Melissa Sherburne November 9, 2018

Managing Partner, West Steamboat Neighborhoods

Brynn Grey Partners, Ltd.

Via Email

RE: West Steamboat Neighborhoods: 2nd Supplemental Water Demand Report

Dear Melissa:

At the request of Brynn Grey Partners, Ltd., Resource Engineering, Inc. (RESOURCE) has
prepared the following 2nd Supplemental Water Demand Report for the proposed West Steamboat
Neighborhoods (WSN) development. Our original report, dated January 27, 2017, examined the
City of Steamboat Springs’ ability to provide domestic water supplies to meet its future demands
plus those of the 450 unit WSN development proposed by Brynn Grey.1 On October 4, 2018,
RESOURCE issued its 1st supplemental Water Demand Report that added water demands for two
additional uses at WSN including; the addition of 30,000 sq. ft. of commercial office/retail space
and an allowance for each market residence to include a one bedroom secondary unit. In this
third analysis (2nd supplement), RESOURCE was asked to include water demands associated with
an elementary school that might be developed on the WSN property.

Elementary School Water Demand

The following analysis is based upon an elementary school similar in size to the 70,000 sq. ft.
Soda Creek elementary school located in Steamboat Springs. The school enrolls approximately
560 students. The analysis assumes that the school will include a cafeteria.

Water Use Assumptions:

 20 gallons per day (gpd) per student and teacher.2
 560 students, staff of 30 (590 total water users)
 National average number of school days per year = 180.3
 2.0 acres of irrigation for ball fields/playgrounds

Water Use Calculations:

 In-House Demand: 590 individual users * 20 gpcd * 180 days = 6.51 AF/year
 Irrigation Demand: 2.0 acres * 1.68 AF/acre diversion demand = 3.36 AF/year4

1
A copy of the January 17, 2018 report is attached for reference. The report contains additional
background information and additional detail concerning the City’s Fish Creek Municipal Water
Supply System.
2 Design and Construction of Small Water Systems, a guideline published by the American Water

Works Association (AWWA) at Table 1.3.

3 Digest of Education Statistics, National Center for Education Statistics, 2003-2004.
4 Calculated using the Blaney-Criddle Method as outlined in SCS Technical Release No. 21 using

altitude correction factors from Pochop. Crop consumptive water use = 1.43 AF/acre, Irrigation
efficiency = 85%.
Melissa Sherburne November 9, 2018
Managing Partner, West Steamboat Neighborhoods Page 2
Brynn Grey Partners, Ltd.

 Total Demand = 9.87 AF

Cumulative Water Demand, WSN All Uses

The total water demand associated with the WSN development plan, as modified by the 1st and
2nd Supplemental demand analyses as described in this letter, totals 255.3 AF/year. The peak
summer month demand is calculated to 0.38 MGD (0.58 cfs) and the peak winter month demand
is calculated to be 0.17 MGD (0.26 cfs). These demands are summarized in Table 1, attached.
Table 1 also compares the increased water use associated with the new school to the original
water use estimates contained in RESOURCE’s original January 27, 2018 report and the water
uses outline in RESOURCE’s October 4, 2018 1st Supplemental Water Demand Report
(secondary units + commercial space).

Ability of City’s Municipal water supply to meet the identified demands of WSN.

Fish Creek Water Availability. The City estimates that its average summer peak month water
demand at build-out, including infill within city limits, will total 3.6 MGD. 5 Combined with the peak
demands of the proposed WSN as updated in this report, the City’s peak month demands at build-
out are expected to be 3.98 MGD (3.6 MGD + 0.38 MGD). This total falls within the City’s
calculated sustained Fish Creek municipal yield of 4.05 MGD.6 Thus, the City’s sustainable Fish
Creek water supply system exceeds its future peak month water demands at full build-out,
including the build-out demands associated with the WSN development.

Summary of Findings.

The increased water demands associated with this supplemental Water Demand Report do not
change our previous findings; the sustained yield of the City’s Fish Creek water supply system
exceeds the identified peak month build-out demands of the City and the WSN development
combined. Providing water service to WSN should not interfere with the City’s ability to meet
reasonably anticipated future water supply needs.

Respectfully,
RESOURCE ENGINEERING, INC.

