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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TABLE OF CONTENTS

SECTION I INTRODUCTION........ ..... ............. ...... ....................... .......... ................................. 1
SECTION 2 BACKGROUND OF THE CITY'S WATER SUPPLy..................................... 3

RAW WATER. ........................... ........ ............ ......... ................ ......... ............ ............................... 3

FILTRATION ................ .............................. ................. ........ ......... ..... ........ ................... ....... ....... 3

TRANSMISSION ........................................................................................................................3

STORAGE .. .............. .......... ...... ......... ............. ..... ..... ... ........ ....... ... .... .......... ..... ....... .,. ..... ............4

DISTRIBUTION............. .,. ........ ...... ........................ ............... ..... ... .... ... ......... .......... ... ..... ...........4

SECTION 3 HISTORICAL DATA ............................................................................................ 5

WATER CONS UMPTION............................................................ ........... ............. ..... ........ ......... 5

CUSTOMER CATEGORIES... ................................................... ............... ....... .......... ........ ........ 5
EXISTING RATE STRUCTURE .................... ......... ....... .............. ............................................. 6
SECTION 4 EXISTING WATER CONSERVATION MEASURES .....................................8
CURRENT CODE OF ORDINANCES ................ .......... ........ ........... .................. ................. ...... 8
DISTRm UTION S YSTEM REPAIR. ... ... ..... ........... ..... .... ..... ..................................................... 9
REVIEW OF OTHER MUNICIPALITIES ................. ................. ............................................... 9
SECTION 5 CONSERVATION MEASURES ........................................................................ 10
ROLE OF WATER USE EFFICIENCY ................................................................................... 10
CONSERVATION MEASURES ....................... .......... ..... ..... ......................... .......................... 10
SECTION 6 PROCESS FOR PUBLIC COMMENT AND FOR MONITORING AND

EV AL UA TI ON............................................................................................................................ 15

SECTION 7 PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION.................................................................... 16

APPENDIX A INFORMATIONAL PAMPHLET ON INDOOR WATER AUDIT,
WATER SAVINGS TIPS, AND WATER-EFFICIENT FIXTURES

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