
smalle, than
Ihan S"
fa, replacement
I
II and s,stem
,ehab
I Inpipe
lnpipe Cure-in-Place
I
~ repair of
01 sanitary system
Master
capacity
Maste, Plan identified sewer, that
Ihal does not
nol meet
meel city
Cil, std capacily
Repair corroded manholes
material
~
I ~ with cementitious
i
s malerial
Rehab existing 1111
lift station
Rehabexisting
slallon and update
updafe to current standards
MH lids replaced
,epfaced during city
cil, street
slree' overlays
ove,'ays
Inslall flow mefers
lrunk lines for flow monitoring
I
i
Install
meters on trunk
Repai, of
01 sewer
sewe, crossing Sheep Draw drainage damaged and exposed
Repair
Maintenance
Maintenance
Maintenance
Maintenance
Maintenance
Maintenance
Maintenance
Maintenance
Maintenance
Maintenance
Maintenance
Maintenance/Operations
Maintenance
Maintenance
On-going
Short
Sho" Term
Short
Sho" Term
Short
Sho" Term
Short
Sho" Term
Short
Sho" Term
Term
Short
Sho" Term
Term
Short
Sho" Term
Tenn
Short
Sho" Term
Tenn
Short
Sho" Term
Term
Short
Sho" Term
Term
Short
Sho" to
10 Long
long Term
Tenn
Short
Sho" Term
Tenn
Short
Sho" Term
Term
Small or
maintenance
projects
0' unanticipated
i
i
prolects
MP i
indentified
replacement1of
1985 digester
floating covers
ii
0119B5
digeste, floallno
IReplace
exi,lIng roof
rool based on age and multiple
muiliple leaks
Replace existing
MP identified anticipated replacement
1995 centrifuge,
~enllUed'
f
, of
011995
1995 pumps which are beginning
frequent repairs
I
l to
fa have more frequen,
MP identified
replacement
IMP
Idenfllied anticipated
,
f
,ofof1985
19B5 generator
MP identified
1980 generator
IMP
fdenlilied anticipated replacement
f : of~~
MP identified
IMP
idenliried anticipated replacement
1
•of
..A1994
1994 Barscreen
MP identified
IMP
Idenm'ed anticipated replacement
f ' ofof1996
1995 pump
MP identified
system due 'a
to harsh
idenlified anticipated replacement
I
!S,stem
harst environment
I
IMP
MP identified anticipated replacement
IMP
1
I of
01 Boilerslosing
il
I heating ability
Add digester capacity
IAdd
Hauled waste receiving
; to
fa reduce
,educe odor
ado,
~wasfe
'eceiving system
syslem modificatiuons
i
Clarifier pumping evaluation
and thickening
I
nand
i
i centrifuge replacement
I
San. Sewer
133
13: ISan,
Sewer Mast.
MaSl, Plan
Plan Update
Updale
Master
Masler Plan
Plan
Verify
I Masterr Plan
Plan Goals
Goals
134 CapitalI Outlay
I Replacement
Maintenance
On-going
Solids Handlingi&
& TreatmentIMP
MP
135 WPCFFSoiidS
Master
Masler Plan
Plan
Verify
I Masterr Plan Goals
OperationsIMaintI Mgmt
136 WPCF Electronic
Mgml System
S,stem
I
Operations
Long
long Term
Tenn
108
loa
1
CONSTRUCTION 402
CONSTRUCTION
101
102
103
104
,
::; ~Repalr
On-going
Short Tenn
Term
Sho"
On-going
Short Tenn
Term
Sho"
On-going
Short Tenn
Term
Sho"
2015 to 2024
2015
2016
2017
2,091,000
4,500,000
1,480,500
740,000
1,173,000
600,000
250,000
369,500
460,000
450,000
364,000
450,000
130,000
60,000
531,500
60,000
50,000
318,000
450,000
1,350,500
60,000
110,000
60,000
50,000
2019
2020
2021
2021
2022
2023
2B9,OOO
289,000
450:000
450,000
110,000
450,000
110,000
450.000
450,000
110,000
450.000
450,000
110,000
110,000
450.000
450,000
110,000
110,000
450,000
~~:~
60.000
60,000
SO,OOO
60,000
SO,OOO
60,000
SO.OOO
60,000
60.000
60,000
SO,OOO
60,000
SO,OOO
60,000
&60,000
,000
5C
,OOO
50,000
SO.OOO
60,000
50,000
SO,OOO
60,000
SO.OOO"
60,000
60,000
SO,OOO
60,000
SO,OOO
60,000
1,000
lB9,OOO
1,793,000
13S,OOO
311,000
189.000
121,000
136,000
1,333,000
126,000
1,207,000
77,000
77,000
1,764,800
"764,8cm~~____~____~____~____
935,100
455,000
4Ss.ooo
387,500
61,500
326,000
3,B77,500~~____~~
6I,~500~~3~26
. 6~OO~
1,002,000
632,000
1,344,000
135,000
135,000
1,209,000
1,209,000
429,000
68,000
361,000
1,333,000
131,000
131,000
2,530,000
179,000
2,351,000
ISI,OOO
161,000
175,000
175,000
175,000
175,000
175,000
175,000
200,000
531,500
60,000
.- 50,000
369,500
2018
2024
110,000
450,000
Treatment
117
118
119
120
121
122
123
124
125
126
127
128
129
130
131
117
132
133
134
135
136
.n 1<:..... 10<;
132
137
C
'r ~
:::t
=
Projects
118
1 General Rehabilitation
I
Prolecls
119 Primary Digester Cover Replacements
119
New Roof
120
12( INew
Roof"- Dewatering Bldg
Bldo
121
121 Dewatering Centrifuge
122
Replace Influent
1221Repface
Inffuenl Raw
Raw Sewage
Sewaoe Pumps (3)
123
900 KW Generator
12319oOi<iYc
124
450 KW Co-Gen Unit
124 ~
Rotomat Barsceens, @
125
f 251RoiDriiiii'
@ Headworks (3)
Dewatered Sludge Cake Pump
126
f2S~
WPCF Digester Gas
Mixing System
127
1271WPCFOiiiesler
GaSMiiiiiiQ
SYSlem
Boiler Replacement
128
1 WPCFFBOliM
129
1 Convert1 Sludge
Siudae Storage
Sloraae Tank
Tank to
10 Primary
