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<br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />subdivision development is being actively purused. It is anticipated <br />that the population will more than double within the next ten years <br />and more than triple within the next twenty years. <br />The present town water system relies on two surface diversions <br />from the White River, one about 8 miles upstream and the other within <br />the town. Severe ice and freezing conditions are experienced during <br />the winter months. The diverted waters are only partially treated and <br />in some cases raw water is delivered to the customer~ A small treatment <br />plant has been constructed within the town, but is not adequate to <br />handle the total demand. At best, the entire water system can be des- <br />cribed as being somewhat antiquated and marginally adequate for the <br />present demand. <br />Current water uses in Meeker range from 300,000 gallons per day in <br />the winter time to 1,800,000 gallons per day in the summer. The present <br />average water use is about 200 gallons per day per capita. Water uses <br />are metered. <br />PROBLEM <br />Reasonable population projections indicate that the water demands <br />of the Meeker area will reach almost 4,000,000 gallons per day within <br />the next twenty years. Some immediate increase in water demand is <br />anticipated within the next two years. The present water system is <br />only marginally adequate to serve the present population and is wholly <br />inadequate for any increased demand. <br />A major problem is that the design of the present system is such <br />that it must be almost totally replaced to provide for expanded uses. <br />The relatively heavy capital investment required for replacement of the <br /> <br />-2- <br />