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Aurora’s Prairie Waters Project – A Sustainable and Innovative Water Supply Solution
Colorado State UniversitySeptember 17, 2007
Mark Pifher/Aurora Water
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Presentation Outline
• Background and Need
• Project Alternatives & Integrated Resource Planning
• Selected Alternative– Prairie Water Project Overview
– PWP Key Components
– Purification Strategies
• Cost Estimates
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Colorado River
Arkansas River
South Platte River
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A Water Supply Crisis for Aurora Storage Capacity vs. Total Storage
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Prairie Waters Project Provides Drought Hardening and Meets Long-Term Capacity Needs
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Aurora Conducted Comprehensive Integrated Resource Planning
• 50 potential projects
• Range of individual project yields: – 2,000 to 48,000 acre-feet / year
• Basins of Origin:– Colorado River
– Arkansas River
– South Platte River
• Demand Management Included with Water Supply Forecasts
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Integrated Resource Plan Considered Key Criteria in Evaluation of Water
Supply Options
• Capital/Operating Cost• Institutional/Government/Public Issues• Environmental/Permitting Issues• Sustainability• Expandability• Yield• Schedule Risk
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Institutional Hurdles
A. Federal permits/approvals (e.g., 404, section 7)
B. Federal facilities (e.g., Bureau of Reclamation)
C. NEPA reviews
D. Local permitting (e.g., land use regulations)
E. Local politics (e.g., ag to urban transfers, transbasin diversions)
F. Public perception
G. HB 1177 Roundtable Process
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Regulatory Issues
A. SDWA Requirements
1. MCLs
2. SWAP
3. Treatment Requirements (WQCD)
4. TDS Levels (Citizens)
B. DFlows and Discharge Permits
C. “New” Water Quality Standards (includes temperature and emerging contaminants)
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Regulatory Issues
D. “New” Aquatic Life Tiers
E. R/O Brine Disposal
F. 404 Permit and 401 certification
G. ESA Issues (flows, mice, prairie dogs, eagles)
H. South Platte TMDL Efforts
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Aurora’s Prairie Waters Project
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Aurora’s New Water Supply Project
34 miles of 60-inch pipeline34 miles of 60-inch pipeline 3 pumping stations3 pumping stations North Campus (bank filtration and aquifer recharge and recovery)North Campus (bank filtration and aquifer recharge and recovery) 50-mgd water purification facility50-mgd water purification facility
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Water Quality Considerations for Prairie Waters Project (PWP) Supply
Pathogens Micro-pollutants
Endocrine Disrupting Compounds and Persistent Pharmaceuticals N- nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA)
TDS Total Organic Carbon (TOC) Nitrate Phosphorus
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Comparison of Quality of Aurora’s Water Supplies
Key Water Quality Parameter Rampart Reservoir South Platte (average values)
Phosphorus (mg/L) 0.015 1.4
Ammonia (mg/L) 0.14 2.6
Nitrate (mg/L) 0.05 4.7
Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD) (mg/L) <2 11.7
Dissolved Organic Carbon (DOC) (mg/L) <2 8.3
Fecal Coliform (colonies/1000 ml.) 8 198
E coli (Colonies/100 ml.) <10 109
Total Dissolved Solids (TDS, mg/l) 150 to 200 400 to 800
Turbidity (NTU) 0.5 - 8 4-30
Cryptosporidium and Giardia (cysts/ml.) Low Risk (BIN 1) Higher Risk (BIN 2 or 3)
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Aurora Water Quality Goals
Nitrate < 2 mg/L
TDS < 400 mg/L
Hardness < 150 mg/L
TOC < 4 mg/L
DBP concentrations no more than current supply
NDMA < 10 ng/L
Reduce concentration of micro-pollutants and pharmaceuticals
Use a natural purification systems as initial purification step
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SPP’s purification systems supported by Colorado’s experts
Dr. Ken Carlson
Dr. Jörg Drewes
Dr. Gary Amy
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Combining the Best of Natural and Engineered Purification Steps
Challenges
Softening
Taste and Odor
Color
TDS
Nitrate
Pathogens
Organics
Micro-Pollutants
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Prairie Waters ProjectNatural Purification Systems
Riverbank Filtration (RBF) (10 days travel time) Aquifer Recharge & Recovery (ARR)
(30 days travel time)
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Riverbank Filtration (RBF) Field Testing
• Travel time – approx 10 to 15 days
• Water quality testing
– TOC, turbidity, nutrients (e.g., nitrogen, phosphate)
– Organic micropollutants• Pharmaceutical
• Personal care products and other trace
• Endocrine Disrupters
• Emerging contaminants
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Aquifer Recharge and Recovery Testing
Feedwater from RBF site
25 Monitoring wells
3 nested piezometer wells
4 production wells
Water quality testing:
• Bulk parameters (TOC, pH, conductivity, nitrate, ammonia)
• Organic micropollutants
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RBF and ARR are reliable sustainable/natural purification processes
Nitrate reduced to < 2 mg/L in RBF with 10 days of travel time
Many trace organics and pharmaceuticals are removed (>80%) through RBF and ARR
Phosphorus removal will require amendments to ARR to adsorb phosphorus
Some persistent organics (flame retardants) are not well removed though biodegradation
NDMA removal is significant at travel times > 20 days
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RBF/ARR Combination Removal of Selected Pharmaceuticals
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Amendments to ARR to Reduce Phosphorus
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Prairie Waters Project Cost Estimates
Estimated Project
CostsEncumbrances as
of 3/13/2007
Core Project
Storm Drain Bypass $2,200,000 $2,245,119
Pumping Stations 1, 2 and 3 $57,800,000
Aurora Reservoir Water Purification Facility (inc. UV Equip) $224,000,000 $14,366,802
Conveyance Pipeline Segment 1 $75,900,000
Conveyance Pipeline Segment 2 $62,300,000
Conveyance Pipeline Segment 3 $41,300,000
North Campus $68,100,000
Access Road for ARWPF $4,800,000 $4,796,000
Zone 4 Tanks/ Zone 5 Pumping Station $13,000,000
OCIP, Control System, System Security $12,900,000 $5,350,474
Subtotal – Core Project Facilities $562,300,000 $26,758,395
Engineering, Program Management, Construction Management, Legal $143,500,000 $79,413,286
Land Costs – Core Project $49,000,000 $27,653,374
Total Core Project Costs $754,800,000 $133,825,055
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Why is this the right project for Aurora and Colorado?
Responsible Use of Resources– Reduces the need for trans-basin diversions from Western Slope – Maximizing use of an in-basin renewable resource – Uses water rights already owned by the City of Aurora
River Water Quality Benefits– Minimizes need for a waste discharges such as brine from (RO) – Uses natural treatment systems
Environmental Benefits– Avoids the impacts to wilderness landscapes– Maintains rural open space and river corridor habitat
Protects Public Health– Improves reliability of Aurora’s purification processes – Can address changes in water quality– Exceeds current regulations and meets Aurora’s high standards– Can respond to changes in water quality
Cost Effective and Practical– Reduces cost of purification– Maximizes use of $300 million in water rights already owned by the city
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Project Supporters: Environmentalists, Farmers, Businesses, Water Quality Experts
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Questions?