Primary Digester
o lgeSler
WPCF Rotamat Septage ReceivingI Tank
130
13( ~
Tank
WPCF Primary
131
131 1WPCF
Prlmarv Clarifier
Cfarlfler Pumping
Pumping &
& Thickening
f
'li995
raarmer
n.hore
Studies & Others
SUB-TOTAL
TS
ISU",
, U 'AL 403
403 PROJECTS
'~~~';;:~~
Update 2008
IUpdafe
200B Collection
i n Master
MaSle' Plan
Plan
ReplacementIf 01
of ,oll'ng
rolling stock trucks," loaders,
lo.ders , etc,
afc,
Update 2011
IUpdafe
2011 WPCF Solids, Handling
H.ndling &• Treatment
Tre.fmen' Master
MaSler Plan
Plan
Captures information
in digital
digilal and
and retrevable
I, form
fo,m
i and stores, in
~
175,000
175,000
175,000
175,000
79,800
-+____~-;~
,B~01~1~
,SB55~
, OI~COO~____~____+-__~
1,685.000
i35.i"DO
34 ,BOI
34,800
32 ,001
32,000
____-+____~____
02.000
.JlOQ.300
900.300
423.000
423,000
~
~~
5S ,OOI
56,000
~
____
____~~~+-__~
1,002,000
1,002.000
57S.000
576,000
~~~~
~~=-+~~~fOC~mo~~----~----~~----+-~1
26"~000~~1.2~077,,OC~~
~
0------~----4-----~
126,000
1,207,000
,
~~;;~~
9,
0:000
300,000
3f
1,938,365
1,138.365
311 ,000
301,000
172,000
1'2,000
"
..
379,865
379.8s5
45,000
--.s:ooo
30C ,OOO
300,000
360,000
78,500
78,500
75 ,000
75,000
200,000
200:000
200,000
200,000
20C ,000
200,000
20C ,000
200,000
301,000
172,000
172,000
28,061,765
3,699,865
7,069,000
3,506,500
1,123,500
96S,000
966,000
, o.','nn
1,683,600
5,846,300
, n« nnn
1,055,000
2,057,000
1,055,000
SEWER TOTALS (402+403)=
50,648,765
7,523,865
12,181,500
12,181,500
5,792,000
2,050,500
6,109,000
1,745,600
1,745,600
5,908,300
1,117,000
2,354,000
5,867,000
WATER & SEWER TOTALS=
295,815,540
52,115,365
52,'15,365
55,209,000
27,602,000
27,602,000
41,516,000
18,114,500
18,114,500
16,440,350
33,609,300
23,590,675
15,827,675
11 ,790,675
11,790,675
1 dli
139
i
140
114C
34
Water and Sewer Preliminary
Budget Discussion
April 15, 2015
2003 Water Master Plan
~
Based on City Comprehensive Plan
~
Discussed Key Polices
~
Driving Factors
~
Changes to Options available to meet new
demands
~
Integrated Strategies (Capital Plan)
~
Need for an annual review
35
Water Master Plan Review
~ Key policies
o
o
Growth will pay its own way
Water dedication (currently under review)
~ Driving factor - Growth
~ Changes
o
o
Informational water budget
Capital
•
•
•
•
Milton Seaman expansion
Water treatment plant rehab / expansion
Chimney Park pumping station
Water acquisition account 2
Minimum Rates - Water
~
Depreciation
~ Debt Service
~ Current operations and maintenance
36
2016 Budget Drivers
~
Succession planning
o
o
~
Water plants rehabilitation and upgrades
o
o
o
~
Create a pathway for grooming new leaders
Minimal rate impact
Needs assessment ongoing
Additional $14 - $18 million needed in Water
Rehabilitation capital budget
Minimal to no rate impact - large rehabilitation fund
balance
Poudre River Environmental Enhancements
2016 Budget Drivers
~
Facilities plan
o
~
Boyd water quality
o
o
~
~
Possible land acquisition - Bestway .. ..
Analyze options for source water quality mitigation
Placeholder construction cost of $1 million (2017)
Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition
(SCADA) system improvements - $2 million
Upper Equalizer - $4 million (possible
expenditure in 201 5)
o
Alternative to Lower Equalizer
37
2016 Budget Drivers
~
Continue critical projects
o
o
Milton Seaman Reservoir permitting
Bellvue pipeline northern segment
. Phase 1 higher than est. - extra ~ $8 mill ion for project
• Rate impact: approximately 1% spread over 10 years
o
~
Windy Gap
Sewer
o
o
o
No significant new projects
Continue WPCF rehab projects
North Greeley sewer phase 2
38
CITY COUNCIL WORKSESSION
City of Greeley
April 28, 2015
Item Number 2
6:00 - 6:20 p.m.
Overview of the Annual Growth & Development Report
Contact
Brad Mueller, Community Development Director
350-9786
Background
The Community Development Department, Long-Range Planning Division, annually
produces a report that documents historic residential growth in the city and provides a
projection of development for the next five years. This report has traditionally been
produced in support of development of the five-year Capital Improvements Plan and is
provided to departments for such. However, it also is a useful tool for other types of longrange planning, as well as a beneficial resource for the public. It is often referred to
economic development prospects, marketing firms, realtors, developers, and others who
make inquiry with the Department.
Staff will present the major findings of the report at the Worksession.
Council Direction Requested
None, informational only.
Decisions Options
None, informational only.
