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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2.01 Extension of Water to Rifle Airport 01.14.1992DAVID W. R06BINS ROBERT F. HILL DENNIS M. MONTGOMERY KAREN A. TOMB RONALD L. WILCOX JOHN H. EVANS MARKJ. WAGNER JEFFREY M. HALL HILL & BOBBINS, P.G. ATTORNEYS AT LAW 100 BLAKE STREET BUILDING 1441 EIGHTEENTH STREET DENVER, COLORADO 80202-1256 January 14, 1992 Mr. Chuck Deschenes County Administrator Garfield County 109 8th St., Ste. 300 Glenwood Springs, CO 81601 Dear Chuck: )7fizi TELEPHONE 303 296-8100 TELECOPI ER 303 296-2388 Re: Rifle Land Associates: Mamm Creek Industrial Park Just a short note to express our appreciation to you and the Airport Authority Board for your words of support concerning the extension of the Preliminary Plat for the Industrial Park. Bob is attending the Board meeting on January 15th and will indicate our intention to work out a water supply agreement involving Rifle water for your consideration at the February Board meeting. A portion of that discussion will have to be the existing water supply agreement between the Airport Authority and Rifle Land Associates. Although you probably already have, I would appreci- ate it if you and Don would review that agreement preliminary to the Authority's February Board meeting. A bit of background might be helpful to your review. At the time the water supply agreement was entered, there was little or no prospect in anyone's mind for there to he water service from Rifle available at the airport. Rifle Village South Metropolitan District was located between the two and opposed any expansion of City service to the airport. On the other hand, the water supply capability of the Metropolitan District was extremely limited with no prospects of expansion and the existence of the Metropol- itan District between the airport and the City of Rifle's system made it seem very unlikely that city service could be economical- ly delivered. We did look at bringing a water main across the river, east of the Metropolitan District service area, but concluded the cost would be prohibitive. We were all convinced at that time that we would be forced to develop our own water system for the entire PUD and the airport, predicated on an independent plan for augmentation which we subsequently obtained, with the idea that a separate water and sanitation district or metropolitan district would have to be Mr. Deschenes Page 2 January 14, 1992 created in order to establish and operate such a system. Now that we anticipate making an arrangement with the City of Rifle for the provision of municipal water to the airport, many of the agreement's provisions make little sense. We will iron things out with Rifle and then discuss with the Airport Authority how the existing agreement might be modified or replaced to everyone's satisfaction. I look forward to discussing this with you further, and remain Ve y truly/ yours David W. Robbins DWR:ncr cc: Don DeFord Bob Chancellor (200)