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CONTR ACT NO, S,c .1.cro 9bo
BY AI.JT IIORITY
COCNL'II BILI NO 3 I
IKTRODU ED BY COUNC IL
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A\ ORDINA.\/CE .-\PPRO\'INl; .-\N "INT ERGO \'E RN~I E:S:TAL A REEMEN'l
REGARDI 'G \\'ATE R DELI VER Y OBLI CiAT IO 'S" BrT\\'EE\ T H E CITY OF AU R RA
AND TH CIT Y OF E\GLE\\'00D. COLORADO .
\\l-l EREA.S. in the l980 's the c111cs of Thonn on and W::s 11n ms lc r app ht:d m \\'mer C'oun fn r
c:\.tra water w fill an enla rg ement of Standley Lak e. and
\\'H ER.FAS. the extra d 1n:rs1ons wou\o 1rn vc hanncd l:.n ):?.lc ,,ood"s do" nstrca m senior ngim,
011 the outh Platte: an d
WHERE AS. 111 I 99 0 n sett lement acrcc mcm wa s ent ered 11\10 whe re by th e Ci ties o f Th onuon
and \\'cstnunstcr woul d dc\l\cr r:m ,,.;tcr from Thomton·~ Somh Park ,,:me r right s !Cl
Englcw orid al one or more 0f Englcwoocl's po mts of di\ cr~1on on the So uth Platte R1, er : the
w:11c r ddncrcd ,~med dcpcndmg on amoums dt, 1..·ncd t(1 Sta nd ky Lake. m craging ~3 1 acre..· fl.!ct
per ycnr : and
\\'I !ER i· •\S. tht· 1990 ~t:tt lcmt..:111 prondcd minimal wal er Ill dro ug ht yea r:-anJ maxi mum
\\':Her m \\'Cl ~ car:-.. :md
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a !99~ nglu ;u Cha11it:l<l Rc:-t:n\,1r ,duch rcqmrcJ ~ngle\\('IOd ll' rc •u,c lhl' w:11cr wl11ch wa:-1101
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Pa rk C.,1u 111~. 111<..:lu dm g the nght :-under 1h c 1990 rh4,,n11on ~e 11 k:111cn1. and
\','I IF RI •\S. ;m agreement 1~ 110\\ prop o-.cd th :ll will pnw u\c ,,atcr Ill :t tixcd and prcd 1c1ahk
am ount durml.! th e dric :-.1 summe r momh :-wlrn:h \H1uld hr u:-.i:fui w l·nl!lc,,0()(1 lll 1hc: c,cnt or
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the Sth do) of October. ~010
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INTE.RGOVE Rl\~IE TAL AG RECME!\'T RtGA RJll :'I
\\ ATE R DEL l\'ER Y O BLI CA TI O I\.
Th is lntcrgovcmmcntal Agreement ('·JGA ··, 1:-m:1dt and entered into thi s da~
_____ . ~O I 0, by and between the ity of Englcv,.iood. (\,lor~1d o. a municipal c0:t-.rnti on of
the Count~· of Arapahoe. whose address is I 000 Englewood Parkwa~. Englewood. CO 80110
(''Engle"'ood"i, , id the City of Aurora. Co lorad o a municipal co rpormioo of the co umi es nf
Adams . .'\rapal1oe and Douglas, acting hy and through its L11ili1,· Enterpris e. ("Aurorn"J. whose
address is 15 I 51 E. Alameda Parkwa y Suite 3600. Aurora. CO 800 I'.!. · ogcthcr these two
entities sha ll be referre d to herein as the "Pa11'es ...
R EC I TAL.
On Octobe r I 0. I qgo. Eng lewood ente red i:11 0 an ag re ement with th e City of Thornton
(''Thornton") and the City of \l'estmi nster ("Wes tminste r") in senlcment of certain !itigation then
pe ndin g in the Colorado \\'atcr Coun (th e "Senlemem 1\greement"l. The liti ~at ior in volved
Cases >:u mb ered 86C\\'3°i. 88C\\''.!67. gqc11 ·1 '.!9 and 89C W 13c. District Cou11. \\'mer
Div ision One .
The Scnlcmcnt Agrct.'.mc,,: 0bl igatcd Th0rnton. and under ccn::iin c ircu mst:m ccs ~·cstn1in sti:r. to
pro\ idl' r3,, water h.1 Englewood at one or more of Engkwood·s p.··dnt ~ of diversion nr thl' South
Plane Ri\'c r . .'\s securi1,· for the pcrfom1a ncc of thes e obl igation s. Engkw0od acquired a profit a
prcndrc from Thorn ton hinJing. three water rig ht :J ri ri ti es then c,w nc d b~ Thornton that
hi stor ic:i\ly were assClciatcd with thl! Mcl)owe!l Ran ch in Park Cou nt y.