Attachments
2015 Annual Growth & Development Report
39
2015 ANNUAL GROWTH AND
DEVELOPMENT PROJECTIONS REPORT
Prepared in Support of the
Capital Improvement Planning Process
City of
~~
Greeley
Staff
John Barnett, Long Range Planner
Brad Mueller, Community Development Director
40
February, 2015
Contents
Executive summary ...................................................................................................................................... iii
Introduction .......................................................................................................................................... 1
II
Methods ................................................................................................................................................ 2
III
Residential Growth ............................................................................................................................... 4
. IV
Population estimate .............................................................................................................................. 8
V
Employment ........................................................................................................................................ 10
VI
Land supply ......................................................................................................................................... 12
VII
Trends ............................................................................................................................................. 16
VIII
Projections ...................................................................................................................................... 23
Bibliography ................................................................................................................................................. 27
ii
41
Executive summary
The Annual Growth and Development Projections Report estimates new residential in the near
future. This report provides a "snapshot" ofthe growth anticipated on January 1 of each year.
Over many years, the number of new single family homes has significantly exceeded the
number of multi-family units. During the most recent recovery, however, the number of multifamily units has greatly exceeded the number of single family units. In 2014, building permits
were issued for 787 new dwellings of which 361 were single-family and 426 were multi-family.
The Greeley Weld County MSA civilian labor force grew by 8.90%, the highest of any
Metropolitan Statistical Area in the state. The number of employed people also jumped by
12.54% in the Greeley MSA, also the highest in the state. At the same time, the unemployment
number and rate both declined substantially.
Oil and gas drilling activity in Weld County has continued with little apparent effect from the
recent price drop of oil. While there is a clear downward trend in oil prices in late 2014, there is
no clear trend yet in active drilling rigs in Weld County. The price seems to have stabilized
between $45.00 and $55.00 per barrel during the last month, but it may be too soon to tell
whether or not this apparent stabilization is long-term. Despite the lack of employment decline,
future curtailment of drilling activity remains a concern since the drilling and fracking of each
well employs approximately 100 to 125 people.
At the current rate of 361 single family dwellings per year, current activity in platting and
development of lots is sufficient to maintain an adequate flow of lots for the next three and a
half years. For this growth to occur, all approved lots need to be developed. To supply lots for
future building, additional land needs to be brought forward through the platting process.
There are a total of 407 multi-family units under construction as of Feb. 15, 2014. In addition,
there are permit ready sites for an additional 60 units and 433 are currently under site planning
or zoning review. The additional multi-family sites, if they are all approved, should be sufficient
for approximately one year of new multi-family units.
Between 1991 and 2014, growth rates ranged from a low of 0.12% to a high of 4.14%. The
distribution of these growth rates is highly bimodal with lower growth rates occurring during
and immediately following recessions and higher growth rates occurring during recovery
periods. If oil prices rebound and stabilize at $70 to $75 per barrel by mid to late 2015, and if
this stability continues throughout the next five years without a recession, then a continued
growth rate averaging around 2% is likely. It is expected that trends in place will continue as
they have since 2012. Unless oil prices decline much more than they already have, Greeley's
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growth rat e is not likely to be affected . Long term diversification of Northern Colorado's
economy is expected to continue, and this has, and will continue to have, a positive effect on
Greeley. We can expect between 900 and 1,000 permits for new housing units to be issued
during each of the next three years. As land with water already dedicated is absorbed and
Single-fam ily housing becomes less affordable, market forces will likely mean that a higher
proportion of these housing units will be multi -family because of the lower cost per unit of raw
water and tap fees .
Year-end forecast housing units 2015 through 2020
46,000
Growth follows a typical increasing rate during
recovery and dips into recession between2019
and 2020 .
45,000
44,000
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III
.~ 43,000
~
42,068
~ 42,000
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~
41,000
ttl
"0 40,000
I-
39,000
38,000
37,000
l
37,620
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
20 20
Projected Split of Multi-Family and
Single Family Housing
Tota l New Housing
Perm its
Single Family
Permits
Multi-Family
Perm its
2014
787
361
426
2015
922
423
499
2016
983
451
532
2017
927
390
537
2018
412
90
322
2019
417
95
322
2020
787
95
692
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I
Introduction
The Annual Growth and Development Projections Report estimates how much new residential
development will occur in the near future within the City of Greeley, Colorado. The report
examines historic and recent development and annexation activity, and uses apparent trends,
along with local and regional projections, to forecast building activity in the coming years.
Thi s report is intended to provide a "snapshot" of the growth anticipated at the beginning of
each year based on:
1) The actual history of growth and development during previous years;
2) Regional economic projections;
3) Permit ready lots; and
4) Other factors that have the potential to affect expected trends.
Greeley grew significantly in 2014 as the economic recovery took off. There was significant
growth in the size of the workforce and the number of persons employed as well as a significant
decline in the unemployment rate and the number of persons unemployed. Much of this was
driven by increased oil and gas drilling activity as hydraulic fracking technology was deployed . A
50% decline in the price of oil throughout the second half of 2014, however, raises questions
about the amount of growth and development we can expect in 2015 and over the next five
years. Some sources such as Colorado State University's Regional Economist Mark Shields
believe the price of oil will stabilize after mid -year at $70.00 to $75 .00 per barrel. If this
happens, Greeley can expect continued population growth following recent trends . If, however,
the price drops and stays below $40.00 to $45 .00 per barre" we can expect a drop in the
growth rate as oil and gas drilling activity is curtailed . Community Development staff will be
monitoring this situation closely and will prepare updates to this report as appropriate. There is
anecdotal evidence that drilling activity may be slowing, but so far this is not reflected in data
ava il able f or Greeley or Weld County.
Thi s report is part of a three phase analysis used to develop the City's five-year Capital
Improvements Plan {ClPL a mechanism for meeting the service and infrastructure needs of
future development while maintaining existing service levels and managing community
resources . The other parts of this analysis are the annual population estimate and the mapping
of adequate public facilities . Through the CIP, the City also estimates development fee revenue
that may be ava ilable to meet growth demands. City departments recommend projects which
may then be incorporated into the City budgeting process . Future infrastructure upgrades and
publ ic fac ility construction are scheduled based on available resources.
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II
Methods
The methods used in this report include both quantitative projections and qualitative
fore casting and are employed in a four-step process . Staff uses a variety of information
sources, including building permit data, information from the real estate and building
communiti es, and economic data from regional and state organizations.
