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3.PROPOSED FACILITIES PROFILE <br />3.1Potential Facility Needs <br />System requirements recommended by the Treated Water System Master Plan for future <br />demand is to construct two additional 2.5 MG water storage tanks (for an alternative water feed <br />other than the current 30 inch transmission main from the Water Treatment Plant), eliminate <br />dead ends in the system in areas of high demand, maintain an ongoing replacement program of <br />undersized/corroded/failing mains, and to install recommendedsize pipelines in new <br />development. Improvements to the Water Treatment Plant would have to be considered in the <br />future for increased raw water storage and treatment capacity to meet the needs of the <br />predicted growth. The water master plan estimated the required peak day treatment capacity is <br />12.81 MGD. To provide a safety factor and toallow for optimum operation at less than design <br />flow rates, the recommended total treatment capacity should be in the range of 14 to 15 MGD. <br />The Plant’s current rated capacity is 10 MGD. However, the City’s capacity in the SWSP <br />pipeline is only 6.1 MGD. The City requested a Water Rate Study, (McLaughlin Rincon, 2006) <br />to address the impending financial burden of purchasing C-BT shares. <br />3.2Cost Analysis for Anticipated Water SupplyFacilities <br />In the Treated Water System Master Plan developed in 2006, the preliminary cost estimates for <br />the potable water distribution system requirements recommended by the plan are as follows: <br />2.5 MG tank plus appurtenances and controls - $1,750,000 <br />5040 l.f. 24 inch main @ $120/ft - $ 605,000 <br />6040 l.f. 20 inch main @ $100/ft - $ 604,000 <br />5130 l.f. 30 inch main @ $150/ft - $ 770,000 <br /> Interstate Crossing- $ 100,000 <br />South Platte River Crossing -$ 100,000 <br /> Engineering- $ 983,000 <br />8,500 l.f. 12 inch main in Platte Avenue -$1,063,000 <br />2,500 l.f. 20 inch main in Main Street -$ 320,000 <br />2,500 l.f. 14 inch main in Main Street -$ 270,000 <br />TOTAL: $6,565,000 <br />This plan did not cover coststo increase future treatment capacity at the Water Treatment Plant <br />or costs to increase future treatment capacity at the Wastewater Treatment Plant. The most <br />immediate needs of the water distribution system as listed above were only addressed in the <br />plan. <br />In the Water Treatment Plant’s Five Year Capital Improvement Plan, personnel have estimated <br />costs for projects anticipated to be constructed in the next five years as follows: <br />City of Fort Morgan Water Conservation PlanPage 23 <br />