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Home My WebLink About2.0 Referral & Public CommentstrJ NOV 6 1998 g,(y- 7ektiFWILD AexJ_olc. eA,e_k Ce 4 ex,zqz--,(-21 `2/2ty- / 9 9(1 ez-‹ etLJz..> 7dAcycLeAjc/ LE:Lk-exh_ g 456/6-c•c/- Xte- 1 c24-Z.za-e-et7t- Mk- "777 -6.. -et -/(0,A_> • 4 -Lc / g_-etA,71,eA, 4fAie-ze._ • s Q S 4/P J,-- /a- a 70 Gam. ,/1Iat-t-yam � � . i6 �' � .0 � /(1,c AlLt - /(1C_ �'��Z�i o;? ..�'t �' �- — �/�`�►' �� 'ex . yk,4 11/11/1998 12:20 FROM RIFLE FIRE PROT. DIST. TO 19708583968 P.02 RIFLE FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT November 10, 1998 To: Andrew Marais From: Mike Morgan Reference: Rifle Creek Estates, Second Filing Mr. Marais, The Rifle Fire Protection District has reviewed your proposed second filing of RitIeCreek Estates. Your most recent submittal appears to eflect.'the recommendations made by the Fire Pr te. tidns ,riot , ` •. As r our tele ne ,c i" 3 on oda date, the addition of a se nda yg`s 16 State H gfiway 325 would be appealing to emergenC vides itiowe r, the District has no requirements "for ,a subdivision Of this size to install a seconds y roadwa Ilia) the bdivis ielia _ AS we had also disc1LSsed4.- tie tige, sot: ar- vel driving -surfaces on secondary roadbYpi`4vate. driveways) :pis acceptable to the District. Thankyou to our cocyperaon and ,feel free to contact me if you have any Idd tI t i ona3 que s t iots or zf ; I can be of further assistance:. ` r:'.. Sincerely, ike Morgan District Chief k1 Telephone (970) 625-1243 • Fax (970) 625-2963 1850 Railroad Avenue • P.O. Box 1133 • Rifle. Colorado 81650 IN REPLY REFER TO: 1780 (7-880) United States Department of the Interior BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT Glenwood Springs Resource Area 50629 Highway 6 and 24 P.O. Box 1009 Glenwood Springs, Colorado 81602 January 4, 1999 Andrew Marais P.O. Box 3687 Grand Junction, CO 81502 Dear Mr Marais: This letter is in response to emergency access questions you previously posed to Vaughn Hackett and discussed with Brian Hopkins on January 4, 1999. According to the Glenwood Springs Field Office travel designations, the travel routes on public lands surrounding the proposed subdivision (Township 5 South, Range 93 West, Section 24, SE1/4 SE1/4) are currently open to recreational travel. Residents of Rifle Creek Estates and members of an organized rescue or fire department can currently use the existing roads as an emergency ingress or egress route in the event that a fire or other crisis should obstruct the regular public access road (Mesa Drive) from State Highway 325. However, future land use decisions can precipitate changes in travel designations. In addition, the surrounding public lands, could be considered for land tenure adjustments including; exchange, boundary adjustment, State selection, and Recreation and Public Purposes Act lease or purchase. Please contact Brian Hopkins of my staff, at (970) 947-2840, if you have any additional questions. Sincerely, Michael S. Mottice Area Manager NOV-03-1998 15:57 '1 From _ 12 eoG'7.,,9 r:/ -2_„) Ov/F- o RIFLE !ego re o 7)6q� 6 Phone N G_ 2�3 �✓% LIFLE, COLORADO 81650 • (970) 625-2121 • FAX (970) 625-3210 Fax — 77 �� Fax -6 — (eaL S" 10/30/98 `Y .,2.5 -- -3,, irifcrest.gcr "STAFF REPORT CITY OF RIFLE Li'ra' Page5- .-.., 970 625 3210 P.01 i.u�S This application for approval of a subdivision preliminary plan was made to Garfield County, and was sent to the Rifle Planning Department for comment by Garfield County StaffPlanner, John Barbee - 945-8212. Title: Rifle Creek Estates, Filing 2 - Preliminary Plan Applicant: Bradley and Winette Moss: 625-5221 Contact Person: Carlyle Fowler: Fowler/Marais/LLC: 858-3968 Request Summary: 36 acres subdivided into 15 single family residential lots Location: Section 24, Township 5S, Range 93W Rifle Creek Estates Existing Zoning: Area Summary: Garfield County - A/R/RD; Agricultural/Residential/ Rural Density 1 Use by right: single family dwelling and customary accessory uses. 2. Minimum lot area: 2 acres 3. Maximum lot coverage: 15 percent 4. Minimum setbacks: front yard: 50' from street center line or 25' from front line; rear yard: 25'; side yard: 10' from side line or half the height of the principal building whichever is greater. 