On ~0\·cmhl.!r ~I. ~oo:;. Aunlf:t purchascd from Thornton all of Thc,rnwn·s wr1tcr rigl1t !-
vrig111a\., dt\.:rc;i:J in P,ui Cnunt~. In l·on ncuinn with thi:-: purchase. Aumra agreed to ass mrn:
the.· 1Jbligatinn under 1h c ScttlcmL'llt Ag.n:cmcn1 to ckliv~r watr: t t1 1~ng.lcw0od.
On Dcci:mhL'f 31. I 09h. Th 1..m tton ini1i:11L·d a conditional appropriation of water in tended to mee t
:1 1wnwn l'f'ih:.: ,,.11t.·! d1.:lin:r) \1hlit!.Hi111t:--hi L11~ic\\111.1ll t111 ... k1 thL ~...:llk·mc:ni \p,r ... ·cnH.:nt. Th,:
l 1)ll~ appn1p:·i:1til1n \\:'" 11h.-hhk\\ 111 \tmir.,·, pu11.'.h,1~t.· \1, \\.ttt.·: ri~ht~ lr\111 Thlmlhlll. and thl'
application tl1 ad_iud1 c:.11e 1hi-; appmpna!ion Ill tht.· \\ atc1 l nun ior I >1, 1sw11 I. 111 l $l' l\u
l)Xl\\ 4'.'8 \\.t, d,~nw,-;l•d b~ ·\ur,,ra lH1 \p11'.: I ~(1:(1
l'h~ PartH.:s !-l'ck w simplif~ the (!-..;ist 111 ~ nhlig,1ti1.1J1:-umlc1 tht: ~L·llkm:n1 \µrL·c:mr.:n·. inn manner
th:11 is mutually hi;ncficia!.
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?\O\\" THEREFORE. in cons1derJ11on 01 the mutual promises and covena111s comamed hcrcm
n:1d 01her gn,,d Jnd , aluable cons1derJ1ior .. the adequac_,. and sufficiency o which is hcreh,· a:kno\\"ledged the Panies agree as follows:
~: Tiie purpose of this !GA is 10 define ne" obligmions . direct!; he1\\"et11 Aurora
:ind Englewood. which \\"ill supe rcede and replace the wa1er deliver; ob ligau ons crcaied by 1hc
Senlement Agreement. This IGA co nstitu1es Englewood"s consent 101he assignment of1 he
:nlcmcnt Agreerner1 reques1 ed b, Thorn1on on or about April. 200_;_ as well as an amendme111
of the e1tlemcn1 Agreement with respec1 10 \\"atcr deli'"cr; obliga1ions. Except for those
provisions of the enlernent Agreement which require or de cribe the deli\"CC\" oi water to
Englewood. the obligm ions of1he e11lcment Agreement shall sun·i,e this amendment.
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\"olt1mc: Aurora agrees 10 deliver 10 Eng lewood or Eng lewood"s lessee live hun dred and
nine (509) acre fee1 per year of·•s in gle us e water:· which shall mean \\"a ler that cannot he
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re capru red or reclaimed for reu e or s ucc essive use after the ini tial use of the water. However. in
a ;-ear in which Aurora has insuffic ie111 sing le use \\"mer availah le. ii may deliv~r ,;,,ca hundred
lhi n; nine (339) acre fee1 of••fully consumable water.'" which shall mean \\"a;cr 1ha1 may
lawful!;· be recaptured or reclaimed for reuse or s uccessive uses umil full) consumed. htnhcr.
Aurora ma; de !i,·cr a co mb inat ion of single use and fullv consumable wa 1er. in which evcm !lie
total volume ofAurora·s obliga1ion \\"ill be ca lcula 1ed by de1em1ining what percemage of
Aurora·s total deli, cry will be comprised of single use \\"atcr and what percentage will be •
comprised of full., consumable \\"Jler and multiplying the maximum volwi1cs se1 fonh ahcwe for
each type of water h; th e respec1ive pcrcemate. To the extent Aurora deli\"c rs fully consumable
\\"ate,. Englewood or its designec shall ha,·c the right 10 rccap1ure and reuse an; rc1um flow s
rcsuld ng from the iniiial or an; subscque111 use of such \later. Ttie waier de li,crcd h; Aurora
ma, be demed from '11'1" wmer right it o\\ns or comrols at the lime of such dcli,en . pro\"idcJ 1J1a1 the· \\"alcr meet s the legal requ1rcme111 s sci fonh herein.
