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<br />..: <br /> <br />'; <br /> <br />City of Brighton <br />Water Conservation Planning Grant Application <br /> <br />Section 1 <br />Background Information <br /> <br />Water Supply Sources <br />The City of Brighton (hereafter liThe City), derives its water supply from eight wells in <br />the South Platte Alluvium. These wells are located within the City limits. An additional <br />three wells are located east of the City in the Beebe Draw Drainage Basin. <br /> <br />The City also owns surface water rights from various ditch companies that it uses for <br />augmentation purposes and for non-potable irrigation water. Four augmentation plans <br />have been developed by the City and have been submitted and filed with the State of <br />Colorado for approval. Decrees for these augmentation plans are pending. Until a <br />decree is granted, the City operates its wells under an annually approved substitute <br />water supply plan (SWSP), also on file with the State. <br /> <br />Water demand in the City is met with both potable and non-table water supplies. <br />Potable water is produced utilizing two treatment facilities. The City owns and operates <br />a reverse osmosis water treatment plant constructed in 1993. This plant, which has a 7.9 <br />million gallon per day (mgd) treatment capacity, receives groundwater from the wells <br />located within the City limits. In 2002, the City built a green sand filter treatment plant <br />to treat groundwater produced by the Beebe Draw wells. This treatment plant has a 5.83 <br />mgd capacity. <br /> <br />To support maximum daily demand and provide some storage of treated water, the City <br />maintains four storage tanks with a combined capacity of 16.8 million gallons. <br />Maximum daily production from 2002 through 2004 was 8 to 9 times average daily <br />production, which was about 4 mgd during those years. <br /> <br />In 1997, the City Council set a goal to increase the use of non-potable water for all park <br />irrigation. The City uses a combination of Fulton Ditch shares and untreated <br />groundwater to irrigate various public parks; Fishing is Fun Lake; and two cemeteries. <br />Non-potable water; however, is not available at all park locations. <br /> <br />One of the major benefits of using non-potable water in the public parks is that it <br />reduces demand for treated water on the RO and green sand systems. All water treated <br />with RO creates a brine wastewater stream that is challenging to manage and expensive <br />to dispose. Future water conservation efforts will be evaluated, in part, based on " <br />reducing and/ or optimizing the use of treated water for domestic and commercial uses. <br /> <br />Water Demand and Population Growth <br />A summary of the water use supported by the City, differentiated by water user type is <br />presented in Table 1. This table also indicates the population served, 'and the expected <br /> <br />\ <br />