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<br />I <br />I <br /> <br />I <br />I <br />I <br /> <br />I <br />I <br /> <br />I <br />I <br />I <br /> <br />I <br />I <br /> <br />I <br />I <br /> <br />I <br />I <br /> <br />I <br />I <br /> <br />.3 - DESIGN AREA, DESIGN PERIOD, & <br />DESIGN POPULATION <br /> <br />3.1 DESIGN AREA. <br /> <br />Development within the existing town limits is shown on Plate I. Most of the older <br />part of town has been developed residentially to full capacity. Relatively recent <br />subdivisions along: the western edge of town and subdivisions in the northwestern <br />and northeastern corners of town contain many vacant lots. It is estimated that <br />approximately 50 building lots are vacant within the town limits and are available <br />for construction. Expansion of the existing boundaries could occur in any direction. <br />The only physical barrier to probable future expansion is the Arkansas River, <br />approximately 1/2 mile north of town. u.S. Highway 50 and the Railroad cutting <br />through the northern part of town tends to partially limit growth to the north. <br />Development of the northern portion of town has been slow and future growth in this <br />direction is expected to be rather limited. <br /> <br />Growth can be expected to be predominantly in the eastern, southern, and westerly <br />direction. This growth is expected to be predominantly single family residential <br />housing. Some multi-family housing and mobile home parks may be developed in <br />these areas. Supporting commercial businesses may develop along U.S. 50 or adjacent <br />to the existing central business district. If industrial development occurs, . <br />it is expected that it will be located near the railroad and U.S. Highway 50. <br />Utilities to serve any new industry need to be examined and determined on an <br />individual industry basis. Therefore, industrial water requirements and the <br />expansion of the municipal water system to serve industry is not included within the <br />scope of this report. <br /> <br />The design area to be served by improvements should include all of the existing <br />corporate limits with provision for extending service lines into the unincopporated <br />areas when the need for service occurs. Within the design period, it is possible <br />the corporate limits might be expanded to include most of the following area; the <br />south half of Section 25 and the north half of Section 36, all in Township 3 South, <br />Range 63 West. The total design area is shown on Figure I. <br /> <br />3.2 DESIGN PERIOD AND POPULATION PROJECTION <br /> <br />An analysis of the water supply and storage requirements presented in Tables 3 and <br />4 indicate the need for two periods of major capital improvements. The first <br />improvements to water supply (treatment) and storage should occur at the earliest <br />possible construction date; certainly these improvements should be completed and <br />in service within the next two years. These improvements are expected to meet the <br />requirements for supply and storage through the year 1995. At the end of this <br />period, a second improvement program is expected to be necessary as dictated by <br />water use and population growth. These improvements would be expected to meet <br />the requirements for supply and storage through year 2020+. The second stage im- <br />provements could be accelerated or delayed a few years as dictated by prevailing <br />conditions. The total design period used in this report for projecting water supply <br />and storage requirements is 44 years, through year 2020. <br /> <br />-18- <br />