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\"My name is James Deaver, manager of planning services here at Aurora Water,\" said James Deaver, who presented the items. Deaver said the MSA is intended to supersede decades of prior sewer agreements between Aurora and the Cherry Creek Valley Water and Sanitation District, clarify infrastructure ownership, standardize cost-of-service charges and create a framework for managing interconnections and capacity issues across nearly 30 interconnection points.

Deaver highlighted several key terms: Aurora will retain the right to recapture and reuse effluent generated by the district (language that Aurora attorneys reviewed), the MSA includes a cost-of-service model to align charges both ways, and exhibit F clarifies ownership of intertwined pipelines to reduce administrative confusion.

Deaver described the amended and restated Kings Point IGA (related to the Prairie Point development) as an interim arrangement allowing Aurora to use capacity in an existing 8-inch pipeline adjacent to the proposed development instead of requiring a new lift station. The Kings Point amendment is intended to be consistent with the MSA and to become exhibit A of the MSA once the MSA is finalized.

Council members asked about developer responsibilities for upsizing and about whether future sections of the Kings Point development would need a lift station. Deaver said past agreements with the developer anticipated the developer would eventually fund upsizing of the school line and that portions of Kings Point South could still require a lift station depending on local topography.

The committee supported moving both the MSA and the Kings Point IGA forward to study session for joint review and to allow staff to present the documents to council simultaneously.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Water Policy Committee Meeting April 2025","oneSentenceSummary","Aurora Water staff asked the Water Policy Committee to advance a draft Master Sewer Agreement with Cherry Creek Valley Water and Sanitation District and an amended Kings Point IGA to study session so the council can review the pair together.","taxTitle","Aurora City, Douglas County, Colorado","taxId",5767,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6595203,"Fourth amendment to Cherry Creek restoration IGA advanced to council; Aurora not required to add funding",179,1357000,1536000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3040582-1aefd9f19cebbb1bfb9824b8b33f3c2e&start=1357&end=1536","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3040582-1aefd9f19cebbb1bfb9824b8b33f3c2e/thumbnail_1357000.jpg","/articles/6595203/Aurora-City/Douglas-County/Colorado/Fourth-amendment-to-Cherry-Creek-restoration-IGA-advanced-to-council-Aurora-not-required-to-add-funding","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6595203-8fe686e06a7487266e0e56dbabc12c8f/orig.mp4?Expires=1771152412&Signature=jc67XE8-PgEKp-g0~KwqdmOdHKh~mSQyf8r7Tr59WHZJXUXNwUWNBuGCwkhLch5wFDACxQHgX3WATOG-AtndGjb7e~bT0DQ-Sc-U9goOUrHTR-ywjLbgDNozc7~OG-3avtRdJpE~gyaQFI2fI9gYHrBicx1N-jgOGUxygfdBZizNzI3bsocJ7Ro8FOCnpYbHacRF-MYKtHScwm~BdvMbZ2kZkan4s7yT965t3fQo-QxqzIuuku5nF04fId~2KwT8L~QUQVVHbeECkP9lbGUmO3SiHXzjsyD9ScITt7WQ~Q1t7RK3PM3wAnW2nAfapE2~taXRr~i8Cv8VpfFmk28bPA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Aurora staff presented a fourth amendment to an existing intergovernmental agreement to complete drainage and flood-control improvements along Cherry Creek at Arapahoe Road and asked the committee to forward the amendment to the full city council.

\"This is the fourth amendment to drainage improvements at Cherry Creek and Arapahoe Road,\" said Sam Scorsa, a staff presenter. Scorsa said the creek corridor crosses multiple jurisdictions and that recent sediment movement and erosion prompted coordinated restoration work.

Scorsa said earlier phases of the project left this downstream reach as the final \"puzzle piece\" in a larger restoration program. He told the committee that partner agencies — including the Cherry Creek Water Quality Authority and other local entities — increased their funding commitments in the fourth amendment so the funding burden is now shared more equitably. Under the amendment, Aurora is not required to provide additional funds; because it is an intergovernmental agreement, staff will forward the amendment to council for formal approval of the partners’ funding commitments.

Council members asked how Aurora had come to pay a larger share earlier; staff said Aurora had placed the project in its five-year capital improvement plan earlier than the other partners, and that others are now catching up.