5. Maximum height of building: 25' Single family lots - 15 each = 36.00 acres Open Space = 3.02 acres Dedicated R. O. W. = 1.68 acres Total = 40.70 acres I. Description of Proposal: The applicant is proposing to subdivide 36 acres into 15 single family lots. One single family residence, garage, and barn per lot is allowed. Four off-street parking spaces per lot are required. II. Relationship to Comprehensive Plan: Since this property is located in Garfield County within a 3 mile radius of the Rifle city limits, it falls within the planning area of influence of the recently completed Rifle Comprehensive Plan (1998). One goal stated in the Comprehensive Plan for District 6: North Rifle Undeveloped Area is to encourage residential growth with 6000 - 8000 square foot lots. Under Future Land TJse Policies and Actions, no guidance is given for development along County Road 325. 1 r______ NOV-03-1998 15:58 CITY OF RIFLE 970 625 3210 P.02 IIL Staff Comments: The Rifle Creek Estates, Filing 2 application was prepared and submitted by Carlyle Fowler: Fowler/Marais/LLC and sent to the City of Rifle for comments by Garfield County. D. H. Surveys prepared the survey and Atkins and Associates prepared the preliminary plan submittal. EXISTING SITE The existing site for the proposed 15 lot subdivision for Rifle Creek Estates, Filing 2 is a high terrace or mesa approximately 2.5 miles north of the City of Rifle. It is bounded on the north by BLM land, on the east by County Road 325 and Rifle Creek, on the south by Rifle Creek Estates, Filing No. 1, and by State Highway 13 and Government Creek on the west. Part of this site was the previous location of an old gravel pit and quarry operation, from which a considerable amount of on-site sand and gravel was removed. The topography of most of the construction area slopes to the east and south; the eastern side of the site has moderately steep slopes, and very steep slopes predominate along the western side. Slopes vary from 5 to over 20 percent in various areas of the subdivision. Vegetation consists of sagebrush and bunch grasses with some cedar and pinon along the steeper slopes. FLOOD PLAIN All of the building sites will be located above contour elevation 5675, which is 75 feet above the adjacent flood plain. Encroachment in the existing flood plain is non-existent. PROPERTY ACCESS Access to the property will be by an extension of Mesa Drive to the north from Rifle Estates Filing No. 1 which connects to County Road 325. The cross section of Mesa Drive shows a slope which will vary between 1.68% and 6.00%. From a planning perspective, the loop road recommended to the applicants is a superior plan to the current layout. It is unfortunate that the projected costs will prevent its implementation. DRAINAGE According to Atkins and Associates, Inc., the site generally drains East and West from a diagonal bisecting the Northwest and Southwest corner of the development. Because of the extremely low densities involved, developed runoff will be limited to an increase of 9% or less. The paved road will generate additional runoff which can be accommodated by using 15" diameter culverts at all driveway crossings. Present drainage patterns will remain essentially the same, except where fills are graded on lots 1 and 3. INFRASTRUCTURE The water supply is dependable and sufficient. The water has been ajudicated to service the existing and the proposed subdivision. Filing Number 2 has 15 water shares available. As a result of discussions with the Fire Marshall, the capacity of the storage facility for potable water will be significantly expanded. The Utility Plan shows a proposed 20,000 gallon additional water storage tank. It also shows proposed Public Service Company joint trench for electrical and gas services. 