PROJ01952 ‎(2)‎

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

immediate increase in demand was not considered likely because it had taken 11 years
to sell 150 water taps. Also, the July 2001 Town election indicated a strong anti-
growth sentiment within the voting citizens of Paonia. With this current sentiment, it
may be difficult to approve water tap sales for new subdivisions outside of development
on land where water taps have already been approved. This includes the land owned
by Ark Land Company and the Hidden Valley subdivision.

TABLE 4
SUMMARY PAONIA WATER TAP SALES
SINCE 1991
In-town Out-at-town
Tap Sales Tap Sales
6 8
3 7
8 13
13 25
9 0
4 1
1 9
1 15
o 3
o 9
o 15
o 0
45 105

Year

1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
TOTAL

Current Water Use

The Town provided Wheeler with updated water use data for the years 1999,
2000, and 2001. This data is summarized on Figures 4, 5, and 6. The data indicates
that total annual metered water use ranged from about 131 million gallons (402 acre-
feet) in 1999 to 151 million gallons (464 acre-feet) in 2000. For the purpose of our
analysis, we evaluated an average metered demand of 141 million gallons (433 acre-
feet) from 1999, 2000, and 2001 and applied this to the Year 2000 for comparison
with the most recent Census data. As shown on Figure 7, the average water use
during this period mainly occurred from in-town users (57 percent). Out-of-town users
accounted for about 37 percent of Paonia's total metered demands. Treated park lawn
irrigation water and cistern sales accounted for another 5 and 1 percent of demands,
respectively.

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