l"imint and R:nc 01 Dcli\"Cn·: .\urora·s delin-r; ,,f \\atcr pursuant 10 this IG\ "ill begin
Jul_, I of each year. anJ \\"ill be rnmplctcd h_, Augusi IS 01 1ha1 ,·car. TI1c r:uc of dclivcf) will
he /1 cf, cxcep1 that. in an) vcar the Jail; dl'!i, er, rate ma; he increased h; mutual agrccmc1r nf
1lw Panics. which wdl he binding only for the remamdc1 011lw1 ,·,·ar If 1w11h-,r h;,lrn.,.,,I, "'
its dcsicncc-"ahlt-In IJ].c lcln en ,,f th,· 11;11 r dunng ,11! 111 a p,,n11•n ,,1 1h,· lime \111.>r;, "
scchme 111 dclnw 11. \·,r.,r.,· 1•hhc;iu11n w1ll nc1cnh.-lcs, b,· relluccJ a! the rate lift, ds "r 1hr
.tltrma;e rate .igrccJ up,,n 1111 1ha1 ~car higk-11"'1J shall ~l\"C \un>ra 111cm; f111,r hour .1,h:111,·,·
11<111c,· 11 II I u11.1hlt· h• he~m. ,, It· commu,·. lahlll~ such Jdhnic,. I 'Ing 1h,· 11011,,· pr," "H•n
set t,11:l· hc-l,111. the P.m,cs 1113) Jc·-1gn:11e :u1J re, isc ,·mail addresses fi•r the t<•n11nu11ic:111ons
rcs:m.im1,: Jdi\'C:rit~ C\)ntr:mi>hiH.:J f,y 1h1, pa a~r ·nh
l.ncmion of D~l11c r\"; \urora wi ll d, n·cr 1hc \\"alcr required h_, !his IG ·, at 1J1c I ligh
L111t• CJ nal hcadcatc. ,,r a1 C'hatli.-!d Resan•o,· l1no1 Ji\"ened :11 the I lich I inc ( anal headc:11 •.
Fngle\\" ,,d or it; dcsignec ma; Jl\·cn 1he \\:lier through Jn_1 ,,f 1h. Ji1ch~s sc·n·eJ b_1 th,• ·
Chatiil'iJ Rescn·o,r lln h u1lc1 \lanilc>ld. or ma; instmc1 the \\'aier (' >mmissinner 1,, rd,•;i• •
1hc wa1e, lhroucr the Ch.,tiie!J R,· m otc n. , .• 11u1k1 h•r innsion :11 such d,," n,ucarn p,,m: .is •
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ma1· be selected by Englewood. It shall be the obli,ation oi Englewood or its dcsignee to ob tain
the right to use th e diversion and carriage st ru cture s through which the water is actually diverted.
Deli ver ie s shall be measured at th e High Line Ca nal head gatc if <livened at that locati on.
oth erwise deli verie s will be measured at th e exi t flum e or flume s st,vin g the City Ditch. the
evada Ditch or the Last Chance Ditch . to the ex tent Engle wood elects to divert th e water
through th ose stru ctures. or at such downstream poi nt of diversion as Englewood or ii, dc sig ncc
ma y emp loy. Englewood or iL< designee shall be responsible for trans it losses. if an y. assessed
on sur.h water if th e delivery point is below th e hat fi eld Re servo ir Di tch outlet manifold s
de sc ribed above.
5. sc and Storaee: Ail water delivered by Aurora mu st be decreed to all ow muni cipal use s
an d stora ge.
6. Profit a Prendr e. Aurora acq uired the three McDowell Ranc h pr io rities referen ced above
subj ect to th e profit a prend re pre viou sly gra nt ed in favor of Englewood. aid profit a prendre is
not affected by the execu tion of thi s !GA.
7. General Provisions .
a. Thi s "~iting co nstit.,. s th e entire !G A b "~en th e Panics and super ede s all
pri or "~itt cn or oral agreements, negotiati ons. r 1 .sentati ons. and understandin gs of the
Parties with respect 10 th e subje t matt er contai ned here in . However , thi s !GA doc s not
modify or supersede any other prc\'iou sly cxecu led agreem ent between the se Partie s.
relating to matt ers othe r th an th ose described herei n.
b. Thi s !G A •n a,· be amende d. 11od ified. changed. or terminated in whol e or in part
only by \\~itten agreement duly auth ori zed and exec ut ed by the Partie s hereto.
c. Th e Parti es agree that thi s '.GA ma,· be enfo rced in law or in eq uity for s pecifi c
pcrf0 rn ancc . injun ctive. or other approp ri ate reli ef. in cl uding damages. as may be
avaih.~le ac:ording to th e laws of th e State of Color do. It is spec ifically und ersw,,d
thm. hy executing th is !GA . each party ~n mmit s itself to perfo nn pursuant to th e terms
hereof. and th at an )' breach hereof rcs ullin g in an1· recoverable dama ges shall not th ereby
rause the lc1111in,1tion oLm~ ohlig:1t1ons crea ted\,~ thi~ l(il\ unicss such tcnninati on i!->
requested b; 1he part, not in breach hereof
d ,·e mu: for the 1ri41! l,rm1~ actio ari sing ou1 ofan) dispute here unde r ~hall br in
th e Arapa hoe· Co un 11 District Court.
