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AGENDA
Tuesday,JuneS,2004
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CONFERENCE ROOM
1. MINUTES OF THE MAY 11, 2004 MEETING. (ATT. 1)
2. MEMO FROM JOHN BOCK DATED MAY 17, 2005 RE: HOTEL SEWER
TAP AGREEMENTS . (ATT. 2)
3. LETTER FROM LITTLETON FIRE RESCUE RE: USING McLELLAN
RESERVOIR AND RESPONSE MEMO FROM BILL McCORMICK. (ATT. 3)
4. ARTICLE FROM THE COLORADO MUNICIPAL LEAGUE,
"WATER/WASTEWATER BOOK IN PRINT." (ATT. 4)
5. LETTER FROM THE STATE OF COLORADO REGARDING WATER
ADMINISTRATION FEE PROGRAM. (ATT . 5)
6 . OTHER.
WATER AND SEWER BOARD
MINUTES
MAY 11, 2004
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The meeting was called to order at 5:05 p.m.
Members present:
Members absent:
Also present:
Higday, Cassidy, Otis, Bradshaw,
Habenicht, Garrett
Clark, Moore, Bums
Stewart Fonda, Director of Utilities
1. MINUTES OF THE APRIL 13 , 2004 MEETING.
The Englewood Water and Sewer Board approved the minutes from the April 13, 2004
meeting.
Mr. Higday mo ved ;
Mr. Habenicht seconded:
Ayes:
Nays :
Members absent:
Abstain :
Motion carried.
To approve the minutes from the April 13 ,
2004 Englewood Water and Sewer Board
Meeting.
Higday, Cassidy, Otis, Bradshaw, Habenicht
None
Clark, Bums, Moore
Garrett
2. SOUTHGATE SUPPLEMENT #156.
A request was made by the Southgate Sanitation District representing the owner, Guy
Cook, for inclusion into the Southgate Sanitation District. Supplement #156 is for Lot 2,
Village Hill Subdivision for an area that is 2.53 acres. The lot is presently and will
continue to be used for a single-family residence. The property is located north of
Orchard, west of Monaco and east of Colorado Blvd. in Greenwood Village. The address
is 5420 S . Colorado Blvd.
Mr. Higday moved;
Mr. Garrett seconded:
Ayes :
Nays:
Members absent:
To recommend Council approval of
Southgate Supplement #156 to Mr. Guy
Cook of 5420 S. Colorado Blvd.
Higday, Cassidy, Otis , Bradshaw,
Habenicht, Garrett, Moore
None
Clark, Burns, Moore
3. REQUEST FOR CONSENT FROM MARTIN & WOOD ENGINEERS.
The Board received two letters from Joe Tom Wood of Martin & Wood Engineers, who
are the City of Englewood 's water engineers. Joe Tom Wood is seeking consent to
represent both the City of Englewood and the City of Greeley as objectors to the Central
Colorado Water Conservancy District Water Court application in Case No. 02CW363.
Martin & Wood will review materials submitted by the Central Colorado Water
Conservancy for both Englewood and Greeley, and will charge half of the time to each
City. They will charge each City separately for work addressing each city's water rights
done solely for one city.
The other case involves the Braun Ranch that is located in the Bear Creek water shed.
Joe Tom notes that the Braun Ranch ditch rights have junior priority dates, which are
much junior to Englewood 's 1859 McBroom Ditch Rights. Martin & Wood may assist
the owners to develop an augmentation plan when they seek to develop their land.
The Board consented to both requests.
4. NEWSPAPER ARTICLES.
The Board received an article dated February 14, 2004, "Hard facts on water softeners"
from the New York Times discussing the effects of hard water. The article also discusses
solutions and related costs.
Another article was received dated April 27, 2004, "City flush but frugal with water"
from The Denver Post. The article discusses Englewood's successful voluntary watering
restriction program and the history of Englewood's water system.
5. WEST FINANCIAL GROUP LETTERDATED MAY 5, 2004 RE:
PURCHASING ENGLEWOOD UTILITIES.
