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<br />e <br /> <br />e <br /> <br />-3- <br /> <br />1,245 gallons per minute during an average year. This water is <br /> <br />available only during the time the C.C. Ditch is operated, mid- <br /> <br /> <br />March to late November. The Town of Nucla has a conditional <br /> <br /> <br />right for 5 cubic feet per second from the San Miguel River. <br /> <br /> <br />This right is so junior, however, that it has no significance in <br /> <br /> <br />providing irrigation water. <br /> <br />Currently, the water from the C.C. Ditch is controlled by one <br /> <br /> <br />reservoir located at the treatment plant east of the town and has <br /> <br /> <br />a capacity of approximately 23,725,000 gallons. The second <br /> <br /> <br />reservoir, the Third Street Reservoir, is at the north edge of <br /> <br />town and the usable capacity is roughly estimated at 4,137,000 <br /> <br />gallons. The rehabilitation on the Third Street Reservoir was <br /> <br /> <br />accomplished July 1, 1993. Consequently, the two reservoirs will <br /> <br /> <br />provide adequate storage for the Town of Nucla's water supply. <br /> <br />At present, irrigation water is provided by the Town through the <br /> <br />treatment plant. Thirty eight percent of all the water that is <br /> <br />treated at the plant is used for irrigation needs. Based on the <br /> <br /> <br />water plant capacity of 520 gpm, and peak monthly residential use <br /> <br />of 40,930 (28,080,000 / 560 = 40,930) 560 residences is the <br /> <br /> <br />maximum number that could be served with the present system. The <br /> <br />current population is at 679 inside town limits and 400 customers <br /> <br />outside city limits totaling 1079. There are 560 users on the <br /> <br />potable water system. The water plant is at capacity and a <br /> <br />moratorium on new residential taps is presently in effect. The <br />