c. ·11,i s IG!\ is intended to dcscr ihc th e rights and re spo nsibilitie s of and between the
nmn ed Parties and is not int ended to. and shall not be deemed to confer right s upon anv
persons or enti ties not named as pan ics. nor 10 limit in an~ way th e powers and
re spo nsibil itie s of Aurora. Engk-wood or any oth er e111 i1y not a party hereto .
f. If any portton of thi, !GA is held uwalid or unenforceable for an,· reason by a
court of comp c;.-:nt jurisdiction ns to either pany or as 1c1 both Panic s. the remaining
portions of thi s IG A "ill remain valid and binding on the Panics. l·urthcr. tlw Parties •
will immedia1cly enter imo negotiations to restore as near!~ as possible any portion of
this IGA held 10 he in\'alid or unenforceable.
e. l\cither Aurora nor EnC?lewood ma, assi[m its ric.hts or '4~Jcuatc tt s duties
hereunder without the prior \\,;;tten conscn·t of tl;c othcr11a11) -
h. This IG A and th e rights and obligat ions created hereby shall be binding upon and
in ure !Cl the benefit of the Pani cs hereto and Lhcir respective successors and assigns if any
arc allowed.
i. \\'aivcr of breach of an)· of th e provisions of this IG A by either party shall not
constitu te a conti nui ng waiver of any subseq uent breach by sa id party of either the sa me
or 811 )' other provision of thi s IGA.
j. This IGA may be si multaneou sly exec uted in any number of counterparts . each
one of wh ich shall be deemed an original. bu, all of which consti tut e one and the same
!G A.
k. Heading s and titles co ntain ed herein arc intended for th e co11vcn iencc and
reference of th e Parties onl)· and are not int ended to confine. li mit. or de sc ri be the scope
of int ent of atl\ pro\'is:on of thi s IGA.
L7nlcss otherwise.:-stntetl herein. an~ notices. dt:m~uhb. ur othL.:r commun 1cation~
rcquirl.!d or desired to be given under any provision of thi s !GA shall he: givcn in writing.
tc1 be deli"crcd personall y. or se nt hy certi fied or registered mail. return receipt requested.
postage prepaid. 10 the following:
To ,",urora: Directm of L11l i11 cs
City of Aurora
15 I S I East !llamcda l'arkwa,·. Suite· 3,,r)Q
Aurora. Colorado 80012
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I >um.:an. Ostra11dt1 ,\., D1ng1.:s s. l'.l'.
\pq11 ~-Yo:-.L:llllll' Stn:1.:t. Su11 tO
Dcnn:r. l'oiOl'illiO xo::n
'I l' l ,ng h.:,.,-..,ud: lJ ircctur of' Utili11cs
Cit, of hnglcwood
I OtiO l·.nglcwood l'ark wa)
Fnglewnml. CU SIii 1(1
111th mp, to:
David,,. llill. bq.
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Berg Hill Greenleaf & Ru sc itti LLP
1712 Pearl St
Boulder, CO 80 302
or as to such other addresses as either party may hereafter fro m tim e to time designate by
written notice to the other party in accordan ce with thi s para graph . Notice shall be
effe ctive upon receipt.
m. If any date fo r an y action under thi s IGA fall s on a Saturda y, Sunday or a da y that
is a "holiday " as such term is defined in Rule 6 of the Colorado Ru les of Civ il Procedure,
then the relevant dat e shall be extended automati cal ly until the next business day.
n. This !GA and its application shal l be construed in accordan ce with th e !aws of the
State of Co lorado .
o. To the fu ll est ext ent pennitted by law, the Parties hereto waive the right to a trial
by jury in any action brou ght under or in an y way re lated to thi s IG A.
p. In th e event of an y litigation , mediation , arbitration or other dispute resoluti on
process arising Ol!t of or related to this IG A each party agrees to be responsi bl e for its
own attorn eys ' and oilier professional fees , co sts and exp enses associated wi th any such
pro ceeding s .
q. Th e Parties agree th ey draft ed thi s !GA jointl y wi th each ha1ing the advic e of
legal counsel and an equal opportunity to cn ntri bute to its content. Conseq uentl y, th e rul e
of construction to the effect that ambiguities are to be construed against th e drafter shall
be in applicable in the event of any disput e as to th e meani ng of provision s herein .