2 NOU-03-1998 15:58 CITY OF RIFLE 970 625 3210 P.03 ROADS Although a circular road system had been recommended by the Garfield County Planning Department, the developer has submitted costs intended to demonstrate that this would be a much more costly solution. The report states that it would require extensive regrading of the property with resultant changes in surface hydrology and would have required relocation of the water lines. Much longer cul-de-sacs and dead end road easement have been shown which would not be acceptable for access in the City. No road has been indicated on the Preliminary Plan drawing for Lot 1 although an easement has been shown. As a result of discussions with the Fire Marshall, turnaround easements have been added to road stubs leading to lots 2, 3, 4, as well as to lots 13 and 14. POTENTIAL RADIATION HAZARDS The possibility of a slight radiation hazard does exist on the site within the gravels and cobbles in the terrace deposits. Vanadium -Uranium ore would be the only source of radioactive minerals on the proposed subdivision and would have had to been eroded out and deposited on the site by alluvial action. This mixing of the ore -bearing rocks with other rocks in the terrace gravels has effectively reduced the concentration of radioactive minerals to less than several hundred -- thousandths of a percent. A gamma radiation survey conducted on site materials showed no significant readings higher than background radiation. TRANSMISSION LINE A transmission line crosses the property from northwest to southeast on a 175' easement. The transmission line easement borders on seven lots. No structures can be built on this transmission line easement; this includes houses, garages and barns. If, during an emergency, a line should drop to the ground, it must not fall on a structure. Lot 7 (2.15 acres) and Lot 10 (2.31 acres) appear to be significantly affected by the location of this easement; the buildable area of each lot has been reduced by approximately 50%. Also, there may be radio frequency interference caused by the transmission lines. IV. Recommendation: The Rifle Planning Department highly recommends that the applicant considers adjusting the property boundaries of Lot 7 and Lot 10 in order to provide the owners with more usable building area. Also, the Department agreed with the Garfield County recommendation that a loop road solution is superior to the road layout currently shown. Filing 2 is an acceptable extension of Filing 1 and does not impact Rifle in a negative manner. Staff recommends that the Garfield County Planning Commission approve the Rifle Creek Estates, Filing 2 Preliminary Plan request subject to the following conditions: 1. That the applicant realign the building envelopes shown on Lots 13, 14, and 15 so as to cross as few contours as possible and also not interfere with natural drainage patterns. 2. That the applicant indicate a building envelope on Lot 7 and Lot 10. 3 TOTAL P.03 STATE OF COLORADO COLORADO GEOLOGICAL SURVEY Division of Minerals and Geology Department of Nattnal Resources 1 313 Sherman Street, Room 715 Denver, Colorado 80203 Phone (303) 866-2611 FAX (303) 866-2461 \2 November 5, 1998 LA - Mr. John Barbee, Planner Garfield County Planning Department 109 8th Street, Suite 303 Glenwood Springs, Colorado 81601 GA -99-0007 Norri DEPARTMENT OF RAL RESOURCES Roy Romer Governor lames S. Lo, hhead Executive Director Michael B. Lon}; Division Director Vicki Cowart State Geologist and Director Re: Proposed Rifle Creek Estates Subdivision Filing 2: Between and North of the Intersection of S.H. 13 and S.H. 325, along an Extension of Mesa Drive, North of Rifle, (Rifle Gap Area), Garfield County Dear Mr. Barbee: At your request and in accordance with S.B. 35 (1972), we have reviewed the materials submitted for and made a field inspection of the site