The Board received a letter dated May 5, 2004 from the West Financial Group inquiring
about purchasing the Englewood Utilities Department. Stu explained the ramifications if
a private entity purchased the Utilities Department.
The Board expressed that they did not wish to entertain this or any future offers from
entities wanting to purchase the Englewood Utilities Department. Mayor Garrett directed
that any such offers be ignored.
6. DA YID HILL 'S INVOICES.
The Board received a copy of an invoice from David Hill of Berg Hill Greenleaf &
Ruscitti , Englewood's Water Attorney. Mr. Fonda wanted to Board to understand Hill's
case review process and the importance of monitoring cases that could set precedents that
could affect Englewood's water rights.
The meeting adjourned at 5:40 p.m.
The next Water and Sewer Board meeting will be Tuesday, May 11, 2004 at 5 :00 p.m. in
the Community Development Conference Room.
Respectfully submitted,
Cathy Burrage
Recording Secretary
MEMORANDUM
To: Stu Fonda, Utilities Director
From: John Bock, Utilities Manager of Administratioo'(fo
Date: May 17, 2004
Subject: Hotel Sewer Tap Agreements
ATT. 2
I would like to recommend the abandonment of the Hotel Sewer Tap Agreement
program. From the six agreements we have administered thus far , it has been our
experience that hotels typically can go over the 50% water consumption mark, but they
do not go past 75%. It has also been our experience that enforcing the terms of the
agreements is slow and inefficient, even when the hotel 's management is trying to be
cooperative.
It is recommendation that, instead of trying to administer these agreements, we revise the
sewer tap fees as set forth in the Englewood Municipal Code to stipulate that hotels and
motels will pay sewer taps fees equal to 75% of those charged to single and multi family
residential.
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12-2-8: Sewer Tap Fees.
A. At the time of filing the application, sewer tap fees shall be paid in accordance with
the following schedule:
TABLE INSET:
Water Meter Size
3/4" or less
l"
1 1/2"
2"
3"
4"
6"
8"
10"
Sewer Tap Fee
$1,400.00
2,333.00
4,667.00
7,467.00
14,932.00
23,332.00
46,667.00
74 ,667.00
107,332.00
For multi-family units, hotels, motels and mobile home courts, the total tap fee shall not
be less than one thousand four hundred dollars ($1,400.00) per dwelling unit. FOR
HOTELS AND MOTELS, THE TAP FEE SHALL BE 75% OF THE TAP FEE AS
SET FORTH IN THIS SECTION. If the fee determined by the water meter size from
the above schedule is greater than the fee determined by the minimum charge of one
thousand four hundred dollars ($1,400.00) per unit, then the greater fee, as determined by
meter size , shall prevail.
B. At the time of filing an application for a sewer tap permit, sewer tap fees for the
following properties shall be increased by the addition of a surcharge to the sewer tap
fees established by Subsection A of this section according to the established surcharge
schedule:
1. Properties within the City which are not in an established sanitation district.
2. Properties outside the City which are tributary to the Northeast Englewood Relief
Sewer System which are not exempted by agreement from sewer tap surcharge.
~he established sewer tap fee surcharge is:
TABLE INSET:
Water Meter Size
3/4"
1"
1 112"
2"
3"
4"
6"
8"
10"
Sewer Tap Fee
$ 500.00
833.00
1,667.00
2,667.00
5,333.00
8,333.00
16 ,667.00
26,667.00
38,333.00
For multi-family units, hotels, motels, mobile home courts and other multiple dwelling
units, the sewer tap fee surcharge shall not be less than five hundred dollars ($500.00) per
dwelling unit. FOR HOTELS AND MOTELS, IBE TAP FEE SHALL BE 75% OF
THE TAP FEE AS SET FORTH IN THIS SECTION. If the surcharge established by
targe schedule is greater than the fee of five
lit, the greater fee shall be charged.
3. Properties that connect to the Big Dry Creek interceptor system shall pay a sewer
tap surcharge fee in the sum of three hundred dollars ($300.00) per single-family
residential equivalent tap in addition to all other charges.