r. The obl igatio ns of Aurora under this IGA are the sole ob li gations of the City of
Aurora actin g by and through its Uti li ty Enterprise and , as such , shall not con stitute a
gene ral o bligation or other indebtedness of th e City of Aurora or a multiple fi scal year
direct or indirect debt or other fin an ci al ob li gati on whatsoeve r of the City of Aurora
within th e meanin g of any co nsti tutional, statutory , or charter limitati on. In th e event of
defa ult by A urora or fa ilure to meet any of its obli gati ons un der th e tem1s of thi s IGA,
Eng lewood shall have no reco urse agai nst an y of the revenu es of th e City of Aurora
exce pt fo r th e net revenu es a ," the water utili ty system avail ab le th erefor e in th e City of
Aurora Uti lity Enterpris e water fund , or an y succe ss or enterp rise fun d, remainin g after
pay ment of all ex penses rel atin g to th e operati on and maintenance and perio di c paym ents
on bonds , loan s and other obli gati orts of th e City ac tin g by and through it Utility
Enterprise . No twithstanding anythin g herein to the contr ary, nothing in thi s IG A shall be
co nstru ed as creatin g a li en agai nst any revenu es of th e Utili ty Enterpri se or th e City .
s. Subject to the tenns and co nd iti ons in this paragrap1 10 party to thi s IGA shall be
liabl e fo r any delay or fai lure to perfo nn und er thi s JOA due ,lely to cond ition s or
even ts of Force Maj eure , specificall y: a) acts of God , b) sudd en action s of th e element s
such as flood s, earth quake s, hurri can es, or torna does, c) saboia ge. c!) vardalis m beyo nd
tha t which can be reasonably prevented, e) te rrorism. f) war, and ;;) riots: provided tha1, •
A) th e non performing r any gives th e other pa ny prompt wrine,, not ice desc ribin g the
pan icul ars of the occurre nce of the Force. fajeure ; 8) the s•.spension of perfo rm ance is
of no grea ter scope and of no longer duration than b requ;red by the Force Majeure event
or condition; and C) the non -p erfo nnin g pany proa -'eds with reasonable dili gence to
remedy its in abil itv to perfom1 and prov id es weekl y progre ss repons to the other party
describing the actions taken to rem edy the co nse quences of the Fo rce Majeure event or
co nditi on. In ti1 e event of a chan ge in 111w1i cipal (o r other local governmen tal entit y),
state 01 fede ral law or practice •h at prohibi ts or del ays performance, th e ob li ,iation to seek
a rem edy shall extend to mak,ng reaso nable effons to refom1 th e !G A in a m2nner
co nsistent with th e change that pro vides the Pa:,ie s subs tantially the same ben efit s as thi s
!G A; provided, however, that no such re fo rm ation shall increase th e ob li gati ons of any of
th e Panie s. In no event will any dela y or fai lure of performance caused by an y
cond iti ons or eve nts of Force Majeure extend thi s !GA beyond its stated term . In the
eve nt any delay or failure of performance on th e pan of the party claimin g Force Ma1e ure
contin ues for an uninterrupted per iod of more than thr ee hundred sixt y-five (365 ) days
from its occ urrence or inception as 11 01iced pur suant to thi s !GA, the Parti es not claiming
Force Maj eure may, at any time fo ll owin g th e end of such one ye ar period, termin ate thi s
!GA upon \\'Tinen noti ce to th e pany darning Fo rce fajeure. without furti1 er ob li ga ti on
by any of th e Pani es .
IN WIT 'ESS WHEREOF, th e undersigned Parties have ca used this !GA to r e exec uted th e day
and year fir st ,vT in en above.
l:nrk wood-Aurora l\..1A :'i-6-10
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c,n or AURORA. COLORADO.
ACTING BY AND THRO UGH r,.
UTILIT\' ENTE RPRI E
Edward J. Tauer , Mayo r
ATTE ST
·Debra A. John son, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM FOR AU RORA :
Acti ng by ::ind through its Utility Emcrpn . ,
Chri stin e A. McKenn ey
Assistant iry A nomcy
/\ustin Hamre
Special Counsel
.'T/\TE OF COLORADO
CO .'TY OF ARAP/\II OE
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Date
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fhe foregoing in strument was acknowk1.igt:<l h1.:fun.: 1111.: 1h1:-_ 3y of ____ _
~Olli. h, i'.dwa rd .I. l uucr as favor. md ancst cd 11, In Debra.-\. Johnson. as C'i1v Clerk. ac ting
on hdu;lf of thc Utilit) Fn tcqiris~ of the 'ity of /\urnn;, Color,,do. ·
\l'irnes s 111) han d :md official sc:1I.
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My co mmi ss ion expi res: ____ _
SEAL
C I TY 01< E 'GLEWOOD •
James K. Woodwrnl. Mayo r Dat e
ATTEST:
Lo ucrishia A. Elli s. City Clerk :Jato
APPROVED AS TO FORM FOR E 1GLEWOOD :
Dov1d G. Hill Da te
&pcctal Cou nse l 10 the Cit y of Englewood •
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Date: Agend a It e m: Subj ect :
S ptember 20, 2" t 0 9 a i lntergovernm~n tal Agrcerner,l with the ity of
Auro ra R garding \ ater Deh\ ery Obligatio ns
Init iated 8\:
\ Staff Sour ce:
Utili ties Oepa ,t ment
Stewart H. Fonda, Di rec tor of Utili ties
COUNCI L GOAL AND PRE VIOUS COUNC IL ACT ION
No ne.
