Loveland 1996 WC Plan

• Project Type: Water Conservation Plan
• Project Name: City of Loveland Water Conservation Plan
• Title: Water Conservation Plan
• Date: 5/1/1996
• County: Larimer
• Water Conservation - Doc Type: Complete Plan

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Loveland has entered agreements with the Fort Collins-Loveland Water District to the
north and the Little Thompson Water District to the south. Because Loveland currently has
excess water treatment capacity, and these districts are in need of more capacity, the City
sells water wholesale to both. Also, instead of making costly line extensions, the City re-
ceives wholesale water from one district to serve areas beyond the City's reach. The intercon-
nections have helped to postpone or avoid planned capital investments or infrastructure
duplication.

The agreements with the districts allow them to remain wholesale customers until Love-
land reaches critical capacity of its treatment system. When Loveland reaches capacity, the
districts can either drop off as wholesale customers or participate with Loveland to expand
the treatment plant. Both these districts supply more than 2,000 acre-feet of water annually to
their customers, and are preparing water conservation plans to meet state requirements.

Unaccounted-for Water

The difference between total water production (amount of water exiting the treatment
plant) and water sales is referred to as unaccounted-for water. Loveland's unaccounted-for
water is approximately 10 percent of water produced. The City has estimated the amount of
unmetered water for known uses, including fire fighting, construction water and water main
and hydrant flushing. The unknown losses total approximately 4 percent, probably due to
leaks and unauthorized uses.

Wastewater Treatment Plant

The City of Loveland's wastewater collection system consists of more than 230 miles of
mains and several sanitary sewer lift stations. An Imhoff tank built in 1935 was Loveland's
first wastewater treatment facility. The South Boise Wastewater Treatment Plant was built in
1962 and expanded in 1977, and modified in 1985. The plant can effectively treat an average
flow of eight million gallons per day to secondary treatment standards. Over the last four
years, the annual inflow has averaged approximately 5.2 million gallons a day. Plans for ex-
panding the wastewater treatment plant begin when the daily flows and/or the organic load-
ing reaches 80 percent of design capacity. Construction of the expansion begins when either
reaches 95 percent of design capacity.

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Water Conservation Plan