Step 1
The first st ep uses historic home-building activity trends and projects growth for the following
yea r, assuming continuation of recent trends . Using records from 1991 through 2014 provides
a 24-year record of homebuilding activity that extends through high and low growth periods .
This record covers three recessions and their recoveries. It also captures trends driving
homebuilding including the increase in recent oil and gas drilling employment, increased
employm ent in agricultural processing, the collapse ofthe so called "housing bubb le", the trend
to "drive 'till you qualify" , and other trends during that time. This historic permit data is used to
proj ect high, medium, and low projections of new units expected to be constructed for the next
five years assuming current trends continue .
Step 2
The next step is to identify regional economic trends that will affect where the actual number
of new pe rmits will fall within the confidence interval projected from historic trends. These
include an assessment of current regional and Greeley employment history, a review of the
Colorado Business Economic Outlook published by the leeds School of Business at the
University of Colorado, and the Northern Colorado Economic Forecast sponsored by the
Montfort College of Business at Northern Colorado University. In addition, staff al so considers
state hou sing and population projections generated by the Colorado Department of local
Affairs (DOlA), more localized population projection s published by the North Front Range
Metropol itan Planning Organization (NFRMPO), the Greeley Urban Renewal Authority' s (GURA)
annual multi-family vacancy survey, input from the building community and plann ing staff on
upcoming projects, and information from the real estate community. Specific assumptions are
noted throughout the report.
Step 3
The third step is to prepare an inventory of permit-ready lots and lots in the review process that
will likely become permit-ready within the forecast period.
Step 4
The final step is to examine other factors and trends that could affect expected homebuilding
trends. These include the recent change in the ratio of multi -family to single-fam ily housing,
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recent changes in the price of oil discussed above, and recent increases in the cost of raw water
in Northern Colorado.
The qualitative forecasting portion of the process involves thoughtfully choosing a reasonable
growth scenario for the report year and the 5-year ClP cycle based on observational
information. The process includes a review of projections found in previous Growth and
Development Reports and the Greeley 2060 Comprehensive Plan, GURA's annual multi-family
vacancy survey, as well as input from the building community and planning staff on upcoming
projects.
During this fourth and final step in the projection/forecasting process, staff also considers
regional economic forecasts, state housing and population projections generated by the DOlA,
more localized population projections published by the NFRMPO and information from the real
estate community. Specific assumptions are noted throughout the report.
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Residential Growth
III
Greeley's residential growth has been occurring in waves ranging from approximately 0.5 % to
4% per year with an average of about 1.9%. Figure 1 shows 24 years of new residential building
permits. After relatively modest but steady increases in home construction throughout most of
the 1990s, Greeley began to experience annual permit growth rates of nearly 4% beginning in
1999. Th e high growth rate peaked in 2002 with 1,300 new residential units, translating to an
actual growth rate of 4.14% over 2001. Beginning in 2004, Greeley experienced five years of
declining new construction followed by three years of stagnant low level housing construction.
During the mortgage crisis and Great Recession, Greeley experienced limited build ing. During
that time, foreclosure rates and unemployment were among the highest in the state. Permits
for new housing reached a low of 42 units in 2011. Beginning with a small increase in building
activity in 2012, Greeley experienced three years of significant growth in new housing
con struction . In 2015, there were 787 permits issued for new residential units (Community
Development Department, 2014) .
Figure 1: New Residential Units 1991-2014
1400
1,300
1200
1000
800
600
400
200
0
Mix of single and multifamily units
Since 2012, most of the new home construction consisted of multifamily units as shown in
Tab le 1 and Figure 2. Over many years, the number of new single family homes has significantly
exceeded the number of multi-family units. During the most recent recovery, however, the
number of multi-family units has greatly exceeded the number of single family un its
(Community Development Department, 2014).
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TABLE 1: NEW HOUSING MIX
Year
Single family
units
Multi-family
Units
63
46
80
35
29
55
155
361
42
275
426
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
0
5
7
Total
92
46
85
42
97
430
787
Figure 2: Single-Family and Multi-Family Units
450
400
350
• Single-Family Housing
Units
300
o Multi-F amily Housing
Units
250
200
150
100
50
0
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There are a number of possible reasons for change in housing mix. One of these reasons is that
financing became available for multi-family developments sooner after the Great Recession
than for single family developments. In addition, because of the large number of foreclosures,
banks were slow to resume lending for single family mortgages. In addition, many families who
had lost their homes to foreclosure could no longer qualify for mortgages either because of low
credit scores or the loss of down payment from the sale of their former home. Many families
who lost their homes through foreclosure often became tenants in rental housing.
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A long term trend in the American economy is the decline in real wages as higher wage jobs are
lost to automation and the international labor market and replaced by lower wage jobs in
service industries. Lower wage workers are less likely to be able to afford the mortgage
payments on single-family homes. Many of the recently created high wage jobs are in the
energy industry which is subject to rapid changes in unemployment. Many energy workers may
be reluctant to invest in single-family housing even if they can afford it because they may need
to relocate within a short timeframe.
The socio-economic status of potential first-time buyers has also shifted significantly-in part
because of the Great Recession and partly because of changes in life style aspirations. The
Millennial Generation, while by no means uniform, is substantially different than its parents or
even than the generation between. While they are the most educated and tech -savvy
generation in history, many of them are heavily burdened with higher education debt.
Additionally, many of them delayed obtaining drivers' licenses, preferring instead urban
lifestyles built around walking, cycling, and mass transit as the primary modes of local
transportation. Many of this generation
would prefer to live in multi-family
Table 2: Housing Vacancy Rates
Year
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
Multi-Family
Vacancy Rate
Single Family
Vacancy Rate
8.6%
5.6%
4.6%
3.3%
3.6%
4.9%
4.5%
4.1%
3.3%
2.9%
housing amenity rich in amenities.
