Sundance Water Supply Project

8/2/2019 Sundance Water Supply Project

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WELCOMEPROJECT TEAM:

Sean Chambers Cherokee Metro District

Al Watson Development Services, Inc.

Brad Rodenberg and Jeff Perret TRS, Inc.John Schwab JPS Engineering

Brysen Mustain - Kleinfelder

Emily Skalsky & Travis Easton NV5 Engineering


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SUNDANCE WATER SUPPLY PROJECT

QUESTIONNAIRE

Question #1: When considering a water pipeline running north to south in the region, please list the top 4issues of most importance to you

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QUESTIONNAIRE

Question #2: Is the district background information and project purpose understood?

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QUESTIONNAIRE

Question #3: Do you think that a public water transmission line will help protect the region from

wildfires (circle your answer)?

- Completely Agree

- Generally Agree

- Neutral

- Generally Disagree

- Completely Disagree


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QUESTIONNAIRE

Question #4: Do you think that a wide array of alternatives were reviewed (circle your answer)?

- Completely Agree

- Generally Agree

- Neutral




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QUESTIONNAIRE

Question #5: The proposed process to study the project and evaluate the alternatives is understandable,reasonable and fair (circle your answer).

- Completely Agree

- Generally Agree

- Neutral




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QUESTIONNAIRE

Question #6: Do you think that a project team was approachable and responsive (circle your answer)?

- Completely Agree

- Generally Agree

- Neutral




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QUESTIONNAIRE

Question #7: Did you receive answers to all of your questions tonight? If not, please list them along with

any salient comments so that we can be sure to provide you with additional information.

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Name: ________________________

Preferred way to contact you: e-mail: ________________________

phone: ________________________

address: _______________________

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QUESTIONNAIRE

We are Seeking Your Input

Share your comments in the following ways:

- Complete the Questionnaire and Comment Form and place it in the box before you leave

- Complete a Questionnaire and Comment Form and mail it to Emily Skalsky at NV5Emily Skalsky, P.E., LEED AP

1975 Research Parkway, Suite 165

Colorado Springs, CO 80920

- E-mail your questions and comments to [email protected] e-mail address will remain active for the entire duration of the project so you will have an additional conduit to voice yourconcerns and questions
mailto:[email protected]:[email protected]


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PROJECT PURPOSE & BACKGROUND

The majority of the districts water originally came from the Upper Black Squirrel Basin.However, a stipulation handed down in 1999 restricted the use of this water.

Restricted 8 wells that provided water to Cimarron Hills, Claremont and Schriever A.F.B (1,900acre feet restricted use)

The conditional rights associated with the Sweetwater well field were abandoned (lost 610acre feet of water)

What was once a return flow available for the district to reuse became the property of the

Upper Black Squirrel Basin The result was that approximately 800 acre feet of water was lost on an annual basis

The Cherokee Metro. District needed to find a water supply project that made up for the shortfallresulting from the 1999 stipulation and also afforded the protection of Black Squirrel waterresources

The Sundance project water rights were of ample quantity (800 acre feet), decreed from thetributary and non-tributary Denver Basin formation as a private property right

The district wished to take full responsibility for acquiring water for their rate payers; includingownership of the water rights and the pipeline and storage related project costs

The Sundance Water Supply Project is being developed pursuant to the rights adjudicated inthe water court case 99cw126.

With less water under Sundance Ranch, the property can not develop at a high density


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PROJECT PURPOSE & BACKGROUND

CONTD

Cherokee currently leases between 500 A.F. and 1,000 AF of fully treated water to make up theshortfall

CSU requires Cherokee to pay a infrastructure access fees, system usage fees and water rate ata multiplier

Subject to annual water rate increases

Current cost is $4,900 per acre foot per year

The arrangement will terminate as soon as the Southern Delivery System (SDS) pipeline is

operational, or in the year 2016 unless Cherokee is in compliance with all the terms andconditions of the SDS project

This agreement is not financially sustainable

Cherokee is making a very conscious effort to be good neighbor in the Black Forest Communityand we are committed to remaining good stewards of the resources of which we are developing atthe Sundance Ranch. We are continually working to develop the Sundance Ranch water supplyand associated infrastructure in a manner that minimizes impacts to the Black Forest community.

