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<br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br /> <br />CHAP'1'ER IV <br /> <br />W A '1' E R <br /> <br />Water Requirements <br /> <br />'1'he domestic water requirements currently and in the future <br />will depend on the population trends of Starkville. In Chapter II, <br />the population trend was discussed in detail. Using the 1976 <br />and 2000 populations of 114 and 200, respectively, the water demands <br />for domestic use will be as sbown below in tabular form. <br /> <br />1976 <br />2000 <br /> <br /> Domestic Garden Monthly <br />~ 100 gpd watering gals <br /> ~ <br />114 11,400 4,640 481,200 <br />200 20,000 9,280 878,400 <br /> <br />Year <br /> <br />Garden or lawn watering is based on a maximum plot size of <br />40' x 50' for each residence giving 2.39 acres or 104,000 square <br />feet. '1'his would require 65,000 gallons about every two weeks <br />or on a daily basis, 4,640 gallons/day. The lot size of 40' x 50' <br />is large with most gardens or lawns being about 120 square feet. <br /> <br />Surface Water Supply <br /> <br />The surface water supply <br />flows of the same watershed. <br />measurement on Clear Creek. <br /> <br />is from Clear Creek and springs <br />There are no records of stream <br /> <br />Water Rights <br /> <br />In checking with the Co1orado Water Resources Division it <br />was found that the Town of Starkville had not adjudicated the <br />water rights on Clear Creek. The domestic well was filed but <br />not adjudicated. <br /> <br />A <br /> <br />The water system and water rights were presumably donated <br />by the Santa Fe Railroad to the Town in 1954, when the town was <br />incorporated. The water system was put in by the Railroad on <br />or before June 30, 1916, according to the old drawings of the <br />system. The effects of not having adjudicated rights is a legal <br /> <br />A <br /> <br />"" <br /> <br />18 <br /> <br />~ <br />