RECOMMENDED ACTION
Th e Englewood Wa te r and Se\\er Board, at it s Jul\ 7, 20 10 meeting, recommen de d City Council
approve an ln tergove ·nme ntal Agr ee men t bet\\een the Ci t\' o• Engle\\ od ,,nd the Cit \' r , Aurora
rega rding \·Va ter Delh el) Obliga tions .
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• BACK GROU 0 , AN ALYS IS, AND ALTE RNATI VE S IDENT I FIED
1h e r iue~ 01 Thornt on J nd Wes trn in ter ,1ppli ecl in VV,1t 'r o un f r C'-tra "at r to fi ll a
-,andl ey La ke. The e'<tra di vers ions could ha\ e potentia ll y ha rmed Englf"wood
..! c,rns ed call s iro m clowns tre;i m se ni or rights on 1he So uth Platt e, J nd those
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'n the 1980s
big enla,,:,
bee au se ii ,
calls woub
On tobe r 10, 1990, ,, ett l men: a~r ee,n e nt \\as made \\hereby the Cities ofTh ~ ,,ion and
V'V l ~tmins ter would delh er ra w wa ter to Engl wood at one or more of [nglewoocl 's poin ts of
div,
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rs1on on the Sou th Pla ne River. Th e water to be deli vere d, aried de pe ndin g on ,l!n otmt s
cli vtrted t St,,,,dle1 Lak e. Deli ve ri es "ere to be a mi ni mum of 75 acre iee t and a 111,1'i mu m 0 1 375
acr tec t l)e,herie~ .t \t.'t,1>1,, d :!18 acre fppt pe· ,e.1r and c,1 m fr om Th orn ton's outh Park ,,,11 r
righ t ,, The ~e ttl
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men t prm 1ded min ima l ,, ,,t :!r 1n drought \ e,1rs a nd n1.1,1mum ,, ,ll I in \,·c t year,
\\/lull• 11 wa~ ,, ,cl'\ ,,1\uabl e <,c lll •rne nt th e la ck ol dt:>h\C•rn!o; 111 drnu~h l \P,lr<, r,,ct ucl!d th ) ,,1lu e.
Tht> di·h,crl.:.'d ,,atcr ,,,v:, 10 tw 1eu,,1ble a, <.on•u mpll\t' U\tl ,,.1 ti..•1 "lm.h u1uld lw t ,1pllirt•ci ,111d
re use d to c,ll ncucm.
In 1 q~e Th rn to n appli e d m V\l .. 1t er omt to pr m 1d1..• tl w ,,,,wr ,,; "et ) L•,11 ~ 11 1>1n ., \lJlll\ 11gh 1 ,11
hJtfi elC: Reservmr. nd er the appli catio n, Englewood ,,.,s rt!q .. ,ir ed to 1<•-u~ the.• \\dler in o rder to
penetl foomton's apph ati on, which was no t pra ucal. Engle\\OOd opposed the .-pph ,11ion, low
ke, for 11 ye ars . Dunn g tha t tim , Th ornt on di d 11 0 1 a ch'an e th e issue> 111 Wa ter ou rt. n
O\e mb e· 21 , 200' Aurora purdi..1s ed all of Th -:Jr nton's ,,ater rights ori gi nall y de reed in Park
Coun t), T:le applica tion" as mcl ud ed in Aur ora's purchase of ,, ater right, fr om rhorn ton .
As a result o f press llfe o n Aurora 1rom th \ \la ter Court to proceed, and AtJrora's desire to k ep its •
con umpti\e us e \\ater, di\ agreeir1en t was reac hed. The es sence of th e agreemen t is as fo ll ows.
1\urorJ \\11\ deli\Pr S09 acre fee t 0 1 single us e wa t r eve!) ye ar , 111 bo th drought Mld \\et years. In
e,trem e drought conditions, ii Aurora runs o ul 01 sin gle ust! ·., ater (\, hich is, ery unlikPlvl. Aurora
c.m pro, ide a lesser an ,a unt of com,umpth e use wa ter. In such drought cond,uons, Engle" ood an
actu ,,11~ reuse the co nsump th e use "ater Th e wa ter w,11 be de lh r d b I\\ ec n lul y I and Augus t
15, "hich ,, 1\1 make it ea y for Englewood to se ll it to Cen tenni.il. This amounts to ,111 additio nal
~71 acre fee t per year, plus th e o riginal 238 acre-foo t a, er.,ge ha s been rendered reliable in a
drought vea r.
