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<br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />main flushing, valve operation, system improvements and pipe replacements, hydrant <br />maintenance, main rehabilitation, leak detection and repair, system monitoring, and <br />telemetry. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Treated Water Service Area Obligations <br /> <br />Treated water facilities serve an area consisting of the City of Denver and 75 suburban <br />distributors with "Total Service," "Read and Bill," or "Master Meter" contracts. <br />Currently, Denver serves treated water to 270,000 accounts and a population of about <br />1,000,000. Raw Water is served through special contracts and arrangements, increasing <br />the population served. Some 52% of the Treated Water accounts are within the City of <br />Denver. In an average day, Denver's treated water customers use about 200 million gallons <br />of water. Winter treated water use is about 120 million gallons per day (mgd). Treated <br />water consumption on the peak summer day may exceed 500 million gallons. Denver <br />Water's service obligation is summarized in Table III-3: <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Table III-3 <br />Treated Water Service Obligation <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Service Category <br /> <br />No. of <br />Contracts <br /> <br />Area in <br />Square Miles <br /> <br />.' <br /> <br />City and County of Denver <br />Total Service <br />Read and Bill <br />Master Meter <br />Total <br /> <br />29 <br />21 <br />25 <br />*75 <br /> <br />155 <br />35 <br />46 <br />~ <br />*324 <br /> <br />.Excludes fixed special contracts. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Under a Total Service contract, Denver Water reads the contracting district's customer <br />meters, bills the customer, and provides fuJl maintenance of the distribution system. The <br />level of service is the same as that provided to Denver Water customers inside Denver <br />city limits. Denver Water currently has 29 Total Service Contracts serving about <br />30,000 accounts. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Under a Read and Bill contract, Denver Water reads the meter and bills the individual <br />customer for its water use. The only service provided by Denver is maintenance of the <br />water meter. In general, all other distribution system operation and maintenance services <br />are provided by the contracting water district; however, Denver Water usually owns and <br />operates the m~or facilities such as pumping, storage and conduits within the district <br />that are used to serve the district or consecutive distributors. Denver Water currently has <br />21 Read and Bill contracts serving some 34,000 accounts. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />23 <br />