R. Scott Fifer, P.H.

Hydrologist

RSF/mmm
1491-1.0
Attachment

5The source, size, and reliability of the City’s water supply system was described in some detail by Mr. Jon
Snyder during his September 16, 2016 water resources technical presentation to City Council.
6
Ibid.
 Table 1
West Steamboat Neighborhoods, Water Demand Analysis
(400 Single Family Homes, 50 Apartments, 252 Secondary Units (1 bedroom), 30,000 sq.ft. of Commercial Use and 70,000 sq.ft. Elementary School)
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) (11)
Monthly Water Demands Monthly Consumptive Use
In-House Demand (AF)
Original 1st Supplement 2nd Supplement Irrigation Total Percent Average Average In-House Irrigation C.U. Total
Month Report Report Report 42 Ac. Demand Annual Daily Rate Daily Rate Month Consumption 42 Ac. Irr. Consumption
10/27/2017 10/4/2018 11/7/2018 (AF) (AF) Demand (cfs) (MGD) (AF) (AF) (AF)
Jan 11.6 3.52 0.72 0.0 15.9 6.2% 0.26 0.17 Jan 0.8 0.0 0.8 31
Feb 10.5 3.18 0.72 0.0 14.4 5.6% 0.26 0.17 Feb 0.7 0.0 0.7 28
Mar 11.6 3.52 0.72 0.0 15.9 6.2% 0.26 0.17 Mar 0.8 0.0 0.8 31
Apr 11.2 3.40 0.72 0.0 15.4 6.0% 0.26 0.17 Apr 0.8 0.0 0.8 30
May 11.6 3.52 0.72 5.4 21.3 8.3% 0.35 0.23 May 0.8 4.6 5.4 31
Jun 11.2 3.40 0.36 18.3 33.3 13.0% 0.56 0.36 Jun 0.7 15.5 16.3 30
Jul 11.6 3.52 0.00 20.8 35.9 14.1% 0.58 0.38 Jul 0.8 17.6 18.4 31
Aug 11.6 3.52 0.00 16.8 31.9 12.5% 0.52 0.34 Aug 0.8 14.3 15.0 31
Sep 11.2 3.40 0.36 9.4 24.4 9.6% 0.41 0.27 Sep 0.7 8.0 8.7 30
Oct 11.6 3.52 0.72 0.0 15.9 6.2% 0.26 0.17 Oct 0.8 0.0 0.8 31
Nov 11.2 3.40 0.72 0.0 15.4 6.0% 0.26 0.17 Nov 0.8 0.0 0.8 30
Dec 11.6 3.52 0.72 0.0 15.9 6.2% 0.26 0.17 Dec 0.8 0.0 0.8 31
Total 136.7 41.4 6.5 70.7 255.3 Total 9.2 60.1 69.3

NOTES: (1) Original Water Demand Report, 2017-01-27: In-house (domestic) water demand for SFH = 400 residential units with 3.5 residents/unit that each need 80 gpd (400 units * 280 gpd/unit = 112,000 gpd).
In-house (domestic) water demand for Apartment Units = 50 units with 2.5 residents/unit that each need 80 gpd ( 50 units * 200 gpd/unit = 10,000 gpd).
(2) 1st Supplement - Water Demand Report, 2018-10-04: In-house (domestic) water demand for Secondary Bedroom Units = 252 Market SFHs with 1.5 residents/unit that each need 80 gpd (252 units * 120 gpd/unit = 30,240 gpd).
In-house (commercial) water demand for 30,000 sq. ft. of Retail / Office / Store Space at 112 gpd per 1,000 sq. ft. (30,000 sq. ft. * 112 gpd/1,000 sq. ft. = 3,360 gpd).
(3) 2nd Supplement - Water Demand Report, 2018-11-09: 70,0000 sq.ft. elementary school with 560 students at 20 gpcd over a 180 day period (560 students * 20 gpd/student = 11,200 gpd).
(4) Irrigation water demand = 4,000 sq. ft per EQR or 40 acres (4,000 sq. ft * 435.5 EQR = 1,742,000 sq. ft.) plus 2.0 acre irrigation of ball fields/open space with school. Evapotranspiration demand was calculated for bluegrass
using the methodology set forth in the S.C.S. Manual TR No. 21, Revised September 1970. An irrigation efficiency of 85% was assumed.
(5) Total Demand = In-house Demand (Cols. 1 through 3) + Irrigation Demand (Col. 4).
(6) Percent Annual Demand = Monthly Demand / Total Annual Demand.
(7) & (8) Average Daily Rate = Monthly Demand converted to Daily Rate, Expressed in cubic feet per second (Col. 7) and million gallons per day (Col. 8).
(9) In-house (domestic) consumptive water use = 5% of In-house water demand, meaning 5% of the treated water supply is consumed.
A factor of 5% is a commonly accepted engineering standard for homes and schools connected to central wastewater treatment facilities.
(10) Irrigation consumptive water use = 85% of irrigation water demand, meaning that 85% of the treated water supply is consumed.
(11) Total consumptive water use = In-house Consumption (Col. 9) + Irrigation Consumption (Col. 10).

Water Use Assumptions Updated Original

80 gpcd, In-house (domestic) use only 11/9/2018 1/27/2017
400 Total SFH Units Total Demand (AF) 255.3 203.9
3.5 average Residents per SFH Total Consumptive Use (AF) 69.3 63.9
50 Total Apartment Units Daily Water Use Summary AF/Day CFS MGD MGD
2.5 average Residents per Unit (average unit = 2 bedrooms) Avg Demand 0.7 0.35 0.23 0.18
252 Total 1 Bedroom Secondary Units (252 of 400 SFHs) Avg Demand (Peak Summer) 1.2 0.58 0.380 0.334 *
1.5 average Residents per Unit (average unit = 1 bedrooms) Avg Demand (Peak Winter) 0.5 0.26 0.17 0.12 *
30,000 Total Commercial (sq. ft.) Peak Day Demand 1.7 0.85 0.55 0.44 **
112 gpd / 1,000 sq. ft.
5.0% In-House Consumptive Use Rate (WTP) The City assess its water needs based on peak month water use. *
85.0% Irrigation Efficiency Peak Day = Average Daily Demand x 2.4 (Table 2-13, Stantec 2008). **
590.0 No. of students and teachers
20 Gallons/day per student/teacher
180 Operating days per school year