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Department of Utilities
Reference: Letter of Agreement with Metro Wastewater Reclamation District, City of Aurora, City and County of Denver, and South Adams County Water and Sanitation District Regarding Master Planning of the Sand and Second Creek Basins
To: Mayor Richard N. McLean and Members of City Council
Through: Manuel Esquibel, City Manager
Prepared By: Curtis Bauers, Director of Utilities
Date Prepared: January 23, 2015
PURPOSE
To consider the approval of a letter of agreement with Metro Wastewater Reclamation District, City of Aurora, City and County of Denver, and South Adams County Water and Sanitation District regarding wastewater master planning of the Sand Creek and Second Creek Basins.
BACKGROUND
The Sand Creek and Second Creek Basins range from approximately the area around Buckley Air Force Base west to the South Platte River and up towards the southern edge of Brighton's South Sub-Area.
These basins encompass the sanitary sewer service areas of the four organizations participating in this letter of agreement. These organizations are also members of the Metro Wastewater and Reclamation District and are planning to send wastewater flows to the new North Treatment Plant.
Existing infrastructure in the southern portions of this boundary has capacity limitations and new development is expected to put added stress on that infrastructure. Expected growth in the northern areas of the basins will require adequate infrastructure to send flows to either the existing Metro wastewater treatment plant or the new North Treatment Plant.
In order to facilitate regional planning for these areas of expected development, Metro has agreed to fund and manage a master planning project to quantify existing and projected flow and water quality of the basins. The master plan will provide alternatives for conveyance of flows to some combination of both the existing Metro wastewater plant and the new North Treatment Plant. These alternativ...
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