Table 2 and Figure 3 show the vacancy
rates for single and multi-family
housing. Since 2010, the multi-family
vacancy rate has declined by 58% from
8.6% to 3.6% (Greeley Urban Renewal
Authority, 2014) . A healthy multi-family
vacancy rate is considered to be 5% since this gives prospective tenant a reasonable chance at
finding a suitable housing unit while giving landlords a reasonable chance at renting any vacant
units fairly quickly. At an optimal 5% vacancy rate in multi-family there would be 664 vacant
units. The actual 3.6 % vacancy rate is 478 units. The supply equals 72% of the demand. This
indicates the need for 186 additional multifamily units to meet current demand without any
population growth or new household formation .
The single family vacancy rate has declined by 41%, from 4.9% to 2.9% (Water and Sewer
Department, 2014) . A healthy Single-family inventory is considered to be an inventory of
housing for sale equal to the demand for purchase of homes within 6 months (Pettigrew, 2015).
The number of vacant single-family units can be used as a rough approximation of the inventory
of for-sale units-some of these are vacant rental units and not for-sale and some single-family
units are for-sale but are not vacant. A 2.9 % vacancy rate equals 706 units. A 6 month supply
would equal 1121 Single-family units. The supply approximately equals 63.0 % of the demand
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for single-family units. This indicates the need for 415 additional single-family housing units to
meet current demand without any population growth or new household formation .
10.0%
Fi ure 3: Housin Vacanc Rate
• Multi-Fam ily
Vacancy Rate
o Single Fam ily
Vacancy Rate
9.0%
8.0%
7.0%
6.0%
5.0%
4.0%
3.0%
2.0%
1.0%
0.0%
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Table 3: Change in Housing Activity 2008-2014
(-)
Demolitions
(=) Net
Units
Beginning
of next
year
Growth
Rate
Year
Construction
Only (Units)
Percent
Change in
Construction
Housing
Units
Annexed
Additional
Housing
(Construction
+ Annexation)
2008
86
-48.8%
3
89
36,076
0
36,076
0 .25%
2009
45
-47 .7%
1
46
36,122
9
36,113
0 .10%
2010
84
86 .7%
0
84
36,197
8
36,189
0.21%
2011
42
-50.0%
0
42
36,231
0
36,231
0.12%
Gross
Units
2012
92
119.0%
0
92
36,323
10
36,313
0 .23%
2013
430
367.4%
1
431
36,744
3
36,741
1.18%
2014
787
83.5%
1
790
37,534
0
37,534
2.15%
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Population estimate
Sin ce 1991, Greeley's estimated population has grown 55.8% from 64,832 to 101,048 people.
Figure 5 shows Greeley' s population growth from 1992 to 2015 . The growth rate has fluctuated
bet ween 0.10% and 4.13 %, averaging 1.88% and with a standard deviation of 1.06%. Since
1991, Greeley' s population has grown by an average of 1.9 % per year (Commu nity
Develop ment Department, 2015 ).
Table 4: 2015 Population Estimate
Year
Single
family
dwellings
(SFD)
Single family
occupancy
rate
(SFDocc)
Multifamily
dwellings
(MFD)
Multi-family
Occupancy
rate
(MFDocc)
Average
household
size
(AHS)
Population
housed in
University
on-campus
housing
Total
Population
2015
24,338
0.971
13,284
0.964
2.7
2665
101,048
2014
23,976
0.967
12,856
0.097
2.7
2362
98,423
2013
23,743
0.967
12, 581
0.954
2.7
2923
97,320
201 2
23,688
0.959
12,539
0.944
2. 7
2798
96,093
2011
23,646
0.95 5
12,539
0.091
2.7
2861
95,453
2010
23,570
0.951
12, 539
0.914
2.7
2894
94,358
Popul ation Estim ate Based on Modified Housing Method (2010)
Estim ated Population
=[( SFD x SFDocc ) + ( MFD x MFDocc )] x AHS + Up
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Figure 5: Estimated population 1992-2015
105,000
100,000
95,000
90,000
85,000
80,000
75,000
70,000
65,000
60,000
55,000
50,000
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Figure 6 shows that the total hous ing stock plus building permits and annexations and
subtracting demolitions has increased from 24,012 to 37,534.
Figure 6: Greeley's Housing Units 1992 to 2015
40,000 . , - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
35,000 + - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
30,000 + - - - - - - - - - - - - -
25,000 + - - - -
20,000
15,000
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Employment
Employment continues to improve throughout Colorado, especially in Northern Colorado. The civilian
labor force grew by 2.19% statewide while the Greeley MSA, which includes all of Weld County, civilian
labor force grew by 8.90%, the highest of any Metropolitan Statistical Area in the state as shown in Table
5.
The total number of employed people also jumped substantially, with a statewide growth of 4.08%
statewide and 12.54% in the Greeley MSA, also the highest in the state. At the same time, the
unemployment number and rate declined substantially, both at the state and local level.
Table 5: Employment Statistics
for Colorado MSAs December 2014
%
%
Civilian
Labor
Force
Change
over
Dec.
2013
Employed
Change
over
Dec.
2013
BoulderLongmont
184,991
1.98%
178,992
Colorado
Springs
306,256
-2 .00%
Denve rAurora
1,458,610
Fort
CollinsLoveland
Unemployed
over Dec.
2013
Unemployment
Rate
Change
over Dec.
2013
3.91%
5,999
-34.33%
3.2%
-36 .00%
290,201
0.74%
16,055
-34.31%
5.2%
-33.33 %
1.62%
1,400,510
4.12%
58,100
-35 .60%
4.0%
-36 .51%
186,778
3.25%
180,570
5.48%
6,208
-36.13%
3.3%
-38 .89%
Grand
Junction
75,937
-1.89%
72,378
1.25%
3,559
-39 .84%
4.7%
-38 .16%
Greeley
135,279
8.94%
129,848
12.42%
5,431
-37.37%
4.0%
-42.86%
Pueblo
74,265
-1.22%
70,017
6.08%
4,248
-38 .95%
5.7%
-38 .71%
MSA
% Change
Colorado
114,350
-31.52 %
4.1%
-32 .79%
2,806,780
2.26% 2,692,430
4.45%
Totals
https:!lwww.colmigateway.com/analyzerlsession/session .asp?cat=CUR PROFILES AREA updated for 2015 on
Feb . 5,2015
Table 6 shows the year-over-year comparison of employment in the Greeley MSA (Colorado
Departm ent of Labor and Employment, 2014). It shows significant increases in the size of the
workforce and total number of persons employed , as well as significant decreases in the
number of unemployed persons and the unemployment rate. The 8.9% increase in the civilian
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labor force includes immigration to the Greeley area, commuting from outside the Greeley
area, and people returning to the labor force who were not included in recent reporting.