Thus th e agreement \\ ill pro, ide \\ .1ter in a fr<ed and prt::clic table amount during drought,
1or tunat el) clunn g th e dries t stmlmer months. The "ater wo uld be quit e use ful to E,1glewood if
the re is a se, ere drought like th e o ne experienced in 2002. Als o, it would help Engle\\ ood meet its
quota for deli\ ery to entennial.
fl ANA CIAL IMP ACT
The rnarket price for the 171 acre 1pe t 0 1 ddditi onal \,,1ter i ;ippro,ima tely SI 0 ,000 to S20,000 pe r
,1t rti 1001 for 1 101.1.I amount !·wt\, ee n S:!. 7 10,000 and $5,420,000. The tru e in ere 1se in \ alue 1s
mort• than th ,tt. i,111 u:• th ~ 2 rn at.re fee t pr e, 10usl) r<-"ceI, eel is made reliable in dr c-.1ght years. Th e
,1d cht1 onal .. tel" L•ril'!-. to CcntC'1m1.1I :,hould l-.'ll,1b le th P p11 ce of" ,1ter so ld to c n1 e nnial to rJ tch et up
Ill ~()I ).
Lng1 '\' ood h,lS long 1 ~1,1mecl D,1, 1d I 1111 ,,ncl hilt m111 10 r ~prt:>itl'llt I np.lewood .,nd t>ll'itll'!.~ thr1 1
lus t ric,11 p,11terns 0 1 di \ ~rsm n~ arc prott..•LW d, ,111d tha l Ill'\' d1\ e1c.1rnls b) milers ,1r 1,1\\ 1ul .rncl non·
m1unm1s. rh1s 1,1\ or,1bl c lte ttl e menl b .1 product of that " ork .
LI ST Of ATTAC HM E TS
I ,terpt 1rom the \i\',ll er .md Se\,er BoMcl \mult'lt 01 lhe lul y -, 2()10 i\\N•ting
n,u tor OrclmanLC
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\\"ATER AN D ."E \\'ER 13 ARD
~II~ TES
Jul ) 7. ~010
n1c mc:cting wa~ i.:alkd 10 01<lcr .n 5:07 p.m.
l\ I embe rs pre sent:
~ !embe rs absent:
. .\!so presen t :
Burn s. Clark. I \i gda y. Cass id). \\'i ggi ns. Ha benich t
Olson. ~le aslin, \\'oodward
S11.:wa n Fonda. Dire ctor of tili lli..
Bill tc Co rm ick , Operati ons Supt.
Excupt (mm Pt1J.:''' ./. 5 1111// 6 of tlH' July 7, llJ/0 Wat er 11ml Sewer /J na rtl ,\li1111tt!,
S [;L !·.S I · lli\\'IDI II LI ,\l,Rl ·Dli.N l"\\'1111 !"Ill l'li"Y Or 1\l l !WR \
1(1·(;,\R DING \\'.-\ 11:R Dl·Li\'I.RY o nuc;A I IONS
\Ir. 1 lill appc:ui.:d hi.:fon: 1hi.: noard h.' di,cu"I, th.: ln11.:rg0\i.:r111m:111al ,\g1i.:i.:11h:nt Ri.:gard1ng \\ th.:r
DdiH.'~ Oh li g.a ti un:, hct,,l!i.:n thi.: Cn: ,11' Engk"mu.l and the Ci ty of Aurora .
\Ir . 1 lill l!:\J)laincd th at in 1hi.: \ 9 XO ' ,. the ci ti ci.; of 1 hornwn and Wc-.tmin:,,h.:r applkd in \\ :11 cr (.\rnr1 for
l!~trn \\,1h:r to fill~ big enlargement l)r Standk: La~c . rhc C:\l rn <ll\cr :-inn, con Id ha, e po1cn1iall:
han:1 cd I ngk"ood bcc:m..,c i1 c(m ld ha, c cau..,cl l ca lh from do" r ... 1rcam ..,,.-ninr nµhh on th c . nu th Pl ath.~.
and 1ho!'JL' (,,11.., \\U11ld h,1\1.! ..,J,u1 thmn ..,t,111c lll I n!,!11..',,omr ~ ,cni11r cl1,cr-.1m1:-.