C. The actual cost of any sewer main extension shall be recorded in the utilities office.
Where such cost has not been paid, it shall be added to the plant assessment fee to arrive
at a total amount due. New sewer extension costs shall include the actual cost of
construction plus ten percent (10%) to defray costs of engineering. The total costs shall
be assessed in proportion to the front footage of the property served.
D. Where a proposed tap will serve property for which a previous assessment has been
paid, the previous tap fee shall be credited against the current tap fee in calculating the
balance of the fee due.
E. Nothing in this section shall be construed to alter the rates or terms contained in the
connector's agreements heretofore existing between the City of Englewood and sanitation
districts.
F. No tap shall be made to the POTW without payment of the tap fees. Failure to pay
fees before tapping to the POTW shall result in tap fees being doubled. Any fee or charge
not paid shall constitute a lien on the subject property and be collected like taxes.
(Code 1985, § 12-2-8; Ord. 98-68)
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LITTLETON FIRE ST.16
City of Littleton
Littleton Fire Rescue
2255 West Berry Avenue
Littleton, Colorado 80165
303-795-3800
FAX: 303-795·3929
FAX NO. 3036839289 Jun. 02 2004 A T ~T. 3
Proudly setving the communities of:
City of Littleton
Metro Districts of Highlands Ranch
Littleton Fire Protection District
Dear Mr. Stewart Fonda I would like to ask permission to occasionally use McClellen res. for training our Water Resc.:uc
Team. I do understand that. any kind motorized watercraft is unwanted in this water and our team has no intent.ion of
using them in this water . The Water Rescue Team only wishes to lL~e this body of water to practice under search pallcrns
and under wnter skills. l do. not anticipate that we would need this facility very often, only when diving operations are
not p<1ssible in other bodies or water that we train in .
Littleton Fire Rescue
Office 303-795-3800
Home 303-460-8566
MEMORANDUM
TO: Stewart Fonda, Director of Utilities
FROM: Bill McCormick, Operations Superintendent -Utilities
DATE: June 2, 2004
RE: Using McLellan Reservoir for Littleton's Water Rescue Practice
This memo is to respond to the City of Littleton's request to use McLellan Reservoir for
training their water rescue team. I have no objections as long as the following conditions
are met:
1. Permission must be received for each dive. Call Bill McCormick at 303-762-
2636 before each dive.
2. Key . Due to security concerns, a key will not be issued to the rescue dive team.
Englewood personnel must open the access gate.
3. Notification and Access. Littleton is to first notify Cathy Burrage at 303-762-
2636 , Bill McCormick at 303-762-2652 or Don Coatrnan at 303-762-6825.
Someone from the Allen Filter Plant will meet them and provide access/
4. Insurance. Appropriate proof of adequate liability insurance must be provided.
5. No more than four (4) dives will be allowed in a year.
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T he League book ~n w~ter and
wastewater practices m
Colorado has been updated
and is in print. Water and Waste-
water Utility Charges and Practices
in Colorado updates a similar publi-
cation last prepared in 1997 . It is
bas~d on survey responses from 13 9
municipalities , representing a 53
percent response rate on 264 surveys
mailed. CML conducted the survey
in the fall of 2003 and it reflects data
for 2002 and 2003 .
Clearly, the landscape changed
from 1997 to today, and the new
publication reflects those changes .
Some more important -even if not
unexpected -findings include signif-
icant increases in water tap fees and
rates.
Tap fee increases
Survey results in 2003 indicate an
increase in water tap charges over
199 7 data. The average residential
tap inside the corporate limits is
$5 ,23 7, a 98 percent increase over
the 199 7 fee of $2,648 . The figure
below shows average water tap fees
since 19 7 9.
Single-Family Residential Tap
' $6,000 .
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Two contributing factors may
account for the increase -growth
and existing drought conditions.
Growth has spurred development in
areas outside the existing delivery
Colorado Municipalities
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system. More and more infrastruc-
ture is needed to meet the demand,
particularly for municipalities adja-
cent to urban areas. Coupled with
low water levels, municipalities have
increased tap fees in part to have
growth pay its own way and to help
munic ipalities acquire additional
water resources.