Examining the growth in the Greeley labor force when compared to the surrounding
Metropolitan Statistical Areas appears to indicate that there could be significant pent up
regional demand for housing. This demand may currently be addressed through doubling up on
Table 6: Greeley MSA Year to Year
Employment Comparison
Dec. 2012
Dec .2013
Dec . 2014
Civilia n labor force
119,038
124,178
135,279
Number Employed
108,261
115,507
128,848
Number
unemployed
10,777
8,671
5,431
Unemployment
Rate
9.1%
7.0%
4.0%
Table 7 shows the employment growth for several large public sector employers from 2000 to
2015 . This growth, while significant, is at a slower rate than the private sector employment
growth (Community Development Department) .
Table 7: Selected public employers budgeted full time
employees, 2010 to 2015
Full-Time
Equivalents
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
City of Greeley
860.5
847
859
863 .3
832*
857 .25
Weld County
1210
1225
1228
1229
1397
1440
Eaton School
District
NA
188
180
180
184
191
Greeley Evans
School District
2386
2242
2290
2296
2293
2178
Win dso r School
District
NA
598
610
616
603
607
Aims Community
College
443
419
410
460
454
448
City of Eva ns
90
89
88
88
88
88
* City employee numbers do not include 44 employees who were transferred to the Emergency Commun ication Center.
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VI
Land supply
An important factor in projecting building permits is an examination of the supply of lots. As
existing developed lots are absorbed by building activity, are they being adequately replaced by
developed and platted lots? Table 8 shows the inventory of developed and final platted single
family lots as of the end of 2013 and 2014. Single family lots are rapidly being absorbed and
built upon. With the
increase in home building
Table 8: Potential Single Family Units
Based on Buildable Lots
Single Family Lots
in 2015, several
subdivisions were
approved through final
platting, developed and
Approval Status
2013
2014
had many homes
656
651
completed . The net change
Created via demolition since 2012
13
13
Total permit ready lots
669
664
620
646
1289
1310
Approved projects with infrastructure
installed (permit-ready)
Approved projects with incomplete
infrastructure
Net permit-ready Lots + platted Lots
in available lots between
2013 and 2014 is a 16 %
increase in total lots with a
1% decrease in finished
lots. Developers completed
the horizontal
infrastructure on 403
additional lots in 2014, while builders took out permits on 361 building permits. At the end of
2014, 664 developed lots remained available for builders. During 2014, final plats were
recorded containing 439 lots, many of which are likely to be fully developed with all required
improvements (permit-ready) during 2015. Despite the increase in building permits in 2014, the
supply of platted lots actually increased, while the supply of finished lots decreased by less than
1%. At the current rate of building, 361 single family dwellings per year, the current activity in
platting and development of lots appears to be sufficient to maintain an adequate flow of lots
for the next three and a half years. For this growth to occur, all approved lots need to be
developed (Community Development Department). To supply lots for future needs, additional
land needs to be brought forward through the platting process.
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Table 9 shows that there are a total of 407 multi-family units under construction as of Feb. 15,
2014. In addition, there are permit ready sites for an additional 60 units and 433 are currently
under site plann ing or zoning review. The additional multi -family sites, if they are all approved,
should be sufficient for approximately one year of new multi -family units (Community
Development Department).
Table 9: Multi-Family Units in Process
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Units Under
Construction
Creek View
8200 20th Street
348
Homestead Phase III
44
Permit
ready
units
Units
being
Planned
Notes
TOTAL
348
30
Pending Re zone
74
82
Site Plan Review
82
North of 29t h Street,
Approx. 125' East of 39th Avenue
Homestead Phase IV
South of 29th Street,
Approx. 125' East of 39th Avenue
Saint Michael 's Town Center Phase I
57
South of 29th Street
57
Site Plan Review
Ap prox. 250' West of 67th Avenue
The Reserve
72
Site Plan Review
72
50
Site Pl an Revi ew
50
138
Site Plan Review
Pending Rezon e
138
4
Site Plan Review
4
SEC of 29th Street and 58th Avenue
M issi on Village
2239 5th Street
Alpine Flats
5002 20th Street
431 8th Street
431 8th Street
Summer Park
35
35
40
SEC of 71st Avenue and Grizzly Drive
Renaissance at Fox Hills
4672 20th Street Road
15
25
TOTAL
407
60
433
900
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VII
Trends
Trends that could impact growth and development in Greeley include those that could affect
the regional economy, such as continued growth in the technology sector, trends in agriculture,
uncertainty after several years of growth in the oil and gas industry, and factors affecting the
mix of single and multi-family housing. Factors affecting the mix of single and multi-family
housing include apparent lifestyle preferences of the Millennial Generation, the slow recovery
from the Great Recession, the availability of financing, and the high cost of raw water.
Regional Economy
The economy of Northern Colorado can be divided into two parts, l} science, technology, and
information and 2} oil and gas and agriculture. These two sectors are affected by different
trends and must be analyzed differently {Shields, 201s} .
Growth in the science, technology, and information sectors has been strong since the Great
Recession and remains so. This growth is expected to continue for the next several years . Many
jobs in th ese sectors pay well and workers in these industries can often afford upscale homes.
Many of these workers have a strong preference for significant community amenities such as
natural areas, and trails, and walkable communities with bicycle transportation networks and
mass transit and they are willing and able to pay premium housing prices to live in these
commun ities {Shields, 201s} {Leeds School of Business, 201s} .