With no objections, the committee advanced the fourth amendment to the regular council meeting for action.","Aurora staff presented a fourth amendment to a multi-jurisdictional drainage and flood control project along Cherry Creek at Arapahoe Road; partners agreed to increase their shares and the amendment requires no additional Aurora funding but will be routed to full council for approval.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6595207,"Aurora to advance annual stormwater monitoring IGA to full council; city share $29,000",71,1232000,1303000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3040582-1aefd9f19cebbb1bfb9824b8b33f3c2e&start=1232&end=1303","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3040582-1aefd9f19cebbb1bfb9824b8b33f3c2e/thumbnail_1232000.jpg","/articles/6595207/Aurora-City/Douglas-County/Colorado/Aurora-to-advance-annual-stormwater-monitoring-IGA-to-full-council-city-share-29000","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6595207-8d50bce662eebc8beaf11c70cbdd163a/orig.mp4?Expires=1771152412&Signature=BHr5Zu8Y~JimBvRLQUDIcSO1P-6SfeCwX2OVGhAaxECLDtp9tmmw~Xw18CIvBAzi-8VYq9GkVFaFmn3MKN9ypSQkAek4ibLNcIFQlT3-ZF3~KZeEBEKbb6dEp7HzFOCBr8s4DG5u-RE9Veo7hZ6b-HlU447z2NUvwQoAVHM7KUoCBEKWABbWptV9FaHwCKXgItMskEfzGowZP6BROa86BmvGkEXutwqIni5VGSyJSfN6gSpetMqvjhPk1Xn9ttH18BG5xa8q4BtSJpAJDfMwufpvFPA9q9QJtF1vRFatCx-sRSUzMuW4B96tr7DLJM6Ef-OP4w2Sy5MVD9YYo~0ZMA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Aurora staff told the Water Policy Committee that a recurring intergovernmental agreement to collect stormwater-quality data and meet Phase I MS4 permit requirements will be advanced to the full city council.

\"This is a reoccurring agreement. It happens every year. It's been in place since 1993,\" said Jessica Lapierre, who presented the item. Lapierre said the program coordinates sampling stations across jurisdictions and collects stormwater-quality data to satisfy the federal MS4 (municipal separate storm sewer system) permit monitoring obligations.

Lapierre said the total annual cost of the program is approximately $145,000 and that Aurora’s allocation is 20% of that total — roughly $29,000 per year. She outlined the partner shares: Mile High Flood District 33%, Denver 30% and Lakewood 17%; Lapierre said those percentages were established in 1998 and have not changed.

Committee members asked no substantive questions during the study session. With no objections, the committee agreed to move the IGA to the full council meeting for formal approval.

The item will return to council as a recurring annual agreement implementing required stormwater-quality monitoring under the city's MS4 permit.","Aurora staff presented a recurring intergovernmental agreement for annual stormwater monitoring with Mile High Flood District and partner cities; Aurora’s 20% share was presented as $29,000 of a roughly $145,000 joint program.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6595212,"Aurora staff ask council to approve $25,000 contribution to regional cloud-seeding program",599,202000,801000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3040582-1aefd9f19cebbb1bfb9824b8b33f3c2e&start=202&end=801","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3040582-1aefd9f19cebbb1bfb9824b8b33f3c2e/thumbnail_202000.jpg","/articles/6595212/Aurora-City/Douglas-County/Colorado/Aurora-staff-ask-council-to-approve-25000-contribution-to-regional-cloud-seeding-program","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6595212-b698b5370ddb88de6b527e90ba443f1d/orig.mp4?Expires=1771152412&Signature=Jb3DoTw8AW~sFIQQHh1lNi2q5aMWgbsnrv7Z78lvpaDHX8Xy0qP70EdF~Q8MOeg1DS5yiistB~-GgbTNGquGx0NGN2H7aE5lU4sZM05xqnxlfoBDX7QRAWfqcn4rHe0D0vYm0-vHLNpNtUQyo185NSg1evqAT-bG4O~YoiC~UB2B8azoYoD7uoWTpeW7IdrpfKAfv4IBbD2RTkoQ3gtM4P48fAUzD4h0ZzW01oTOZ~AQzYJLU-Vg6lJyiLJV0vVP96mKQNewJOoYWTm3JzVVj5zIR8hzRrnyf3uiBvWjKTF7OpHERsBP-xba96OfsPOOHpm5zfLJk045LiCeq46axQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Aurora Water staff asked the Water Policy Committee on the April meeting to forward a $25,000 contribution to a regional cloud-seeding partnership to the full city council for approval.

\"I'm before you today to seek, 25,000 approval or no objection for partnership funding for the cloud seeding project,\" said Abu Ahmed, water resource project manager, Aurora Water. Ahmed said the program aims to increase early-season snowfall and overall winter snowpack by seeding storms in high-elevation target areas.

Ahmed told the committee the Central Colorado mountain program covers high-elevation areas in Pitkin, Eagle, Summit and Grand counties and is operated by service providers who monitor weather and seed when conditions are right. He said the Colorado Water Conservation Board (CWCB) provides the largest share of funding — about 53% — and that the program's total annual budget is roughly $450,000, of which Aurora's $25,000 is part of the remaining 47% cost-share.

Ahmed described program operations and equipment: airplane seeding is the most expensive method, but the regional program uses ground generators. He said the program has about 23 manual generators and five remote (automatic) generators; three of the remote units are currently out of service. He said manual units require seasonal staffing and that remote generators are more expensive but more efficient because operators can start them remotely.

Committee members asked about generator reliability, plans to add remote generators and whether grants could fund equipment replacement. Ahmed said Aurora and partners have discussed grant ideas with the CWCB and that the partners intend to phase in more remote generators over the next few years.

