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<br />VII-3 <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />The present service population as shown in Section IV is 1,000. Thus <br /> <br />the average per capita water use per day from recorded flows, not <br /> <br />including irrigation, is approximately 220 gallons. <br /> <br />This demand includes leakage and winter line bleeding in the distribution <br /> <br /> <br />system which accounts for about 100,000 GPO, or nearly half the total <br /> <br /> <br />demand. System leakage should account for no more than 5 percent of <br /> <br /> <br />the demand with an adequate distribution system. With the installation <br /> <br /> <br />of meters and abandonment of the old lead lines, it is estimated that <br /> <br /> <br />system leakage could be reduced to between one and two percent of total <br /> <br />water use. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Irrigation water use is estimated based on lawn and parks within the <br /> <br />Basalt water service area. The total irrigated area thus estimated is <br /> <br />about 25 acres. The actual irrigation demand can vary from year to <br /> <br /> <br />year depending upon precipitation and temperature. Monthly requirements <br /> <br /> <br />for a dry July or August with no rainfall and high temperatures may be <br /> <br /> <br />100 percent greater than monthly requirements for these months in <br /> <br /> <br />another year in which rainfall is above normal and temperatures are <br /> <br /> <br />below normal. Consumptive use requirements for irrigation are calcu- <br /> <br /> <br />lated for a dry year and summarized in Table VII-C. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br />