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I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I Town of Meeker Water System Improvement History The Town of Meeker is located in the White River Valley in Rio Blanco County, Colorado. Meeker lies 45 mile southwest of Craig, 39 miles northeast of Rifle and 50 miles east of Rangely in northwestern Colorado. The White River is a tributary to the Green River, a basin of the Colorado River (map 1). Meeker is situated at 6300 feet elevation, it has a frost free period of 2 1/2 months, its annual average temperature is '440 F and it experiences 16.8 inches of precipitation annually. Meeker is 90 years old. The Town water system dates from 1906. Meeker is governed by a Mayor and Town Council and is organized under the laws of the State of Colorado. The Town has carefully managed its financial resources over the years, current outstanding indebtedness being approximately $ 73,000. 'rhe water ,utili ty is municipally owned, the sewer utility is owned and operated by the Meeker Sanitation District, and the primary source of revenue for the Meeker general fund is from a mill levy. Meeker encompasses a total area of 660 acres with a residential density of 0.91 units per acre. There are currently 687 water taps on the municipal system. Future growth of Meeker would be slow and steady if it were not for pending oil shale development. Without such development, it is anticipated that the current population of 1,700 would grow to 1,900 people by 1990. Due to the influence of the energy crisis, Colorado Division of Planning consultants in 1972 estimated Meeker's population at 7,850 by 1990, the majority of this growth occurring within the next seven years. A September, 1974, computer program population forecast by the State of Colorado indicates a peak of 5,181 people in 1979 with high impact from oil shale, falling to 5,000 by 1985. For this report, a population of 7,850 by 1990 has been used. 130 meeker