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<br />1 <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 />I <br /> <br /> <br />Among the Board I s advi sory duties, it must make recommendations to the City <br />Manager for expenditures under each current annual budget, and it must <br />formulate and submit long range plans. The Water and Sewer Board also <br />publishes an annual written report prepared by the Water and Sewer Department <br />which gives a detailed account of all revenues and expenditures. <br /> <br />3.0 PHYSICAL ASSETS <br /> <br />The various divisions of Greeley's Water Department collectively manage; <br />operate, and mai ntai n six hi gh mountai n dams and reservoi rs, three modern <br />water filtration treatment facil ities, 138 miles of 1 arge-diameter treated <br />water transmission lines, seven miles of raw water lines, 285 miles of <br />distribution lines; and 67 million gallons of treated water storage <br />reservoirs; The treatment plants have a combined capacity of 61 million <br />gallons per day. Raw water storage capacity is 13,232 acre-feet. <br /> <br />As of June 30, 1986, the Water Department has 9,359 metered accounts and 6,405 <br />unmetered accounts. During the past four years, 2,066 meters were installed <br />as a part of the universal metering program. 1986 is the fourth year of the <br />program which includes providing and installing meters, pits, and related <br />pi pi ng for the conversi on of unmetered water accounts to metered accounts. <br />The benefits attri butabl e to thi s program i ncl ude water conservati on and the <br />ability to reward customers for wise water use. <br /> <br />Major system maintenance and improvement projects during 1985 included the <br />repai r of 52 1 eaki ng or broken water 1 i nes, repl acement of 4000 feet of <br />deteriorating 16-inch steel water lines with new 30-inch ductile iron pipe; <br />and install ation of several new water 1 ines. In order to better protect and <br />provide the best possible drinking water to Greeley residents; two open <br />treated water reservoi rs were fitted wi th hypalon fl oati ng covers in 1985. <br />The thi rd and 1 ast uncovered treated water reservoi r has been covered thi s <br />year. <br /> <br />In addition to the major project facilities, the Water Department owns several <br />pump stations, numerous buildings, nearly 1200 fire hydrants; laboratory <br /> <br />-10- <br />