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RE:Revision to DEQ's September 7, 2005 letter regarding system capacity
Dear Mr. DeShazo:
Department of Environmental Qua1ity (DEQ) staff has reviewed your November 18,2005 letter
regarding service to Covenant Hills Subdivision. We are revising the conditions in our letter to
you dated November 9, 2005 as follows:
DEQ will accept a Will Serve Letter for this project under the following conditions:
1. 'We accept the schedule and conditions in Eagle Water Company s November 18,2005
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2. The schedule must also be acceptable to the Idaho Public Utilities Commission.
3. OEQ must conduct its standard review and approval of the subject project.
4. DEQ cannot accept additional Will Serve Letters until the issues mentioned in the
September 7, 2005 are resolved-
Please call Monty Marchus with any questions at 373-0560 or via e-mail at
monty.marchus(gidcg.idaho.gov- You may also contact me at 373-0550.
Sincerely,
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Michael R. McGown
Administrator
Boise Regional Office
MGM:ve: H:\Eaglc Water Company\Produccion capacity 9.05 - update2.doc
Enclosure: November 18, 2005 letter from Eagle Water Company
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Mr. Raben DeShazo
Eagle Water Company
November 21 2005
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cc:Mayor Nancy Merrill , City of Eagle
Charles W. Ariss, P., DEQ Regional Engineering Manager
Tiffany Floyd, OEQ Drinking Water Manager
Lance Nielsen, DEQ State Drinking Water Program Manger
Monty G. Marchus, P _, DEQ Staff Engineer
Randy Lobb, pue (w/encl)
Jim Rees, P ., MTC Engineering (w/encl)
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11/21/2005 13:52 FAX [phone]
(208) t31H)242
FAX [phone]
O. BOX 455
EAGLE,IDAt40 83616
November 18, 2005
Dear Monty:
As we have discussed, Eagle Water Company, Jnc. ("Eagle Water") is currently
able to delivQf sufficient water supply and pressure 10 meet fire flow requirements
for the proposed Covenant Hills SubdMsion (-Covenant HiUs ); hawever, Eagle
Wat~ desires to route a 12-inch mainline from its Well No. 6 through Covenant
Hills to tie that well into this portion of its system, thereby improving preSsureelsewhere in its system.
Although Hillvlew Development maintains that Eagle Water can route its 12-inch
mainline loop through the adjaCE!nl Downing Downs subdivision, that is not a
viable, cost-effective alternative- Unlike the essentially unimproved ground that
Eagle Watet ha$ identified foJ:' routing Its mainline loop, the Downing Downs
subdivision Ie fully develop~ with streets, existing structures, and mature
landscaping. It would be cost-prohibltive for Eagle Water to utilize this route and
that excessive cost would ultimately have to be passed on to consumers.
Consequently Eagle Water requests that the Idaho Department of Environmental
Quality (-DEQIJ) provide Eagle Water with a letter allowing it to proceed to service
the subdIvision known as Covenant Hills SubdIvisIon ("Covenant Hills ). Your
letter would allow the developer to begin construdion of the subdMsion
Immediately-
Eagle Water understands that DEQ's letter authorizing it to provide service to
Covenant Hills wou)d be 'condltioned on the following:
1. That Eagle Water continue working with the two landowners (Greg
Holmes and Jim Choat) south of Covenant Hills and the Hereford Subdivision
Homeowners Association to obtain a permanent easement to connect Eagle
Water's existing 12-inch wat.r main stub on the Holmes property to the new.
Covenant Hills mainline on or before February 16, 20~.
2. Tnat MTC Engineering, Inc. provide DEC working drawings, plans and
specifications for the extension of the 12-inch mainlinQ to Covenant Hills by
January 10th, 2006
3. That Eagle Water construct and connect tne 12-inotr mainline from its Well
No.6 to Covensot Hills on or before April 1 , 2006.
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That, if the above conditions are not met and Eagle Water provideadAquate fir.. flow to Covenarrt Hills, Eagle Water will relinquish its right to servethe subdivision.
Robert DeShazo, Jr.President