Water Committee
Meeting Minutes
December 4, 2001
Present:
Jim Davis
Will Potter
Mike Shelton
Harriet Vaugeois
John Woods
|
- Engineer's Contracts:
Clyde Young Company has submitted three contracts
to the Metro District and Water Committee. The first is for the engineering
evaluation of the system, which will set forth the work to complete the
system and get it operational. It is consistent with the proposal they made
to us in August of this year, not to exceed $8450.00. The Committee
asked to have two parts of the contract clarified and recommended that it
be signed thereafter. Mr. Young stated he is prepared to start
immediately, so his report will be available around Christmas. The second contract
was his proposal to act as supervisor/examiner over the completion work as it is
being done. The Committee will consider that contract further at its next
meeting. The third contract is a proposal to create an "operation and maintenance"
manual for the system, (except for the water pump operation aspect), when it is operational.
The Committee will consider that proposal at its next meeting also.
- State Department of Health Meeting:
On Friday, November 30, a meeting was
held in the Pueblo office of the State Department of Health and Water Quality
for Southern Colorado and it's Director, David Knope. Jim Davis, Tom Stephens,
John Woods and Verne Jaschke attended. At the meeting, the State outlined the
require- ments to register our water system and we updated them on the history
and status of our system, the conduct of OPEC and our plan for completion
going forward. The Director has spoken with Clyde Young Company and the
Colorado Rural Water Association, in addition to the information we have
provided. The Director offered his assistance in getting our system registered. Verne
Jaschke is completing the engineering section, the Metro District is completing the financial section, and Clyde
Young will be adding his report. We will be a "Small Water Service" provider and
will have to have a Class D certified water quality tester designated.
Members of the Committee are seeking an outside source for this requirement.
The State, which has a concern over the use of cisterns in
water systems like ours, is going to work with us
to help us preserve the intent and valus of our design, while
addressing safety concerns to their satisfaction.
- OPEC Account Reconciliation:
On Tuesday, December 4, a
meeting was held at Bill Quigley's office to assemble the
financial information requested by the bonding company in their recent letter to Attorney Bob
Winter. Jim Davis, Will Potter and John Woods attended. The information was put
together and forwarded that day, by mail, to Mr. Winter.
- Use of Water From Flushed Hydrants:
The Committee discussed the fact
that there may be a valuable use for the water that will be required to be
flushed from hydrants periodically at various area fo the Ranch. Evidentally,
at a POA meeting, the idea was brought forth that that water, when mixed with
a chemical, could be very effective in suppressing dust on our roads in dry
weather. The Committee felt it would be an excellent use of that water and
will explore with area contractors, just how that is done and what would be
required to do it.
- Next Meeting:
The Committee set the next meeting for
Thursday, December 27, at 4pm at Jim Davis' house. It is hoped that a report,
complete or near complete, will be available from Clyde Young and the results
of the Metro District's request to the POA Board will have been determined.