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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 />II <br />I <br />I <br /> <br />CITY OF GllF.F.LF.Y <br />DRAFT WATER CONSERVATION TECHNICAL REPORT <br />CHAPTER 3 <br /> <br />SERVICE AREA CHARACTERISTICS AND WATER DEMAND <br /> <br />Water and wastewater facilities must be planned for, sized, and developed to ensure continuous <br />reliable service for average day, peak day, and peak hour conditions. In turn, water demand and <br />wastewater flow projections require an accurate population and user database and an understanding <br />of the factors that affect demand These factors include: <br /> <br />. Climate conditions <br />. Weather patterns <br />. Historic user habits <br />. Water rates and demand elasticity <br />. Community demographics <br />. Population - current and projected changes <br />. Water conservation impacts <br /> <br />This chapter describes historical water demand, consumptive use patterns. and resultant wastewater <br />flows. <br /> <br />SERVICE AREA CHARACl'ERISTlCS <br /> <br />The City of Greeley service area also includes several communities and businesses outside the city <br />limits. Agriculture, and its related industry, are the continuing mainstay of the local economy. However, nonagricultural manufacturing has increased in recent years. Table 3-1 presents <br />demographic information for Weld County, of which the City of Greeley is the major population <br />center. <br /> <br />GREELEY.aD <br /> <br />3-1 <br /> <br />NOftIIIber 23, 1994 <br />