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<br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br /> <br />Table 2 gives a comparison of total water production for seven cities in Colorado <br />which may be of interest. to the'readers. <br />" <br /> <br />I <br />I <br />I <br /> <br />City <br />Longmont <br /> <br />La Junta <br /> <br />Denver <br /> <br />I <br />I <br />I <br /> <br />Englewood <br /> <br />Pueblo <br /> <br />Lamar <br /> <br />Aurora <br /> <br />Table 2 <br /> <br />Comparison of Water Production Values <br /> <br />Metering Practice <br /> <br />Essentially all flat rate <br />except commercial & industrial <br /> <br />Essentially all flat rate <br />except commercial & industrial <br /> <br />Majority of residences served <br />under flat rates <br /> <br />Majority of residences served <br />under flat rates <br /> <br />41% of customers served under <br />flat rates <br /> <br />All metered <br /> <br />All metered <br /> <br />Annual Average <br />Gal/Capita/Day <br /> <br />Ratio of Peak <br />Day to Avg. Day <br /> <br />270* <br /> <br />2.5 <br /> <br />396 <br />225* <br />222 <br /> <br />2.6 <br /> <br />2.3 <br /> <br />190 <br /> <br />2.6 <br /> <br />215 <br />199 <br />94 <br /> <br />1.9 <br />2.6 <br />3.6 <br /> <br />*Values for 1970; all other values for 1963 <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />Domestic consumption varies widely between different areas ,due to variations in <br />(1) Climatet (2) Standards of living~ (3) Extent of seweraget (4) type of mer- <br />cantile~ commercial and industrial activity~ (5) cost of water~ (6) availability <br />of private water supplies~ (7) quality or properties of water for domestic~ <br />industrial~ and other usages (8) distribution - system pressurest (9) com- <br />pleteness of meteraget and (10) system management. The Town of Swink also has <br />the complication of being on a dual system ("soft" water for potable con- <br />sumptive use and "hard" water for irrigation and waste disposal). <br /> <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br /> <br />The following is a breakdown of water consumption by the various uses on the <br />dual system. <br /> <br />Potable Water <br /> <br />Washing & Bathing <br />Washing & General Cleaning <br />Kitchen & Drinking <br />Public Use <br />"Unaccounted~ for'~ 'water <br /> <br />~25gpdpc <br />15 gpdpc <br />15 gpdpc <br />15 gpdpc <br />10 gpdpc <br /> <br />80 gpdpc <br /> <br />Non-Potable Water <br /> <br />Waste Water <br />Irrigation Water <br />"Unaccounted for" water <br /> <br />25 gpdpc <br />90 gpdpc <br />15 gpdpc <br /> <br />130 gpdpc <br /> <br />Average Annual Use = <br /> <br />Average Annual Use = <br /> <br />Considering the comparison listed in Table 2 and the above data; the-following <br />parameters will be used as a basis for design of improvements. <br /> <br />-6- <br />