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Water Supply Reserve Account – Grant and Loan Program <br />Water Activity Summary Sheet <br /> <br /> <br />Applicant: <br /> <br />City of Las Animas <br />Water Activity Name: <br /> <br />City of Las Animas Sanitary Sewer System Improvements <br />Amount Requested: <br /> <br />$200,000 <br />Source of Funds: <br /> <br /> Statewide <br />Matching Funds: <br /> <br />Yes, multiple. <br />? <br /> <br />$500,000 Department of Local Affairs <br />? <br /> <br />$377,000 Colorado Water Resources and Power Development Authority <br />? <br /> <br /> $10,000 Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment <br />? <br /> <br />$150,000 Local Contribution <br />Water Activity Purpose: <br /> <br />Structural Water Project <br />County: <br /> <br />Bent <br />Drainage Basin: <br /> <br />Arkansas <br />Water Source: <br /> <br />Not fully applicable? See discussion section. Arkansas River alluvial groundwater and surface water. <br />Water Activity Summary: <br /> <br />The City of Las Animas’ governmental authority is that of a statutory city. The city was incorporated in <br />1886. The city provides general municipal services authorized under its statutory city enabling legislation. <br />Those services include street maintenance, park and recreation, potable water, sanitary sewer service, <br />mosquito control, storm water management, electric power, police protection and library services. The <br />population of the city as of 2004 was 2,672 with its water and sewer service area population standing at <br />2,770. Based on a Preliminary Engineering Report dated March 2007, the population is projected to increase <br />at a rate of 0.5% per year resulting in a year 2030 population within the city of 3,043 and the water and <br />sanitary sewer service area of 3,155. <br /> <br />As of September 2006, the city has a total of 1,188 water taps and 1,139 sewer service connections. Based on <br />these users, the city’s existing average day potable water use is 429,682 gallons per day (gpd) with a <br />maximum day demand of 935,000 gpd. To meet this water demand, the city uses wells scattered around the <br /> 1 <br />