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<br />WATER USE AUDIT <br />STATE CAPITOL COMPLEX <br />CENTENNIAL BUILDING <br /> <br />INTRODUCTION <br /> <br />The Centennial Building, located at 1313 Sherman Street, is part of the State Capitol Annex, <br />a group of buildings that house support activities for Colorado State Government. This <br />audit investigates water use at this facility, and will discuss the ways that water is used at the <br />Centennial building and where potential savings might be achieved. The Colorado State <br />Personnel Office, Department of Local Mfairs, Department of Natural Resources and State <br />Archives are housed in this building. The Centennial Building also serves as State Training <br />facility. <br /> <br />Eddie Hernandez and Jim Reed of Denver Water visited this facility on June 1, 1992 to <br />obtain information regarding water use. Chris Bridges from the Colorado Office of Water <br />Conservation, Richard Lebsock, Art Thayer and Glen Close provided much of the <br />information about water use practices. <br /> <br />EXISTING WATER CONSUMPTION <br /> <br />The Centennial Building receives its water supply from Denver Water. It is supplied by a <br />single tap and meter which is read monthly. Water consumption data for 1989, 1990 and <br />1991 is listed in Table 1 and presented graphically on Figure 1. <br /> <br />TABLE 1 <br />Waler Use (1000 gal.) <br /> <br /> Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec TOT <br />1989 131 112 I48 180 177 232 6I 34S 283 276 373 3S8 2676 <br />1990 327 287 259 192 216 255 307 280 291 391 226 204 3135 <br />1991 2I6 206 2I2 223 262 226 3I5 279 274 299 195 243 2707 <br /> <br />WATER USES <br /> <br />The Centennial Building is the largest building in the State Capitol Complex. This eight <br />story facility was built in 1976, and serves as offices for several state functions. <br />Approximately 750 employees work in the building. Restroom facilities are located on each <br />floor. There are also three basement levels located in the structure, which house a <br />microfilm vault, other storage sites and mechanical equipment rooms. There are a total of <br />