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1 ~ to ') PREVENTING CROSS CONNECTIONS A cross connection is any type of link which con- nects a plumbing system directly to a contaminated substance. When pressure changes suddenly, contami- nated water could siphon back (backflow) into the water lines. Illness or even death could result. Colorado Primary Drinking Water Regulations require public drinking wate'r suppliers, such as the Ute District, to protect their distribution systems from contamination due to backflow. Ute Water meets this regulation by requiring all ser- vice connections to have a District approved backflow prevention device on the customers' side of the meter. The District provides a backflow prevention device on all new 3/4" residential service connections. All other service connections must have a District approved backflow prevention device installed at customer expense. Some potential household backflow hot spots are: . garden hoses . swimming pools (all types) . in-ground lawn sprinkler systems . fire sprinkler systems Recommended installation of hose bibb vacuum breaker backflow preventer -~----- Note: in-ground and fire sprinkler systems require an approved backf10w prevention device. Should you install a sprinkler system that is connected to your domestic water supply, please call the Cross Connection Department at 464-5563. '8 COMPARATIVE WATER BILLS (based on LQQQ gallons/month used by a single family residence as of 1/94. Ute District City of Grand Junction Clifton Water District $16.40 $16.46 $11.20 WORKING TOGETHER FOR OUR FUTURE The Ute Water Conservancy District is a single- purpose entity formed solely for the purpose of pro- viding domestic water service to rural and urbanizing areas within its boundaries. Ute's Board of Directors has had one goal: to provide the quality and quantity of water that customers need...at the lowest price pos- sible. It is precisely the Board's prudent management that has led to one key measure of success: Ute's base rate for water, begun in 1963 at $7.0013,000 gallons, has seen only one increase, in 1983, to $8.00/3,000 gal- lons. Unlike a relatively stable water rate, tap fees have been increased a number of times to reflect a reason- able return to the District for capital expenditures for the facilities required to serve the influx of people into the District. So far as is reasonable and practical, those people moving into the District, creating the needs for system expansions, pay for them through the increased tap fees, thus retiring the collateralized debt service which financed the expansions. The District maintains a "state of the art" treatment - - .p1anl,Tsforage-tilnKs Wougnoufme l:Jlsfrfci. 900+ miles of pipeline and 2 reservoirs and has a staff of 52. "{ The Board of Directors meets the second Wednesday of each month at 7:30 p.m. at the Ute Office, 560 25 Road, Grand Junction. The meetings are open to the public. F '- :-~ ~~ .