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1999 LEGISLATIVE REPORT
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PROJECT INFORMATION:
The City of Sheridan presently irrigates the Sheridan Cemetery with treated water from the city system. This causes an unnecessary demand on the treatment and delivery system. The city has acquired and transferred a water right to a potential diversion point on Big Goose Creek adjacent to the cemetery. The Joint Powers Board and the city are required under the Twin Lakes Reservoir 404 Permit to install water conservation measures. This project will conserve treated waster and help address the permit condition. The study looked at the feasibility of constructing a diversion, pump plant and transmission line to convey water from Big Goose Creek to the cemetery. The total estimated cost of the project is $1,143,300.

RECOMMENDED LEGISLATIVE ACTION:
The WWDC recommends that the project be advanced to Level III status with a 1999 appropriation of $686,000. The financing plan includes a 60% grant, $686,000. The remaining 40% or the loan portion will be funded from local sources and will be the responsibility of the city.