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I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I SECTION TIIREE STVDY AREA DESCRIPTION The service area lies in Weld, Morgan and Washington Counties, however, customers are located mostly in Morgan and Washington Counties. Included in the service area boundary are the Towns of Orchard, Goodrich, Weldona, Snyder, Hillrose, Wiggins, Brush and Fort , Morgan, however, Brush and Fort Morgan are excluded from the District. The District is traversed by the South Platte River, Interstate Highway 76, the Bur1ington Northern Railroad, and the Union Pacific Ritilroad, for which the tracks have recently been removed. All are shown on Exhibit Number One along with the Service area boundary. The service area consists primarily of rural agricultura1lands. Customers are predominately rural in nature, however, there are some usefS of a more W"ban type on the peripheries of Fort Morgan and Brush. There are also a few commercial and industrial users such as restaurants, car washes, laundromats, Excel Corporation and Leprino Foods. Employment in the service area, or of service area residents, is limited to mostly agricultural or agriculture related jobs. INCOME Family incomes are low as compared to Colorado averages. Attempts have been made in the past to obtain average household incomes from the Fort Morgan Chamber of Commerce, Morgan County, and the Fanners Home Adsninistration. The Chamber of Commerce had no data on rural areas. The County information was unreliable because it includes numerous Cities and Towns. The Fanners Home information appears reliable because it applies to the rural areas only, which are fairly comparable to the District as a whole. The Fanners Home Administration information was furnished by Mr. Leroy Cruz, Chief, Community and Business Programs. Mr. Cruz advised on October 11, 1994 that the average Household income for the District was approximately $23,000 annua1ly. 3