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Task 2 - Develop Budeet level Feasibility and Cost/Benefit Analyses <br />This will include the analysis of two options for consideration: <br />1. Jointly Planned, Constructed, and Operated Supply and Storage — This would <br />involve the creation of a joint entity whereby the supply and storage aspects of the joint <br />system are planned, constructed, and managed by the joint entity, with each City maintaining <br />the distribution systems within their own community. Water would be sold to each <br />community for resale to their respective customers under this scenario. <br />2. Jointly Planned, Constructed, and Operated Supply, Storage, and Distribution — This <br />would involve the creation of a joint entity that would construct and operate the entire water <br />system, including supply, storage, and distribution. <br />Technical <br />• Determine the capital improvements required to connect the communities together and create <br />a joint system, including timing <br />• Evaluate the implications of existing water treatment as applicable <br />• Estimate the cost of the infrastructure improvements <br />• Estimate the excess capacity in the joint system versus the separated systems <br />• Estimate the cost savings and added value of the joint system <br />• Identify options for an organizational structure of an entity to operate the joint facilities <br />Financial <br />• Develop preliminary alternatives for the allocation of both initial capital costs and cost of <br />water supply to each City for each option <br />• Review and discuss alternatives for financing anticipated capital improvements <br />• Consider the age of the infrastructure of the various cities in allocating capital costs to a rate <br />structure <br />• Determine rate impacts for the joint supply and joint supply/operation scenarios and compare <br />those to the current rates of each city <br />Task 3 — Prepare Joint Water System Feasibility Studs <br />A draft Joint Water Utility Feasibility Study will be prepared for review by representatives of the <br />six cities with technical and financial recommendations related to joint supply. A workshop will <br />be held with representatives of the six cities to review the draft Joint Water System Feasibility <br />Study reach a consensus on the allocation of costs. <br />Following the initial workshop, the Feasibility Study will be modified to incorporate the <br />comments into the final document as appropriate. <br />90 <br />