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<br />Gateway Apartments <br />Hillcrest Apartments <br /> <br />9,521 <br />5,013 <br /> <br />The City staff is readily available to work with large volume customers to investigate <br />methods of reducing water consumption. <br /> <br />4. Waste reuse systems, both potable and non-potable. This measure would consist of <br />advanced wastewater treatment to allow treated wastewater to be used for potable and/or <br />non-potable uses. <br /> <br />Due to high treatment costs, wastewater reuse for potable uses is not feasible at the <br />present time in Fort Morgan. Wastewater reuse for non-potable demands would be less <br />costly than for potable demands. However, since it may be difficult to gain public <br />acceptance of wastewater reuse, and because the new wastewater treatment facility is not <br />at a location which would allow the treated eftluent to be easily used, wastewater reuse as <br />a conservation measure is not feasible at this time. <br /> <br />5. Distribution system leak repair and reducing unaccounted water percentage. <br />The American Water Works Association (AWWA) recommends that the maximum <br />acceptable percentage of unaccounted water due to leaks in the distribution system should <br />be between 10 and 15% or less. The City does not have a program to determine the <br />amount of unaccounted water due to leaks. This program will not be feasible until all <br />water customers are metered, however, when meters are installed for all customers, the <br />City does plan to implement a program to insure that the percentage of unaccounted water <br />in the system is less than 15%. <br /> <br />6, Dissemination of information regarding water use efficiency measures, including <br />by public education, customer water use audits, and water saving demonstrations, <br /> <br />The City does not have an on-going public education program to promote water use <br />efficiency. Since public participation is one of the key elements in a successful <br />_ y9!.l~e.ry~iQ~ PIograIIl, the_ ~ity 'Yill ~e.v!l!op ill!.d i1llple1l1ent a pr~g!a1l1 ~hi~h e9I,lcl!t~s the <br />public about water conserving measures on a regular basis. <br /> <br />7. Water rate structures designed to encourage water use efficiency in a fiscally <br />responsible manner. Inverted rate structures which charge higher rates for higher water <br />use are typically used to help encourage water conservation. Prior studies have shown <br />that implementing an inverted rate structure will reduce water demands approximately 7% <br />(DRI 1975). <br /> <br />9 <br />