Trinidad WCPlan 1997

• Project Type: Water Conservation Plan
• Applicant: City of Trinidad
• Project Name: Water Conservation Plan
• Title: City of Trinidad, Colorado Water Conservation Plan September, 1997
• County: Las Animas
• Water Conservation - Doc Type: Complete Plan

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Section 12-64. Standpipes and fire lines

Regular customers of the City Water Department, using water for domestic or industrial
purposes, wishing to install fire lines to serve fire sprinkler systems in commercial, industrial, or
public buildings to be used exclusively for the fighting of fires shall be permitted, upon approval
of plans by the City Engineer, the Water Superintendent and the Fire Chief, to connect to the
City mains at their own expense. Use of water from standpipes and fire lines shall be for the
purpose of fighting fires only

Section 12-65. Metered service

All water service shall be metered.

DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM REPAIR

The City has engaged the services of Utility Technical Services, Inc., P.O. Box 3613,
Englewood, Colorado 80155, [phone]. represented by David Anderson to provide ultra
sound leak detection. Results to date have been successful. Additional future work will be
requested of the company.

City forces are continuously engaged in the work of distribution system repair. The City Water
Department has the on-going responsibility of repairing and/or replacing the distribution system
and transmission pipelines which range from 2" diameter to 36" diameter. In addition. the Water
Department staff is actively pursuing testing for State Water Distribution Technician
certification.

REVIEW OF OTHER MUNICIPALITIES

The City currently has on file the water conservation plans and/or water curtailment policies for
these Colorado cities:

Aurora
Colorado Springs
Denver
Durango
Fort Collins
Grand Junction
Greeley
Pueblo

It is anticipated that in the event of Trinidad seeing the necessity of implementing a water
curtailment plan, portions of some or all of these documents would be utilized.

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