Minimal private property easements and maximize the existing county road rights-of-way

Seek easements that adjoin existing easements already in place

Plan on overlaying the pipeline with trails where appropriate

Conscious effort to work in harmony with the environment

Project planning that conforms to the Black Forest Preservation plan and buildings that fit intothe fabric of the community

Adhering to El Paso County parks, trails and open space plans

Plan to provide hydrants that will be made available to the public for fire protection


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PROJECT CONSIDERATIONS

Project Considerations

- System Hydraulics

- Environmental Impacts

- Open Space

- Trail Connectivity

- Existing Trees - Community Aesthetics

- Property Impacts

- Economic Feasibility

- Existing Utility Corridors

- Future Improvements

- Fire Protection - Constructability


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Points to be made. Current project is to make up the existing shortage of water that CMD is able to produce

Looking to build a pipeline that others can use as well, to minimize multiple N-S routes in El Paso County

Project anticipated to provide jobs for El Paso County

Concerns:

Added amenities for the region

Minimize environmental impacts

Minimize property impacts

Trail connectivity

Aesthetics of tank and housing

Funding

I would like you to know we are interested in building and maintaining good strong relationships with our neighbors in the Black Forest area and we prideourselves on good communication. I think its noteworthy that we have highly qualified hydrogeologists and well drillers workin g on the project and both are verycompetent and capable in their specialty trades. The two Sundance wells currently under construction will both be properly constructed in accordance with thepermit utilizing plain continuous casing and cement to ensure an impervious barrier between the well and the Dawson formation. By state law, Denver basin wellsin the same formation can be a minimum of 600 ft. of one another, and we have sought much larger distances to protect against potential interference and theperception of such. In planning the well field, our efforts to maximize the offset from the well locations planned and platted in the Shamrock Ranch decrees thatadjoin the Districts water rights on all sides excepting the north. That offset maximization planning effort means that our wells will be about 2,600 ft. from theShamrocks nearest well location(s) on all sides.


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Next Steps

Listening to the concerns of the public and responding with public information will be on-going for the duration of the project. The project team members pridethemselves on timely communication and will be available to discuss concerns as the project moves forward. The Cherokee Metro District views the Black Forestcommunity as a major stakeholder in this process. We wish to be a good neighbor and hope that the Sundance Ranch project will add value to the Black ForestRegion.

- Project website

- Project team members

- On-site liaison during construction

Environmental Impacts to known environmental receptors including; wetlands, hazardous materials, threatened and endangered species, historic and

archaeological, outdoor recreation facilities, riparian habitat

Private Property Easements

- Impacts will continue to be evaluated and minimized

- Meetings will continue with easement agreements to be entered into

Location Water Pipeline Route

- Environmentally sensitive areas will continue to be at the forefront of our thoughts

- Opportunities to enhance trails and open space areas will continue to be sought by the team and El Paso County Parks personnel

Constructability this will include such criteria as complexity of construction, impacts to roadways, construction phasing, construction duration,

Project costs engineering costs, construction costs, utility relocation costs, property and ROW costs

Utility Impacts criteria such as utility impacts, utility relocation and necessary utility easements

Water Line and Tank facilities construction January 2013

Pipeline project and storage completion October 2013

Development of the Sundance well field and line location submittal and approval process through the El Paso County Planning Commission

The two permitted wells that are currently being constructed by Cherokee are to be drilled into the Non-Tributary Denver and Non-Tributary Arapahoe. Cherokee will have to case out the Dawson aquifer in theirdrilling process to ensure that no Dawson water is pumped for any wells drilled to the lower aquifers. This is a condition for any wells drilled to the deeper aquifers in the permits to protect other well owners whouse the shallower aquifers.

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Sundance Water Supply Project