of the proposed new filing of Rifle Creek Estates indicated above. The following comments summarize our findings. (1) The general geology of this site consists of predominantly sandstone and shale bedrock of the Wasatch Formation which is overlain by old terrace gravels derived from the drainages of ancestral Government Creek (to the west) and Rifle Creek (to the east). In addition to these gravels, the bedrock and, in places, the gravels themselves are overlain by slopewash deposits (material eroded off steeper slopes during rainstorms and snowmelt) and loess (wind -deposited sand and silt). In places, the bedrock is at or very near the surface. The slopes across the site are variable, but generally it slopes to the south and southeast. (2) Because of the complex and highly variable surficial geology across this site, it will be absolutely critical for each building site to have an individual site-specific soils and foundation investigation by a qualified soils and foundation engineer. This should include inspection of foundation -excavation open holes and possibly drilling of the building footprint. If places are encountered where slopewash and loess deposits are relatively thick, it may be advisable to overexcavate them and replace them with properly compacted 1 Mr. John Barbee November 5, 1998 Page 2 structural fills. This will be especially important in places that are to receive relatively heavy or concentrated structural loads. (3) Because of the variation in slopes across the site, it may be desirable to regrade parts of it to improve drainage. We recommend that positive slopes be maintained away from all buildings and that peripheral foundation drains be installed regardless of foundation type used. (4) There is an existing power line easement across the parcel which, depending on what is specifically planned on some of the lots, may affect feasibility of construction on them. (5) The surficial geologic conditions may make use of engineered (mounded) septic systems necessary on some of the lots. If the recommendations made above and those in the submitted geotechnical reports are followed and made conditions of approval of this subdivision proposal, then we have no geology -related objection to it. Singerely, • a es M. Soule engineering Geologist STATE OF COLORADO Roy Romer, Governor Patti Shwayder, Executive Director Dedicated to protecting and improving the health and environment of the people of Colorado Grand Junction Regional Office 222 S. 6th Street, Room 232 Grand Junction, Colorado 81501-2768 Fax (970) 248-7198 September 3, 1998 Rifle Creek Estates HOA 0733 Mesa Drive Rifle, CO 81650 Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment RE: Annual Inspection of Water Treatment Facilities, PWS -ID No. 123675 for Rife Creek Estates Homeowner's Association, Garfield County. Dear Sirs: Enclosed are your copies of the above report forms for the inspection performed on August 13, 1998. During the inspection, the following items were noted and need to be brought to your attention: Drinking Water Treatment Facilities: 1. Well head needs a four foot square concrete pad sloped to deflect surface water away from the well head. 2. An irrigation ditch is uphill and 75 feet away. 3. Well head needs a hole plugged in the sanitary seal. 4. Reverse Osmosis reject water is discharged to a leach field. This discharge will require a discharge permit to ground water. Please contact Mike Liuzzi, [(303)692-3588] for a permit. Or we recommend a lined evaporation pond. You should be aware that such a pond may require a Certificate of Designation from our HMWMD. 5. Paint, thinner, solvents were stored in the drinking water treatment plant. These are not compatible with drinking water treatment activities. 6. We highly recommend that the system sample the well water prior to RO unit treatment. To better serve the customers, knowledge of potential contaminates in the raw water would allow the homeowners to make an informed decision. This would also allow a proper decision of our HMWMD on whether a CD is required for a lined evaporation pond. (-.