Agriculture
Weld County is the ninth most productive agricultural county in the United States and the most
productive outside California in terms of the value of agricultural products produced {Bureau of
the Census, 2012} . While crop production is a significant portion of this value and is an
important support of food processing plants, it is food processing that generates most of the
added value. In 2015, agricultural commodity prices are expected to soften, leading to lower
profits for farmers. This can lead to the consolidation of farms into fewer but larger operations
eventually relying on less labor but larger, more capital intensive equipment. Consolidation
does not reduce total acreage or crop production, but urbanization of land and conversion of
water to municipal and industrial use does affect agricultural crop production {Bureau of the
Census, 2012} .
One of the major trends affecting the future of agriculture is the sale of agricultural water for
municipa l and industrial uses wh ich can lead to permanent reduction in irrigated cropland .
During the past two years, the price of agricultural water has nearly tripled {Lynn, 201s}. This
dramatic increase in price together with the average age of farmers can be an incentive to sell
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these water rights. After the sale of water rights for future municipal and industrial use, a
municipality typically pursues a "ch ange in use" and a " change in diversion" through the water
court and the water continues to be rented to the farmer for agricultural use. As more water is
converted, land is taken out of production and dried up.
Uncertainty after several years of growth in oil and gas
The price of West Texas Intermediate crude oil has dropped from $105.79 per barrel on June
24,2014 to $47.60 per barrel on January 28,2015, prices last seen in 2009 (Statista, 2014).
Figure 7 shows the oil price per barrel from January, 2014 through January, 2015 .
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of oil. While there is a clear downward trend in oil prices in late 2014, there is no clear trend yet
in active drilling rigs as shown in Figure 8 (Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission,
2015).
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than 3% ofthe variability in the num ber of active drilling rigs.
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Despite the lack of employment decline to date, future curtailment of drilling activity remains a
concern since the drilling and fracking of each well employs approximately 100 to 125 people.
With the break-even price for fracked oil wells in the Denver-Julesburg basin between $40.00
and $45.00 per barrel, today's low prices raise concerns (Shields, 2015) . Shields believes that
the price of oil will stabilize after mid-year at $70.00 to $75.00 per barrel. If this happens,
Greeley can expect continued population growth following recent trends. This trend bears
watching over the next several months.
Factors affecting housing mix
Factors affecting the future mix between single and multi -family housing include preferences of
the Millennial Generation, the long term decline in real wages, and the cost of providing
sufficient raw water.
Preferences of the millennials
Throughout American history, each generation has been significantly different than their
parents in important characteristics, including attitudes, expectations, education, and
aptitudes. The latest generation to come of age is the millennial generation . While far from
uniform, this generation is the most highly educated and most technologically skilled in history.
Many of t hem graduated from college with significant debt. Because a significant portion of
commun ication and media access was via smart phones and text messages rather than face -to face, ma ny have not obtained driver's licenses. Because many have had high stimulation early
in life, many prefer rich urban environments.
long Term U. S. Real Wage Trends
Although Greeley and Northern Colorado have been fortunate during the last three years
because of oil and gas drilling, U. S. Census data points out that the U.
s. real
med ian household
income adjusted for inflation peaked in 1999 at $56,080 and again in 2007 at $55,627. From
2007 until 2012 (the latest year for which median household income is available), real median
ho usehold income declined 8.3% to $51,017 (see figure 10).
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Cost of raw water
New housing pays for water service in two ways, 1) plant investment fees that pay for the "buyin" of the new housing unit to existing facilities to store, treat, and transmit water (See Table
11); and, 2) payment for or dedication of the raw water rights to assure that the City has
adequate senior, high-quality water rights to serve its water customers. Both the plant
investment fees and the cost of providing raw water have lower cost per unit for higher density
and multi-family housing. The cost structures of both raw water requirements and tap fees
reflect the high proportion of landscape irrigation water applied to lawns in residential areasespecially single family areas . In Greeley, approximately 55% of treated water is used for
landscape irrigation .
Water plant investment fees vary by density, reflecting the higher per-unit water use in single
family houses because of higher water use per household for landscape irrigation. During
summers, over 70% of water is used for outdoor irrigation, and a significant portion of the
capacity in reservoirs, treatment plants, transmission lines, and water mains is required to
provide capacity for this water. The plant investment fees and water dedication requirements
are mechanisms that allocate costs toward users likely to use more water. Nonetheless, these
costs per unit have the impact of encouraging higher density and multifamily housing.
The price of water in Northern Colorado has tripled during the last two years, creating an
impact on the affordability of newly built-housing, and potentially changing the average density
of housing projects in Greeley for the future . Northern Colorado water providers typically
require developers to provide raw water rights for each gross acre of land being developed for
residential use to provide the necessary water to be used by the future residents. The approach
of requiring raw water for housing on a cost per land area rather than a cost per unit basis
reflects the typical residential use of over half the water used being used for landscape
irrigation . As that raw water price increases, it can be expected to make single family housing
less affordable, while having a less significant impact on higher density multi-family projects.
To date, no projects have been developed using water rights purchased since the recent water
price escalation . It appears that there is a sufficient supply of lots where water rights have
been ded icated in Greeley to meet the need for lots for approximately 3 X years at the 2014
rate of single-family building.
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housing. Raw water is paid for in the price of new single family homes an d in the rent paid for
rental units. Specifically, the price of raw water becomes a $2 .50 per square foot cost ($15, 000
for a single family house on a 6000 square foot lot) added to the lot area for single family
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Given the willingness of the Millennial generation to live in more urban environments and
multi-family housing, it appears that as new land is developed where raw water would have to
be provided at today's higher price, development may occur at higher densities and a different
hou sing mix than in the past as shown in Figure 11. The City of Greeley is currently doing a
study to address the dedication requirements for raw water and the amount for cash-in-lieu of
ded ications, and whether policy changes should be made.
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VIII Projections
Between 1991 and 2014, growth rates ranged from a low of 0.12% to a high of 4.14% as shown
in Figure 12. The distribution of these growth rates is highly bimodal with lower growth rates
occurring during and immediately following recessions and higher growth rates occurring
during recovery periods.
