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<br />CDM <br /> <br />Section 4 <br />Proposed Facilities <br /> <br />Erie is anticipating a significant amount of growth within the next few decades. The <br />town is not only planning to acquire additional water supplies, but to also expand <br />existing facilities and develop new facilities to accommodate growth. <br /> <br />For purposes of assessing proposed facilities and conservation efforts in this Plan, a <br />10-year planning period was chosen for the following reasons: <br /> <br />. Ten years provides a suitable time period to assess the effects of facility <br />modifications/ additions and conservation efforts. <br /> <br />. Erie will be experiencing significant growth within the next decade. Facility <br />modifications coupled with growth patterns and water demands can not be <br />predicted with a high degree of certainty beyond 10 years. <br /> <br />. The Colorado Water Conservation Board (CWCB) requires that Conservation Plans <br />be updated at least every 7 years. The update of this Plan will be able to capture <br />much more information on the costs of surface water supplies and conservation <br />savings, given that there will be more conservation and water savings data <br />available. <br /> <br />Table 4-1 on the following page provides a summary of Erie's planned water facility <br />expansions and development within the next 10 years. This includes the expansion of <br />the existing Lynn R. Morgan water treatment plant and optimization of the Southern <br />Wastewater Treatment Facility (SWRF) as well as the construction of a second <br />wastewater treatment plant (NWRF). Non-potable water storage will be constructed <br />at the NWRF site, and new transmission lines will be constructed to provide water <br />service to new developments. Erie is also completing a non-potable water master <br />plan. A non-potable water distribution system will also likely be developed for <br />outdoor irrigation. <br /> <br />The projects listed in Table 4-1 will serve a variety of needs in the future. These needs <br />include meeting future average-day and maximum day demands, expanding <br />distribution systems to serve new customers, as well as providing for storage of non- <br />potable water. Given that the majority of infrastructure is new, it is unlikely that any <br />major infrastructure projects will be needed to replace older equipment and facilities <br />within the planning period. <br /> <br />DRAFT <br /> <br />4-1 <br /> <br />\\DENSVR1\PROJECTS\9228 - ERIE\CONSERVATION PLAN\REPORT\DRAFT PRIOR TO PUBLIC REVIEW\CONNIE FORMATTED\SECTION 4.DOC <br />