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<br />2.3 Water Demands - Current and Projected <br /> <br />The current water demands on the City of Lamar System are: <br />Maximum gallons per day treated: Please reference attached <br />Average gallons per day treated by month: Please reference attached <br /> <br />2.4 Existing Water Conservation Measures <br /> <br />Existing water conservation measures are as follows: <br /> <br />L All connections to the water system are metered. <br />2. Water efficient plumbing fixtures are required by the State Plumbing Code as <br />mandated by the 1992 Energy Policy Act. The City plumbing inspector has <br />jurisdiction and is responsible for enforcement of the codes in the water service <br />area. <br /> <br />2.5 Customer Classes <br /> <br />The City of Lamar Water Department presently serves 3564 customers. 3076 are residential, 439 <br />are multiple units, commercial and industrial, and 49 are municipal government. <br /> <br />Section 3. <br /> <br />CONSER VA TION MEASURES <br /> <br />3.1 Role of Water Use Efficiency <br /> <br />The City of Lamar Water Department desires that its customers understand the history, uses and <br />value of water in Colorado. Realizing the difficulty of the task it faces, the Department accepts <br />the challenge to educate its customers and disseminate information to the public so they better <br />appreciate the difficulty and complexity of water delivery systems as well as the valuable role of <br />water in our ecosystem and economy. This is accomplished through continual availability of <br />water education materials, Water Treatment Plant Tours, and presentations at the area schools. <br /> <br />Water-efficient industrial and commercial water-using processes, larger industrial and <br />commercial customers acknowledge that water conservation is a valid concern. Some water <br />conservation measures have already been implemented and others are being considered. It is <br />suggested that annual follow-up be conducted with each of these customers to review what water <br />consumption has been for the past year, what has been done to conserve water and what might be <br />implemented in the next year to affect additional savings of water. Unfortunately, due to the low <br />water rates in the past, there has not been sufficient incentive to pursue water conservation <br />measures by these consumers. Perhaps with the drought we can have more focus on water <br />savmgs. <br /> <br />The Water Department is also currently considering a rate structure that will promote water <br />conservation while being fair and customer friendly. The goal is to focus on a message to our <br />customers that water conservation will bring them lower costs without reducing customer <br />satisfaction. <br />