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<br />Water Transmission Caoacitv <br /> <br />ELCO currently delivers treated water to District customers through two transmission <br />lines: 1) a 24-inch ductile iron pipe installed in 1978, and 2) the original 14-inch steel <br />pipe installed in 1963. The combined capacity of the two existing transmission lines is <br />12 mgd. Existing transmission lines will satisfy the District's needs through the year <br />2013. <br /> <br />NWCWD, one of the co-owners of the SCFP, plans to construct a large transmission <br />line through north Fort Collins within the next two years. NWCWD needs additional <br />transmission capacity at this time and is planning to coordinate construction and land <br />acquisition for its project with a similar large water transmission line being installed by <br />the City of Greeley. <br /> <br />Even though ELCO does not need additional transmission capacity at this time, the <br />District is committed to participate in the transmission line planned by NWCWD. <br />Coordinating construction of two large transmission lines, one for Greeley and the <br />second for ELCO and NWCWD, will reduce costs for construction and land acquisition <br />and limit disruptions related to installation of the pipelines. <br /> <br />Preliminary engineering indicates the transmission line shared by ELCO and NWCWD, <br />dubbed the Northeast Water Transmission Line (NEWT), will be a 54-inch diameter <br />water line with a total capacity of 55 mgd. By build out, ELCO will need approximately <br />24 mgd of transmission capacity. The existing 24-inch ductile iron line with a capacity of <br />10 mgd will still be in use at build out. Because of its age and the type of material it is <br />made of, the 14-inch steel line will likely be abandoned by 2020. Figure 5.2 shows the <br />existing and future water transmission capacity of the District. <br /> <br />Figure 5.2 - ELCO Water Transmission Line Capacity <br /> <br />30 ----------------------------------------------------------------- <br /> <br />o <br /><.9 <br />~ 25 <br /> <br /> <br />/ 14" Steel Abandoned <br /> <br />:~ <br />U <br /><tS <br />g- 20 <br /><-) <br />Q) <br />c <br />~ 15 <br />.Q <br />(J) <br />(J) <br />.~ 10 <br />c <br /><tS <br />~ <br />Q) 5 <br />~ <br />S <br /> <br />o <br /> <br />.......................... <br /> <br />Clear Water Solutions, Inc. <br />East Larimer County Water District <br /> <br />2007 Water Conservation Plan <br /> <br />42 <br />