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Additionally, strong growth has been driven by energy development, especially during the past
two years. Although employmen_t has remained steady through January, 2015, the potential for
further price drops and volatility raise questions about projecting medium-term growth .
Because many ofthe oil field workers employed in Weld County had relocated to this area,
there is a potential for negative energy employment effects to create impacts to the real estate
and housing markets.
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If oil prices rebound and stabilize at $70 to $75 per barrel by mid to late 2015 as some
economists project (Shields, 2015), and if this stability continues throughout the next five years
without a recession, then a continued growth rate averaging around 2% is likely. We anticipate
that this growth would accelerate slightly each year from 2% in 2015 to 2.5% in 2017, before
dropping to approximately 1% in 2019.
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This would be consistent with the slow recovery currently underway. Figure 15 shows that this
growth rate would result in a slightly higher than average growth rate over the next five years
consistent with both the continuing recovery and the broad and robust growth in Northern
Colorado .
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11.
Table 11: Projected Split of Multi-Family
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2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
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Perm its
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It is expected that trends in place will continue as they have since 2012 . Unless oil prices decline
much more than they already have, Greeley's growth rate is not likely to be affected . Long term
divers ificat ion of Northern Colorado's economy is expected to continue, and this has, and will
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continue to have, a positive effect on Greeley. We can expect between 900 and 1,000 permits
for new housing units to be issued during each of the next three years with a recession or
leveling-off of the growth rate sometime before 2020. It is anticipated that much or the pent up
demand for housing should be addressed during this time . As land with water already dedicated
is absorbed and single-family housing becomes less affordable, market forces will likely mean
that a higher proportion of these housing units will be multi -family because of the lower cost
per unit of raw water and tap fees.
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CITY COUNCIL WORKSESSION
City of Greeley
April 28, 2015
Item Number 3
Scheduling of Meetings, Other Events
Contact
Roy Otto, City Manager
Summary
During this portion of the meeting the City Manager or City Council may review the attached
Council Calendar or Worksession Schedule regarding any upcoming meetings or events.
Attachments
Council Meetings/Other Events April/May 2015 Calendar
Council Worksession Schedule
Status Report of Council Petitions and Related Information
Future Council Agenda Items List
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Worksession Schedule - Greeley City Council
Council Chambers - 919 7th Street
5:00 p.m.
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Time (hours)
Sponsor
May 28
Capital Maintenance Committee Report and Discussion
Comcast Franchise Renewal Community N eeds Assessment Report
Monthly Financial Report
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John & Doug
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June 9
W ater & Sewer Board Interviews
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June 23
Monthly Financial Report
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Victoria
Monthly Financial Report
2 nd Quarter C IP Report
C IP Presentation-Public W orks, Parks, and Recreation
Planning Commiss io n Interviews
Monthly Financial Report
Stormwater Rate Discussion
C IP Presentation-Stormwater, Water, and Sewer
201 6 Budget Review
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Joel
Victoria
Betsy
Victoria
Victoria
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Monthly Financial Report
C IP Presentation
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Monthly Financial Report
3,,1Quarter C IP Report
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Agenda Items
W orksession
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July 14
July 28
August 11
August 25
September 8
September 22
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October 27
November 10
November 24
December 8
December 22
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Council Request
Status Report of Council Petitions
May 5, 2015
Council
Status or Disposition
Meeting,
(After completion, item is
Worksession,
shown one time as completed
or Committee
and then removed .)
Meeting Date
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Assigned to:
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Agenda Items
May 5,2015
PROCLAMATIONS AND RECOGNITIONS
TOURISM WEEK PROCLAMATION
MENTAL HEALTH MONTH PROCLAMATION
WHAT'S GREAT ABOUT GREELEY
CONSENT AGENDA
CONSIDERATRION OF A RESOLUTION BY THE GREELEY CITY COUNCIL ADOPTING
THE GREELEY BICYCLE MASTER PLAN AS AN ELEMENT OF THE CITY
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN
INTRODUCTION AND FIRST READING OF AN ORDINANCE REPEALING AND REENACTING MUNICIPAL CODE CHAPTER 16.32, ELECTRICAL CODE
REGULAR AGENDA
PUBLIC HEARING AND FINAL READING OF AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE
ISSUANCE AND SALE BY THE CITY OF GREELEY, COLORADO, ACTING BY AND
THROUGH ITS SANITARY WATER ENTERPRISE, OF REVENUE BONDS AND OTHER
OBLIGATIONS FOR THE PURPOSE OF FINANCING OR REFINANCING, IN WHOLE OR
IN PART, THE COST OF ADDITIONS AND IMPROVEMENTS TO THE SEWER SYSTEM
OPERATED BY THE SANITARY WATER ENTERPRISE OF THE CITY
PUBLIC HEARING AND FINAL READING OF AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE
ISSUANCE AND SALE BY THE CITY OF GREELEY, COLORADO, ACTING BY AND
THROUGH ITS SANITARY WATER ENTERPRISE, OF FIRST-LIEN SEWER
IMPROVEMENT REVENUE BONDS, SERIES 2015, IN AN AGGREGATE PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $10,000,000, FOR THE PURPOSE OF FINANCING, IN
WHOLE OR IN PART, THE COST OF ADDITIONS AND IMPROVEMENTS TO THE
SEWER SYSTEM OPERATED BY THE SANITARY WATER ENTERPRISE, PLEDGING
CERTAIN FUNDS AND REVENUES OF THE ENTERPRISE TO THE PAYMENT OF SUCH
BONDS. PRESCRIBING THE FORM OF SUCH BONDS, AND PROVIDING OTHER
DETAILS IN CONNECTION THEREWITH
PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER A CHANGE OF ZONE FROM GH (COMMERCIAL
HIGH INTENSITY) ZONE DISTRICT TO I-M (INDUSTRIAL MEDIUM INTENSITY) ZONE
DISTRICT FOR PARCELS 1 & 2 LOCATED AT 2139 E. 8TH STREET, AND A PUBLIC
HEARING AND FINAL READING OF AN ORDINANCE CHANGING THE OFFICIAL
ZONING MAP TO REFLECT THE SAME
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