Water-rate comparisons
Among participating municipali-
ties in CML surveys, the average
monthly charge for 15,000 gallons of
water has more than doubled in the
20-year period since 1983, as shown
in the figure to the right. Rates in
2003 represent a 26. 7 percent
increase, on average, over 1997
rates, or approximately 4.4 percent a
year over the six-year period. The
average rates for low usage, $20.13
( 10,000 gallons a month), increased
24.2 percent, and rates for high
usage, $46.25 (20,000 gallons a
month) increased 30 .6 percent.
Often water rate increases repre-
sent attempts to:
1. Keep pace with inflation .
2. Retrieve costs for expanded or
updated facilities, and
3. Reflect the costs of providing
the service in the amount of the user
fees charged, rather than subsidizing
part of the utility's cost through
general tax revenues.
Other factors include the decreas-
ing availability of federal and state
grants and loans, and cost retrieval
for meeting more stringent federal
and state environmental regulations.
Conservation measures
Generally, and in response to the
drought, municipalities encouraged
June 2004
water conservation through a variety
of ways. Seventy-five percent of
municipalities based their residential
water bills on number of gallons
used. Fifty-five percent developed
public-education programs. Be yond
these, many Colorado municipalities
have recently carried out several
additional water-conservation
(15.000 gallons per month~
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measures , such as mandatory lawn
watering restrictions. imposition of
limited watering schedules, ban on
new planting, water patrols. prohibi-
tions against water wastage. and
escalating penalties for violating
restrictions.
Other municipalities report
success with voluntary restrictions.
Citizens aware of the drought co ndi-
tions responded by conserving.
The 2004 book includes a list of
conservation measures planned by
cities and towns within the next
three years.
Wastewater data
Similar data was collected on
wastewater practices and rates. Full
details are reported in the book.
Other results reported in the book
include information about water
production and storage, number and
type of connections served, treat-
ment plant capacity, average day and
peak-day comparisons, treatment
processes used, beneficial use of
wastewater, tap fees, policies on
extension of services, water and
wastewater rates. water conservation
measures taken, billing and
collection practices , utility billing
computer software. federal and state
mandates. system improvements and
financing; and grants and loans
applied for and funded .
Complete information on order-
ing the book is available online at
vvww.cml.org under Publications or
by calling CML at 303-831-6411. •
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June 01, 2004
JOE PERSHIN
CITY OF ENGLEWOOD
1500 W LAYTON AVE
ENGLEWOOD , CO 80110
Dear Water User:
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STATE OF COLORADO
DIVISION OF WATER RESOURCES
WATER ADMINISTRATION FEE PROGRAM
1313 Sherman Street, Room 818
Denver, Colorado 80203
Phone : 1-877-866-WAFP (9237) Option #3
303-866-3581 Option #3
Fax : 303-866-2223 ATTN : WAFP
E-Mail : wateradminfees@dwr.state.co .us
Web Site: www .water.state .eo .us/wateradminfees.asp
On April 7, Governor Owens signed into law House Bill 04-1402 , repealing the
Water Administration Fee Program . The repeal requires the Division of Water
Resources to cease collection of Water Administration Fees and refund those
fees already collected by no later than June 30 , 2004 .
The repeal of this program was developed with two primary considerations:
1. The legislative economic forecast indicates that the amount of revenue
received from the water administration fees would be equal to the amount
refunded by TABOR in fiscal year 2004-2005.
2 . The general concept that water resources are a life-sustaining necessity
and of comprehensive value to all of Colorado 's citizens is a benchmark
that pre-dates statehood -therefore , it is appropriate to fund water
administration through general funds .
We thank the water users and the general public for the input and patience they
have provided during this time .
Persons who have pa id the ir Water Administrat ion Fees will receive eith er a refund of the payment , a return of t he
voided check , or a return of t he cred it card information. Every attempt was made to provide a re f und to the
appropriate party based on check information , change of address information , and appeal documentation.
Endorsement of a state refund check acknowledges that the endorsee will distribute funds to the appropriate
part ies . Please contact ou r office at 877-866-9237 Op ti on #3 if yo u have any questions or concerns regarding this
process .