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2004
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Colorado Rural Water Association
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National Rural Water Affiliate
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4th Edition 2004
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CAPACITY <br />DEVELOPMENT <br />By Shawna Wooten <br />CRWA Groundwater Specialist <br />The main objective of capac- <br />ity development is to assure that <br />your water system has the capa- <br />bility to produce and deliver wa- <br />ter meeting the national drinking <br />water regulations. Capacity De- <br />velopment includes managerial, <br />operational, financial, and water <br />resource capabilities. <br />Managerial ability means the <br />day to day management of the system, directors or others in <br />decision - making positions acquire adequate knowledge of <br />policies and procedures, training and continuing education, <br />and sufficient communication with customers, regulators, and <br />other systems. <br />Technical and operational ability means knowledge and certi- <br />fication by those doing hands on operations on daily basis as well <br />as having enough employees to do the work. Including adequate <br />treatment, storage, distribution, wellhead protection,and under- <br />standing of the technical aspects of regulatory requirements. <br />Financial capacity means having the ability to acquire and <br />manage financial resources properly. Also short & long range <br />planning, proper billing, and bookkeeping methods, and water <br />rates that meet requirements and needs. <br />Water resource capabilities mean adequate water supply to <br />all customers as well as the quality to meet requirements by the <br />Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment. <br />By developing yourtechnical, managerial,and financial capa- <br />bilities you are better able to sustain and maintain safe drinking <br />water.Capacity development is included in the Wellhead Protec- <br />tion Plans. Do you have a plan started? If yes, check if you need <br />to update your plan. I have a Rural and Small Water System Self - <br />Assessment for Capacity Development. If no, or in doubt contact <br />me, Shawna Wooten at 719- 545 -6748. 1 look forward to hearing <br />from you. Remember Capacity Development is a common sense <br />investment in your system. <br />PARKER AG SERVICES, LLC <br />Biosolids Management Services <br />Lagoon & Digestor Cleaning <br />Transportation & Land Application <br />^- 53036 Hwy 71 <br />Limon, CO 80828 <br />(Toll Free) 1- 888 - 246 -7654 <br />14 <br />DOWSING: <br />FACT OR FICTION <br />By Dennis Cooley <br />Water Technician <br />When I became an operator back <br />in 1976, there was a lot less equip- <br />ment available for locating pipes. <br />The equipment available was not as <br />reliable as it is today. Many systems <br />could not afford electronic equip- <br />ment, so they had to use other more <br />manual methods of locating. One of dull <br />these methods was called "Dowsing." <br />There have been many different theories as to how this method <br />of locating works, but putting all of those theories aside let me <br />just say, it works. I have used this method of locating pipes and <br />other materials used beneath the ground surface, and you can <br />find a lot of different utilities or even natural occurring compo- <br />nents.There are many people that do not believe in this method <br />of locating underground utilities and other components, but I <br />would like to say that they have either been misinformed or they <br />have not had acceptable results when they have used it to really <br />become confident in its accuracy. In all of the years that I have <br />used this method of locating, the results have been very good. <br />Lets begin by talking about the things you can find in perform- <br />ing your work for a municipality or small water and wastewater <br />system, such as: <br />• Main lines and fittings. <br />• Service lines and service stubs. <br />• Valves and curb stops. <br />• Meter pits. <br />• Valve vaults and manholes. <br />• Others. <br />Influences that may hinder you when using this method: <br />• Other utilities. <br />• Ground water and other natural underground components. <br />• Abandoned lines and other buried materials. <br />• Others. <br />You can also find the depth of lines and there are a number <br />of theories about how this method works, but again let me say <br />that it works. <br />The method of using different kinds of metal rods to find <br />these various components has been around for a lot longertime <br />then 1976.Just knowing that many people have continued to use <br />this method for more than one hundred years, should tell us that <br />it must work. You and I know that mankind does not continue <br />to use something that doesn't work for very long, we are much <br />more intelligent than that. There are a number of people that <br />still do not believe in the use of rods to perform this technique <br />(continued on page 15) <br />
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