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Department of Utilities
Reference: Presentation of the Erger's Pond Augmentation Station Project
To: Mayor Kenneth J. Kreutzer and Members of City Council
Through: Philip Rodriguez, City Manager
Prepared By: Curtis Bauers, Director of Utilities
Date Prepared: February 20, 2018
PURPOSE
Staff presented the overall Ken Mitchell Water Reservoir Storage Complex Master Plan in February 2017. In October 2017, staff presented an overview of the 2018/2019 investments necessary to complete the Erger's Pond portion of the complex. At this time, staff plans to present the specifics of the Augmentation Station Project in Erger's Pond, which is out for Request For Proposals at this time.
Water has long been a limited resource in Colorado, and as the State's population and Brighton's population continue to grow, it becomes increasingly imperative to use our water supplies responsibly and thoughtfully, and this requires significant amounts of storage in order to outlast the fairly frequent and significant droughts that effect the Front Range.
There is substantial financial impact associated with the completion of the Erger's Pond cell of the Ken Mitchell Complex. These estimated costs have been included in the Enterprise Cash Flow Model and worked into the appropriate rate or connection fee calculations for the past several years. Further, these expenses should largely be viewed as 'insurance' that the already substantial investment in the storage complex is maintained and preserved for the long-term.
BACKGROUND
Gravel mining at the Ken Mitchell site began in the early 1990's and has gone through several iterations during that time. As the mining has neared completion, various additional projects/requirements have been necessary to bring it to operational status. The Ken Mitchell storage complex currently consists of about 1,800 AF in Erger's Pond, and 2,600 AF in Cell #3. Cell #2 has been backfilled and no water storage has been contemplated there sinc...
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