PROJ01952 ‎(2)‎

• Contract/PO #: C150131
• Contractor Name: Paonia, Town of
• Contract Type: Loan
• Water District: 0
• Loan Projects - Doc Type: Feasibility Study

of-town) were $6,500 per tap. On May 28, 2002, the Paonia Town Council voted to
increase out-of-town tap fees to $8,500 per tap.

The 2002 water rates for in-town and out-of-town customers were $10,50 and
$12.50 per month, respectively for water use less than 50,000 gallons (per month).
Water rates increased with increasing use when a customer used more than 50,000
gallons of watera month. In-town customers were charged an additional fee based on
a sliding scale of $0.50 per thousand gallons when water use exceeded 50,000 gallons
per month to $1.00 per thousand gallons when additional use exceeded 100,000
gallons per month. Additional water rate increases for out-of-town cUlstomers ranged
from $1.00 per thousand gallons when water use exceeded 50,000 gallons per month
to $2.00 per thousand gallons when monthly water use exceeded 100,000 gallons.
There are no outstanding debts to the Town's water fund. A loan for a new water
treatment plant was paid off in the year 2001.

The Paonia Town Council also approved new out-of-town water rates at the
May 28, 2002 meeting that are intended to promote water conservation by penalizing
those who use excess amounts of water, The new out-of-town user rates increased to
$2.00 per thousand gallons monthly water use ranged from 10,000 to 15,000 gallons.
Water rates increased to $4.00 per thousand gallons when monthly water use ranged
from 15,000 to 50,000 gallons. The rate increased to $5.00 per thousand gallons
when monthly usage exceeded 50,000 gallons.

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