Current Local Issues

Open letter to:
CLV Residents
Santa Claus Town Board Members

Attorney Kevin Patmore
Santa La Hill, Gentryville and Chrisney Water Customers

Various area Newspapers

 The Water Usage Projection study conducted by Indiana Business Research Center, Indiana University, Kelly School of Business for Santa Claus, Indiana along with data supplied for this study by Holiday World staff projects a need for a new water source for the town of Santa Claus and its wholesale customers.  However, it reflects a very different basis for the need from the picture painted by the Santa Claus Town Board.

Table III-2 in the Water Usage Projection shows the Average Daily Usage and the Peak Daily Usage.  Actual average figures for the years 2001–2003 are listed for Chrisney, Gentryville, Santa Claus, and Santa La Hill with a Total Less Holiday World. A separate line lists Holiday World and then a Grand Total.  Beginning in 2005 continuing through 2055 in 5 year increments the study shows the Average Daily Need and Peak Daily Need for each of the above listed water users.

To keep it real simple a comparison of the 2005 projected Peak Daily Need to the 2020 projected Peak Daily Need will reflect that Holiday World is creating 93% of the water demand requiring a new source of water supply for the Santa Claus water district.  There is no denying the need for a new water source.  The question to be answered is where does the burden of paying for the new water source lie?

User                                            2005 Peak Day  2020 Peak Day      Peak Day Increase

Chrisney                                                107,800                       113,400
Gentryville                                               69,700                         73,400
Santa Claus                                           342,200                       359,600
Santa La Hill                                          114,900                       120,800
Total less Holiday World                   634,600                       667,200                 32,600    6.6%
Holiday World                                      331,600                       793,600               462,000   93.4%

Totals                                                     966,200                     1,460,800

The above information is from the study provided to Santa Claus Town Board from Indiana Business Research Center cited in the first paragraph.

The new water source is needed.  In fact the Phase 2 should be the only consideration, since the study projects the Santa Claus Water District will exceed the Phase 2 Peak Day water output in 2020.

Christmas Lake Village

Board of Directors