Title
Resolution Directing the Chief Executive Officer of Colorado Springs Utilities to Execute the Sewer Treatment and Disposal Agreement between Colorado Springs Utilities and Stratmoor Hills Sanitation District
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From:
Jerry Forte, P.E., CEO, Colorado Springs Utilities
Summary:
Stratmoor Hills Sanitation District (Stratmoor) is a Colorado statutory district that provides wastewater collections services within the City of Fountain and for an unincorporated area of El Paso County. Stratmoor's wastewater system delivers wastewater into Colorado Springs Utilities' (Utilities) wastewater system which is then treated at Utilities' Las Vegas wastewater treatment facility. Utilities has been treating and disposing of Stratmoor's wastewater since 1960, and the contract under which it currently provides such service expires on November 9, 2015. Utilities is requesting City Council approval of a resolution authorizing Utilities to execute a new special contract for sewage treatment and disposal with Stratmoor.
Previous Council Action:
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Background:
Stratmoor's service area is adjacent to the City of Colorado Springs boundary. Stratmoor's service area includes the South Academy Highlands development which was recently annexed into the City of Fountain. Utilities has been treating Stratmoor's wastewater since 1960. The proposed special contract is in accordance with the City Codes and Utilities' Tariffs, which allow for special contracts for wastewater service outside City limits. Service under the proposed special contract is per the Contract Service - Outside City Limits rate schedule, which states that service under this rate schedule is available "by contract outside the corporate limits of the City in areas where Utilities' treatment system is available for institutions, plants, organized sewer districts, municipal corporations or other similar organizations and only with prior approval by the City Council". The term of th...
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