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<br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br /> <br />{) 331 S'8 <br /> <br />Chapter 2 - Define :Water Supply & Water Quality Needs <br /> <br /> <br />annexation, the ultimate number of ERU, which can be developed in Town, is <br />projected at 1,200. Officials believe the existing supplies and treatment <br />capabilities will be sufficient for this ultimate population. <br /> <br />Sewage Treatment <br /> <br />The Town's wastewater treatment facility consists of an extended aeration <br />activated sludge process to achieve secondary treatment. Treated discharges are <br />made to the SI~te River. RTW has estimate the capacity of the facility at 0.2 <br />MGO, which is much less than the presently permitted capacity of 0.4 MGD. <br />Average peak monthly flows are currently 0.453 MGD. Problems may exist with <br />a leaky aeration tank and unlined sludge disposal lagoon which may have a direct <br />connection with groundwater. A combined sludge treatment facility with Mt. <br />Crested Butte is p~~~ently being considered. Dechlorination is also needed. <br /> <br />Proposed improvements for the facility include back-up aeration, increased <br />chlorination cap,acity, dechlorination, improved sludge treatment and disposal, and <br />remediation of the leaky aeration tank and unlined sludge disposal lagoon. RTW <br />has projected average peak monthly flow~ of 0.554 MGD by the year 2013 and <br />0.732 MGO by 2033, indicating a need for significant plant enlargement. <br /> <br />Mt. Crested Butte Water and Sanitation District <br /> <br />Water Supply <br /> <br />The incorporated town of Mount Crested Butte has its own municipal water <br />supply system which is operated by the Mt. Crested Butte Water and Sanitation <br />District. Its water source is a combination of surface water, pumped from the <br />East River, and springs located on the north side of Crested Butte Mountain. <br />Water rights inolude an East River direct flow of 2.0 cfs (1.3 MGD). A 1.0 MGD <br />package water treatment plant is located on the northeast side of the Town along <br />Gothic Road, which gives the District sufficient capacity to accommodate peak <br />demands for the next several years. In 1993. 132 MG of treated water was <br />produced by this facility, with a monthly range of from 5 to 15.5 MG. The <br />District maintail)s 0.75 MG of raw water storage and 1.2 MG of treated water <br />storage. <br /> <br />Currently, the district serves about 1,400 units (ERUl, but has the treatment <br />capacity to serve up to 4,000 at buildout. No expansion plans are imminent. <br /> <br />57 <br /> <br />L <br /> <br />t__--~:i <br /> <br />"""..;...>...:i;.,. .iJJ <br />