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WATER AND SEWER BOARD
MEETING
June 12, 2007
The meeting was called to order at 5 :03 p .m .
Members present:
Members absent:
Also present :
A quorum was present.
Burns , Clark, Higday, Wiggins , W olosyn,
Oakley, Habenicht
Moore, Cassidy
Stewart Fonda, Director of Utilities
Joe Pershin, Water Production
Administrator
1. MINUTES OF THE MAY 8, 2007 MEETING.
The Englewood Water and Sewer Board approved the minutes of the meeting of May 8,
2007 , as corrected .
Ms . Wolosyn moved;
Mr. Habenicht seconded:
Ayes :
Nays:
Members absent:
Motion carried .
To approve the minutes from the May 8,
2007 meeting, as corrected.
Burns , Clark, Higday, Wiggins, Wolosyn,
Oakley, Habenicht
None
Moore, Cassidy
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2. GUEST: JOE PERSHIN -WATER PRODUCTION ADMINISTRATOR.
REGULATORY GUIDELINES -DISINFECTANT BYPRODUCT RULE AND
ENHANCED SURFACE WATER TREATMENT RULE.
Joe Pershin, Englewood's Water Production Administrator, appeared before the Board to
discuss regulatory deadlines to implement the Stage 2 Disinfection By-Products Rule
(Stage 2) and the Unregulated Contaminants Rule 2 (UCMR 2).
Joe discussed deadlines starting October 1, 2007 and ending October 12, 2013 that
require study plans, monitoring, reporting and implementing for both Stage 2 and UCMR
2. By October 1, 2016 water systems are required to ·begin conducting a second round of
source water monitoring. Prior results will determine bin classification and the required
filtering system, and if additional Cryptosporidium treatment will be required.
3. MEMO DATED MAY 16 , 2007 RE: 2007 UTILITIES BUDGET OVERVIEW.
The Board received a memo from Stu Fonda to Gary Sears dated May 16 , 2007
discussing the 2007 Utilities Budget Overview. Stu discussed the status of major repair
and replacement projects, including replacement of the Union Avenue pipeline from
Santa Fe to Federal, construction of an ultra-violet disinfection system at the Allen Plant,
replacement of the roof at the Allen Filter Plant and repairs to the overhead storage
reservoirs.
It is anticipated that rate increases will be required from 2009 to 2013 to finance increases
in operations and maintenance costs and large capital repairs and replacements.
4 . MEMO FROM DAVID HILL DATED MAY 10 , 2007 APRIL 16, 2007 AND
JUNE 7, 2007 REGARDING WATER LAW ACTIVITIES
The Board discussed a water rights review from David Hill , Englewood's Water Attorney
regarding water rights issues.
5. LETTER FROM MARTIN & WOOD DATED MAY 21 , 2007 RE: CHANGE
OF UNION DITCH SHARES .
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The Board received a letter from Joe Tom Wood of Martin & Wood thanking the Board
for their consent to perform engineering analyses related to a change of Union Ditch
shares near Greeley. This is an information only item .
6. FAX FROM MARTIN & WOOD DATED MAY 17 , 2007 RE: VAIL DITCH.
The Colorado Water conservation Board approved over $4 million dollars in grants for 15
water related projects across the state, one of them being the Vail Ditch Project in Grand
County. The purpose of the project is to assist in the purchase of the Vail Ditch to
pro vide new water supplies for environmental and municipal needs in Grand County at
the headwater of the Fraser River near Winter Park. ·
Vail Ditch shares are being sold to Winter Park and Granby, who may wish to lease space
in Engl ew ood 's pipeline from Meadow Creek Reservoir to the Moffat Tunnel.
The next Water and Sewer Board meeting will be July 10, 2007 in the Community
Development Conference Room at 5 :00 p.m .
Respectfully submitted,
Cathy Burrage
Recording Secretary