+4r dP- x ii wuJNTTY If you have any questions, please contact me at 248-7150. Sincerely, (—Dwain P. Watson Environmental Protection Specialist Water Quality Control Division CC: Mark Bean, Garfield County Sanitarian Erica Kannely, Drinking Water Mike Liuzzi, Groundwater Permits File 123675 orm Printed: 09/03/98 INSPECTION REPORT nspection Date: 08/13/98 By: Watson & Havens WSID: 123675 WS Type: C ource Code: ctive: A Change Reason: New system Name: Rifle Creek Estates HOA Open/Close Dates: L to Address 1: Address 2: City: Contact: Operator: Resident 55 0733 Mesa Drive Rifle Carolyn Johnnie Skip Marino(New Cast Population Non -Transient Transient 0 0 lant Class: D Operator Level: B l_ C - Garfield - 2 Page 1 Regularly Scheduled County: Garfield Area: 3 Date: 08/98 State: CO Zip Code: 81650-0000 Contact Phone: (970)625-2556/ Operator Phone: (970)984-2311/ Service Connections 24 Service Owner Area Type R1 2 acti Sampling Plan (Y/N): Y 0&M Records Adequate (Y/N): Y -Conn Program (Y/N): Y Administrator: Barry Hamilton azard Identification (Y/N): Y Test Records (Y/N): N Owners Name: Rifle Creek Estates HOA Owners P.O.Box: Owners Address: 0733 Mesa Drive City: Rifle State: CO INSPECTION COMMENTS 23 Owners Phone: (970)625-2557 Zip Code +4: 81650- _ Well head needs a four foot square concrete pad sloped to deflect surface ater away from the well head. Irrigation ditch uphill 75' away. Well head needs a hole plugged in the sanitary seal. Reverse Osmossis reject water is discharged to a leach field. This ischarge will require a discharge permit to ground water. Contact Liuzzi for a t•rmit. Or we recommend a lined evaporation pond. You should be aware that uch a pond may require a Certificate of Designation from our HMWMD. Paint, thinner. solvents were stored in the drinking water treatment giant. 'nese are not compatible with drinking water treatment activities. We hic,h1v recommend that the system sample the well water prior to RO unit ceatment. To better serve the customers. knowledge of potential contminates in ne raw water would allow the homeowners to make an informed decision. This mild also allow a proper decision of our HMWMD on whether a CD is required for lined evaporat ion pond. Paae SOURCES / TREATMENTS 33675 Rifle Creek Estates HOA Source ID: 001 Source Name: Emmer Well No. 1 Source Record Type: S Source Number: WOl Source Code: G Availability: P Seller ID: Source Address: 1046 Colo Hwv 325 Well Depth: 5S Aquifer: Rifle Creek alluvial First Draw: 43 Sample Point (Y/N): Y PA Needed (Y/N): N Latitude: 39 35.20 Longitude: 107 45.99 ENGINEERING Chemicals: Hvpersperse, sodium Hvpochlorite. Average Production (MGD): Plant Capacity (MGD): 0.043 Total Residual Chlorine: 0.2 Pipe Diam(inches) Pipe Length(feet) Pipe Volume Pipe Contact Time 6 100 147 4.9 Tank Vol (gal) Tank A/T Tank Contact Time Total Contact Time Media Condition replaced RO membrane 1997 Chem Storage Adequate (Y/N): N Surface Wash (Y/N):N Turbidimeter Calibration(Y/N):.F. Filter to Waste (Y/N): N TREATMENT ID Objective Process Description O1 C 680 Sequestration 02 D 421 Hvpochlorination, Post 03 0 145 Aeration. Packed Tower 04 I 640 Reverse Osmosis 05 P 341 Filtration. Cartr:i`.�e 06 P 341i'tr �.._.tcn, Cartridge 07 I 640 .,,, rse Osmosis 08 D 4.2 Hvpochlorination, Post orm Printed: 09/01/98 123675 INSPECTION REPORT Page 1 nspection Date: _/_/_ By: Reason: WSID: 123675 Name: Rifle Creek Estates HOA County: WS Type: Open/Close Dates: to ,ource Code: .ctive: Area: 3 Change Reason: Date: Address 1: Address 2: City: State: Zip Code: Contact: Operator: Contact Phone: Operator Phone: Population Service Service Owner Resident Non -Transient Transient Connections Area Type 0 0 0 0 dant Class: Operator Level: acti Sampling Plan (Y/N): O&M Records Adequate (Y/N): _Conn Program (Y/N): Administrator: azard Identification (Y/N): Test Records (Y/N): Owners Name: Owners Phone: Owners P.O.Box: Owners Address: City: State: Zip Code +4: INSPECTION COMMENTS ATKINS AND ASSOCIATES, INC. 518 28 Road, Suite B-105, P.O. Box 2702 Grand Junction, Colorado 81502 PH. (970) 245-6630 FAX (970) 245-2355 October 27, 1998 Mr. Andrew Marais 242 North Ash Fruita, CO 81521 Re: Rifle Creek Estates Filing No. Two Preliminary Dear Andrew: As per our agreement to have the domestic water re -tested, I enclose for your information a copy of the analytical report received from Grand Junction Laboratories. You will note that the raw water was tested for radioactivity and that the results indicate low radioactivity, and in the case of Gross Beta, well within acceptable limits. The water, after treatment by reverse osmosis, was tested for a number of elements, bacteria, and radioactivity. The only element that seemed to be somewhat high is sodium. For the implication of this result, see the note in the lab report. There was no coliform bacteria in the water. The radioactivity level was once again low and in the case of Gross Beta, well below the safe limit. A change should be made in Exhibit K, my letter concerning the quality of the drinking water. In paragraph 3 of that letter I indicated that the well water was not under the influence of ground water. That paragraph should read that the well water is not under the influence of surface water. It was also indicated to me that during 1997 only 19 homes utilized water from the Rifle Creek Estates domestic water system. You will remember that we had assumed that 24 households were using water based on public figures. The monthly average household consumption for 1997 was therefore 4936.7 gallons. If we assume 42 homes, Filings One and Two together, the total monthly consumption will be 207,341 gallons. When compared with the total monthly capacity of Emmer Well No.1, which is 1,706,000 gallons, it is clear that the water supply is more than adequate to meet the needs of both Filing No. One and Filing No. Two. Respectfully yours, Richard L. At ins, PE -PLS FILE NAME: 98013-7 Received from: JOHN C. KEPHART & CO. GRAND J11 435 NORTH AVENUE UM REWIRE • PHONE 242-7618 • GRAND JUNCTION, COLORADO 81501 ANALYTICAL REPORT Andrew Marais 242 North Ash Fruita, CO 81521 8580 water Customer No. Laboratory No Sample 9/23/99 10/21/98 Date Received Date Reported Lab number 8580 Limits for Drinking Sample ID RO Water Colo. Dept. Health Suggested Sodium(Na) 29.6 mg/l Calcium(Ca) 37 mg/l Magnesium(Mg) 22 mg/l Potassium(K) 1.8 mg/l Chloride(Cl) 16 mg/l Sulfate(SO4) 107 mg/l Phenol. Alkalinity(CaCO3) 0 mg/l Total Alkalinity(CaCO3) 118 mg/l Dissolved Solids 328 mg/l Hardness (CaCO3) 183 mg/l PH 7.9 Conductivity@25 deg. C 491 umhos/cm Total Coliform Bacteria 0 colonies /100ml Radioactivity: Gross Alpha 2.1 pCi/liter (+/-2.5) Gross Beta 20 mg/l no official limit 125 mg/l no official limit 250 mg/l 250 mg/l no official limit no official limit 500 mg/l 200 mg/l no official limit no official limit 0 colonies /10Uml * 1.2 pCi/liter 50 pCi/liter (+/-3.0) *Limit for "Adjusted Alpha" is 15 pCi/liter; Adjusted Alpha is Gross Alpha minus Uranium minus Radon (always less than or equal to Gross Alpha). See notes, next page. Lab Dir.: Brian S. Bauer NOTES on sample it 8580 RO Water: Your water tests show a level exceeding drinking water limit for: Sodium: This might be of concern for those on severe sodium -restrictive diets, and to account in daily intake: 29.6 milligrams of Sodium are consumed with each liter of water consumed. An adult daily intake of Sodium is about 3,000 mg per day, for reference. Other factors were not above limits for drinking and household use. Not all factors which may be harmful in a drinking water were tested, but the analysis performed covers the most common problem factors in naturally occurring waters. Received from: JOHN C. KEPHART & CO. GRAND JUNCTION LAIMATORIH. 