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3 Cherokee has four tank storage reservoirs, The total capacity of these tanks is 11,500,000 gallons. Currently the District provides service to approximately 4,200 physical taps or nearly 15,300 residents, Metered water sales, averaged over the last five years, is 2,680 acre feet. Well production is consistently running 8-15 percent above metered sales per year. 2.2 Wastewater Treatment Capacity The District operates its own wastewater treatment works which is a 2 MGD facility currently operating at 71.7'10 of capacity, 2.3 Existing Water Conservation Measures 1. Water-efficient fixtures/Plumbing codes: The District requires all new construction to follow the adopted EI Paso County Plumbing standards to meet the 1992 Energy Act requirements. 2. Xeriscape Landscaping: The District is responsible for 11 medians within the District, Cherokee landscaped the fifth median as a totally xeriscape effort, The District is planning another median to be landscaped in 1998. This will also be a xeriscape garden. Our'quarterly newsletter has touted the median work and encouraged low water use plants within the District. 3. Distribution s>,stel71 )?al! repair:. Sotl)EO fjV.EO y~ars ag!, the Di~trid ~ontracted a leak detection review by an outside contractor, This is scheduled again in 1999, With the exception of a large mobile home park, the District received excellent marks on leak detection. At the time meetings were held with the park concerning water waste. Some changes were implemented. 4. Water Re-Use Systems: There are no immediate plans to build a wastewater facility to produce a non-potable water supply. 5. Water Rate Structure: In 1997 Cherokee awarded a contract to Black & Veatch to do an analysis of our current water rates with an eye to producing an increasing block rate to encourage water conservation. The new rates became