July 9, 2004 ECCV BOARD

ECCV BOARD TAPS DENVER’S CDM FOR DESIGN OF WATER PROJECT  

July 9, 2004

Proactive H2’06 Plan Will Bring Renewable Water To District By 2006

NEWS RELEASE

David Kaunisto, ECCV, 303-693-3800
Kristy Bassuener, Webb PR, 303-796-8888

ARAPAHOE COUNTY, COLO. – The East Cherry Creek Valley Water and Sanitation District (ECCV) Board of Directors selected Denver-based Camp, Dresser & McKee Inc. (CDM) as the design consultant for the District’s Northern Water Project, H2’06. By 2006, the project will deliver renewable water to the southeast metro-area District that currently relies on non-renewable groundwater.

“We’re confident in CDM’s experience for the design of the key elements and infrastructure of H2’06,” said Allan Tenenbaum, ECCV Board Chairman. “CDM has a broad understanding of ECCV’s system as we worked closely with them on our Western Water project in 2003, and we’re eager to work with them again.”

ECCV has contracted with CDM to handle several tasks under the agreement. The firm will work closely with the District’s engineers, Meurer and Associates, to develop the best design for the project’s pipeline, storage facility, pump stations and treatment plant. CDM also will manage the project, coordinate governmental permits, assist in the selection of the most appropriate contractors, offer support in land surveying needed for facilities as well as other key management functions.

“CDM is looking forward to its role designing and developing what is sure to be a key artery for renewable water in the southeast corridor,” said Richard Thornton, Senior Vice President of CDM. The overall design fees are currently estimated at $4.2 million.

In December 2003, East Cherry Creek Valley Water and Sanitation District announced an agreement to buy South Platte River water rights from United Water & Sanitation District and Farmers Reservoir and Irrigation Company (FRICO), an irrigation water provider in Adams and Weld Counties. The initial phase of the project will bring 3,000 acre-feet of water per year to the District.

H2’06 includes the construction of a water treatment facility, pumping facilities and pipelines as well as the acquisition of surface water rights. ECCV will take delivery of the water in Adams County, and will spend $52 million to construct a water treatment plant, pipeline, and pump stations near Barr Lake, a FRICO property, sending treated water through a new pipeline to ECCV’s tanks, located on the eastern edge of the district near Smoky Hill Road and E-470. The new facilities will take two years to construct and ECCV plans to have the water available for use in the summer of 2006.

About East Cherry Creek Water & Sanitation District:
The East Cherry Creek Valley Water and Sanitation District serves approximately 50,000 people in the eastern portions of the City of Centennial and unincorporated Arapahoe County. For the most up-to-date information on the District and our H2’06 water project, please check our Web site at http://www.eccv.org or contact the customer service department at 303-693-3800.