On <ktobcr I 0. \INO. a ,c11\cmc n1 ,1g1cc n1e..:nt \\:t s madc "hcn.:h) 1hc Ci t) or I hflrnh,n and \', c,tm in ,tc r
\\ll Ukl ddi,cr r,1\\ ,,ah.:r i., l;n~h:",,,u\ ,II onl' or mMc or 1.ngh.•,HlOl.l"s pt11nh ll f llhcr~ion ,,n the~. Platte
1<1,cr . I hi.! \\atcr Ill hl' deli, e1cd , .1ril,I lli.:I)l'lhllllg ,11 ,mh 1unh d1,cr1cd tn Swndh.·~ I .a kl' \)di, l'ric,
,,crc h' hl· ,1 m1111mu111 ,11' -5 a(rc ki.!1 and a ma,inrnm ,1! 1"15 acn.· fccl Ddi, cric, a, cr.tgcd ::: Hi ,,crc \Ccl
pl'1 ,c.ir .md camc fn1m I J111rnhm ·.., '-i ,1 111h \l ,1rk \\.11cr nµhi... I hc .., .. ·111....·mcnt p11 1, 1lkd m1111mal \\,II 111
lltl,tt~ht ~ .. ·ar, ,11ul m.1,111111111 ,,a1er 1n ,, ... , ,c,tr, \\ l11lc 11 \\;1, a, c1"\ ,.1lu,1hlc ,cttlcmcnt. 1he lad ,,1
Jd\\crk .. 111 dr,1 uch1 ~c:1r, rcd11c ..:li thc ,ahh:
I hc lkll,crcd \\,11 cr ''"' to hi.: rcu ... 1hlc :1, comlnnptiH· 11,1." \\/IICI'. ,,hn:h cn uld bc c,q 111rut and l'L'tl 'lc..'d 1t,
1..·,1inc1h,n
In 199R rl1Mnhll\ app li ed in \\'at1..·r Co urt ll' 1mn idl' th,: \\atcr 111 \\Cl ) c.:-nr~ tro m a I 99R 11 ght at Chatfo.'ld
lh-,cno,r. \ ll lkt the ,1pph~:'llil111. l 11glc"o1.,d ":1' r1..·qtnrl'd h l rc -u"c th l' \\atcr in nnkr h i pl'rl\!ct
I h1.1rnwn·., :1pplu.:,11i1H1. \\h1ch "a"' m,1 prac1i cn l. I 11gk"l'l'cl opposed the app\1~.111011. hm kl'~. for 11
)Car.... Dunng that 111\ll'. r\h1rn1on li1d not athan..:c thl' i .. ,uc 111 \\',tt,'" Court On '-nHml,cr 11. 1001
,\u rMa purd1a-,i.:d all ol I hornton·-. \\;1tcr righb 11ngma l,y 1.k c.:rcc.:-d III P,1rk (.\nmt). I he.: application"'"
indmkd in ,\ur~,ra·~ pun:h,, .. c nl'\\a tl·r riglu, fwm I hornh1n .
As u result of pres sure on Aurora from the Water Co urt to proceed, and Aurora 's desire to keep it s
co nsumptive use water , an agr eement ,. ,5 rea ched . The esse nc e of the agre ement is as foll ows.
Auro ra will deliver 509 ac re feet of sin gle use wa ter C\I Cl)1 yea r, in both dro ught and wc1 yea rs. In
extreme drou ght co1 di tio ns, if Aurora run s out of sin gle use wa ter (w hi ch is \/Cl)' un likely) Aurora can
provide a lesse r amou nt of con sumptive use water. In such drought co nditi ons, Eng le wood ca n ac tu all y
reu se th e co nsumpt ive use water. The wat er will be delivered between July I and August 15. which wi ll
mnke it cnsy for Eng lewood to sell it to Ce nt enni al. Thi s nmoun1 s 10 an additi ona l 27 1 ac re feet per year.
plus th e orig inal 238 nc reMfi ot avera ge ha s been ren dered relia ble in a drou ght year.
The agreement will provide wat er in a fixed and predi ctable amount durin g drought , fo rtun atel y during
th e drie st summ er month s. The wa ter wo uld be quite usefu l to Englewood if th ere is a se vere drou ght
lik e th e one experien ced in 200 2. Also , it wo uld he lp Eng lewood me et it s qu ota for deliv ery to
Centenni al.
The rn arkn price fo rthe 27 1 acre fee t of additi onal water is approxima tely $10,000 to $2 0.000 per acre
foo t for a total amount be twee n $2.710,000 nnd $5 ,420 ,000 . Th e tru e increase in value is more than that.
sin ce th e 23 8 acre feet previ ously received is made reli able in drought years . The addit iona l deliveri es to
Ce ntennial should enable th e pri ce of wa ter so ld to Centennial to r<1t chet up in 20 I 3.
Mr . Habe nich t mov ed:
Mr. Burn s scc onckd :
Nays :
r,.1cmber s ab se nt :
ri.loti on carried .
To re co mmend oun cil nppr uva l of th e Intergo vernmental
Agrecm c n1 Rega rdin g Water Delivery Ob lign 1ions betwee n
th e ity of Englewood and lh c it y of Aurora .
Burn s. Chui,., lli gday . ass id y. Wi ggi ns, ll :i1.l cni chl. \V ood\\:ird
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Olso n. McC asli n
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