435 NORTH AVENUE • ANALYTICAL REPORT Andrew Marais 242 North Ash Fruita, CO 81521 GRAND JUNCTION, COLORADO 81501 8581 water Customer No. Laboratory No Sample 9/23/98 10/21/98 Date Received Date Reported Lab number Sample ID Radioactivity: Gross Alpha Gross Beta Conductivity@25deg C 8581 RAW Water Limits for Drinking Colo. Dept. Health Suggested 7.7 pCi/liter * (+/-6.7) 0.5 pCi/liter 50 pCi/liter (+/-6.9) 1450 umhos/cm no official limit *Limit for "Adjusted Alpha" is 15 pCi/liter; Adjusted Alpha is Gross Alpha minus Uranium minus Radon (always less than or equal to Gross Alpha). The Conductivity reading indicates a Dissolved Solids level of approximately 1070 mg/l; drinking limit is 500 mg/l. This relatively high Solids content interferes somewhat with radioactivity testing, giving a higher error of margin than usual. Results still indicate the water does not contain a high amount of radioactivity. Lab Dir.: Brian S. Bauer PsT r Barry L. Hamilton 0394 Mesa Drive Rifle. Colorado u September 1 S. 1998 TO Andrew Marais P 0 Box 3687 Grand Junction. CO 81502 THROUGH: Board of Directors (First Endorsement) Rifle Creek Estates Homeowners Association Rifle, CO 81650 Dear Mr. Marais, SEP 2 3 1998 EivAillriELD COUNTY N1TY This letter is intended to answer your request for information regarding potable water supply capabilities of the Rifle Creek Estates subdivision. The information is intended for inclusion in your subdivision application and is a compilation extracted from public documents available at the referenced sources. The source of in house domestic water for the present Rifle Creek Estates subdivision is known as Emmer Well #1. DECREES [Division of Natural Resources. Glenwood Springs, CO] District #5 decrees W-3876. W-3877. W-3878 & W-3879 provided a water right of 0.OSS cfs (39.5 gpm) to Emmer Well #1 with appropriation date of April 20. 1978. These documents also decree an Augmentation Plan and additional impoundment rights for Emmer Reservoir #1 in order to provide a continuous, reliable water supply when Emmer Well ;-71 is out of priority. OWNERSHIP [Division of Natural Resources, Glenwood Springs, CO] The water rights described above are held in 'tenants in common' by John P. Powers (56° ol. Rifle Creek Estates Homeowners Association (29%) and Brad Moss (15%). Water riehts are administered and water system operated by Rifle Creeks Homeowners Association. At maximum decreed pumping rate of 39.5 pm. a 440/0 share of this well (29% b + 15°0) could produce >1.706.000 gallons per month. EMMER WELL #1 [Division of Natural Resources. Glenwood Springs, C07 In May of 1997 a new well structure was successfully constructed under permit # 47734 -F -R and the original structure plugged and abandoned. The replacement well is 58' deep and was tested by Shelton Drilling Corp. at a rate of 40 gpm. GROUND WATER [Colorado Department of Health, Grand Junction, CO] Aluficroscopic Particle Analysis:: test performed in May of 1998 qualified this well as being 'not under the influence of surface water'. September 18, 1998 Page HISTORICAL INFORMATION [Division of Natural Resources, Glenwood Springs, CO] Rifle Creek Estates Homeowners Association operates two separate water systems — a raw. surface water. pressurized irrigation system and a domestic. in house system (PWS -ID No. 123675) using central Reverse Osmosis treatment. The system was installed in March of 1980 and operates at approximately 50% recovery rate. i.e.. two gallons of raw water are requires to produce one gallon of finished water. Because irrigation consumption loads are removed from the domestic system. in house consumption is substantially less than established norms. CONSUMPTION DATA YEAR TOTAL USE HOMES ave/HOME /Month 1995 935.317 gal 18 51.962 4,330 1996 1,046.663 gal 20 52.333 4,361 1997 1,125.567 gal 24 46.898 3.908 Sincerely. Barry L. Hamilton Water System Administrator FIRST ENDORSEMENT Rifle Creek Estates Homeowners Association Concur and forward Forward with comments (below) Robert Shuckman President