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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 />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br /> <br />Section 2 - Study Area Descriptions <br /> <br />Water Use <br /> <br />The average residential water use is estimated to be 260 gallons per capita per day <br />(gpcd) which includes water demands for all water users in the City except the Excel <br />beef plant (see Table 2.1). Potable water use generally ranges from 110 to 130 gpcd <br />(Montgomery Watson 1993). The City supplies water to all businesses and industries <br />within the City except for the boilers at the Excel beef plant and the Leprino Foods <br />cheese factory. These two industrial demands are satisfied by the Morgan County <br />Quality Water District (MCQWD) because of water quality concerns. <br /> <br />City water use at the Excel beef plant was estimated at a constant 800,000 gpd in 1985 <br />(Montgomery 1986). The value was based on the assumption that the beef plant was in <br />operation eight hours per day, five days per week. Since 1985 the beef plant has <br />undergone a major expansion and the plant now is in operation sixteen hours per day, <br />five days per week. City officials estimate that 1994 water consumption at the plant is <br />approximately 1,000,000 gpd. <br /> <br />TABLE 2.1 PER CAPITA WATER USE (MONTGOMERY WATSON, 1993) <br /> <br /> Description Water Use <br /> (gpcd) <br />Residential <br />In-House 130 <br />Irrigation 70 <br />Schools, Parks, & Cemeteries 10 <br />Other Commercial Uses 50 <br />I TOTAL I 260 I <br /> <br />The City is currently in the process of installing meters on all water connections and has <br />already installed meters on approximately 1,500 of the 3,800 total water connections. <br />Once water bills are based on meter readings, water use for irrigation is expected to <br />decrease from 70 gpcd to 20 gpcd (Montgomery Watson 1993). Therefore, total water <br />use (excluding the Excel beef plant) is expected to decrease from 260 to approximately <br />210 gpcd. <br /> <br />Other water conservation measures, in addition to metering service, could also reduce <br />future demands. These measures include using non-potable water for irrigating of <br />school yards, parks, and cemeteries. Since the City is planning to finance part of the <br />SWSP through the Colorado Water Conservation Board (CWCB), a water conservation <br /> <br />MONTGOMERY WATSON <br /> <br />Page 2-2 <br />