Committee discussion also touched on efficacy and environmental concerns. Ahmed said studies since the 1960s have not demonstrated harmful effects from silver iodide at the levels used in cloud seeding; he said the program had an estimated yield last season of about 80,000–90,000 acre-feet of water and that, he said, equated to roughly \"160 households on average per year.\" He framed the program as one of several tools — alongside conservation and other projects — to augment water supplies under a changing climate.

A staff member noted the contract is an intergovernmental agreement that requires council approval. With no objections, the committee moved the item to the full city council agenda for formal action.

Members agreed to forward the request; no roll-call vote was recorded in the study-session record.","Aurora Water staff asked the Water Policy Committee to move a $25,000 partnership contribution for a regional cloud-seeding program to city council for approval; staff said the program augments snowpack and has long-term permitting, cost-share and equipment challenges.",{"_33":112,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":113,"_41":114,"_43":115,"_45":116,"_47":117,"_49":118,"_51":119,"_53":120,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":121,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":122,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6595195,"Aurora staff present history and permitting status of Wild Horse reservoir project; environmental review with BLM ongoing",833,2273000,3106000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3040582-1aefd9f19cebbb1bfb9824b8b33f3c2e&start=2273&end=3106","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3040582-1aefd9f19cebbb1bfb9824b8b33f3c2e/thumbnail_2273000.jpg","/articles/6595195/Aurora-City/Douglas-County/Colorado/Aurora-staff-present-history-and-permitting-status-of-Wild-Horse-reservoir-project-environmental-review-with-BLM-ongoing","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6595195-0afae370eddc37ba57894981f33559b3/orig.mp4?Expires=1771152412&Signature=LA7zRKGNIZgqwUVc1F8bOA8VE5nd6Tm2mIio0N3g4-CSwOq10FpPYGLjcavxc-CRzvBEbso5ETLPaL6oCEIO9DhuNh4NWmES0NMQQcrF6cI1KujXaMnomx0N23IpPA6BWLZzMhS1QOM28dOVAH0o67YnHwabuVjQDy2aAmM5~BOmpPfEabt66UMAdfYYvsEtWIG7puaimmTiQnen5epa9LXmlzt9u9QgeJeYruauUZO~8Hpx6FIBAJgzdyjZnE5b6cAoz7K8sbgBwTfhpe6kckiW-27nUvshs0C1yRRl6zPrasBEbgeeTHzvsLC8JIME46d9GDadphWZ4ZTNTUhiuA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Aurora Water staff presented a detailed history and status update on the Wild Horse reservoir project, explaining prior site evaluations, property acquisition, geotechnical findings and the ongoing Bureau of Land Management (BLM) environmental review process.

Sarah Young, who delivered the briefing, reviewed project alternatives that were evaluated over many years, the original Hartsel Springs Ranch concept, a subsequent purchase of property at Antelope Springs (later owned by Elk Mountain Cattle Company) and engineering work that at one time identified an option to store up to about 96,000 acre-feet on the primary site. Young said additional geotechnical investigation found evaporative bedrock in portions of the Antero formation, which the team identified as a significant construction risk and prompted re-evaluation of alternatives.

Young described the decision process for alternatives screening, noting the team eliminated some options for fatal permitting or cost reasons (including relocation of Highway 9 in some scenarios) and said the BLM is the lead federal agency for National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) review because the project implicates federal surface or mineral estate. She said BLM’s approach requires a comparison of a broad set of alternatives and a defensible purpose and need statement; that work is data-intensive and is intended to ensure the chosen alternative is the least environmentally damaging practicable alternative.

Young said the project team contracted engineering firm Tetra Tech and engaged internal dam engineering expertise. She described a proposed configuration that would include a new west dam and approximately 11,000 linear feet of embankment, and she said an engineer’s estimate prepared in recent years put the project in the hundreds of millions of dollars range and that current escalation assumptions put the project over $1 billion in present estimates.

Young said the team has been coordinating with BLM’s third-party NEPA team, has updated the project website and mailed notices to about 300 property owners in the study area to prepare for field surveys and scoping. She said staff are aiming to file a notice of intent to begin the NEPA process in January 2026, with a record of decision possibly in 2028 and construction potentially starting in 2028 if permitting and funding proceed as planned.

Council members asked questions about why alternatives are being considered now and the drivers for schedule urgency; Young and other staff explained that NEPA requires a comparative analysis of alternatives and that rising construction costs and changing regulatory environments mean earlier approvals could reduce long-term costs. Young said the project remains in early environmental review and emphasized that the BLM-led NEPA process will determine which alternative is least impactful.

The presentation was informational; no council action was requested at the study session.","Staff updated the committee on the long-running Wild Horse reservoir project in Park County, reviewing site selection, geotechnical obstacles, BLM-led NEPA review, alternatives and schedule; no council action was requested — the presentation was informational only.","actionData","errors"]

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