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1. EXISTINGWATER SYSTEM PROFILE <br />INTRODUCTION <br />The City ofFort Morgan adopted its first Water Conservation Plan in June, 1996.The plan is <br />now being updated pursuant to the requirements of the “Water Conservation Act of 2004”, §37- <br />60-126, Colorado Revised Statutes. The updated plan reflects the change from well water use <br />for potable water to Northern Colorado Water Conservancy District Colorado Big Thompson (C- <br />BT) water, meter installation on all service connections, water conservation ordinances <br />implemented and other practices now performed by the City since the adoption of the original <br />plan. <br />This plan is meant to be flexible and to allowfor changes as deemed necessary. This plan <br />allows for the implementation of new measures andregulations, as well as for modifications to <br />existing conditions thataffect the use of water. In accordance with Colorado law, if any major <br />changes are to be made to this plan, the City of Fort Morgan shall provide public notice of <br />changes and allow for a public comment period. <br />The goal of the plan is to prevent and minimize water waste and to promote wise water use <br />within the City of Fort Morgan. <br />1.1Service Area and Demand <br />The geographical area served by the City’s water system is approximately 4.0 square miles with <br />an estimated population served of 11,700. The City has one Water Treatment Plant with <br />approximately 50 miles of water mains in the potable water distribution system. The irrigation <br />system for the parks, schools, cemetery and golf course is separate from the potable water <br />system and that water supply is obtained from well water. The non-potable irrigation water <br />supply from wells used in 2006 was 636.67 acre feet with 9 wells as source points. The potable <br />water supply is surface water obtained from the Colorado Big Thompson system with 3,608.94 <br />acre feet used in 2005 and 4,021.07 acre feet used in 2006. The City’s total supply capacity of <br />Colorado Big Thompson surface water in a year is a 5,582 acre feetwhich is based on a 70% <br />quota. Average daily demand is 11.18 acre feet, maximumday demand is 22.30 acre feet and <br />maximum hour demand is 302,749 gallons per hour. <br />All City service connections are metered. The main conservation goal of the original 1996 <br />Water Conservation Plan was to meter all service connections. This was a major project for the <br />City which spanned 5 years and was completed in 2000 as the City switched from well water to <br />C-BT water as its source for potable water. <br />City of Fort Morgan Water Conservation PlanPage 1 <br />