Title
A Resolution Directing the Chief Executive Officer of Colorado Springs Utilities to Execute an Agreement for Augmentation Service
Presenter:
Brian Whitehead, Manager Systems Extension
Jerry Forte, P.E., Chief Executive Officer, Colorado Springs, CO
Body
Summary:
Colorado Springs Utilities ("Utilities") is seeking City Council approval of a resolution that would authorize Utilities to enter into an agreement ("Agreement") that allows 260EB - 2, LLC's ("Customer") interim use of groundwater for domestic purposes from a proposed, customer-owned well on a 35-acre portion of the 392-acre parcel of vacant land located southeast of the intersection of Shoup Road and State Highway 83 ("Property"). The Agreement also allows the continued use of an existing livestock watering well on the Property. City Council approval of a resolution authorizing Utilities to enter into the Agreement is required because allowing the use of groundwater underlying the Property is inconsistent with Resolution No. 233-86 and EL-10.
Previous Council Action:
N/A
Background:
Colorado Springs Utilities ("Utilities") is seeking City Council approval of a resolution that would authorize Utilities to enter into an agreement ("Agreement") that allows 260EB - 2, LLC's ("Customer") interim use of groundwater for domestic purposes from a proposed, customer-owned well on a 35-acre portion of the 392-acre parcel of vacant land located southeast of the intersection of Shoup Road and State Highway 83 ("Property"). The Agreement also allows the continued use of an existing livestock watering well on the Property. Customer is the owner of a 35-acre parcel within Utilities' water service area. The Property constitutes a portion of the larger 392-acre parcel ("Larger Parcel") which was annexed to the City of Colorado Springs on December 24, 1986. Customer has requested authorization to drill a new groundwater well to provide interim domestic water service to the Property ("New Well"...
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