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I I I I - I I. t I , I I I I , I I I I I I Among the Board's advisory duties, it must make recolTlllendations to the City Manager for expenditures under each current annual budget, and it must formulate and submit long range plans. The Water and Sewer Board also publishes an annual written report prepared by the Water and Sewer Department which gives a detailed account of all revenues and expenditures. 3.0 PHYSICAL ASSETS The various divisions of Gree1er's Water Department collectively manage, operate, and maintain six high mountain dams and reservoirs, three modern water fil trati on treatment faci1 i ti es, 138 mi 1 es of 1 arge-di ameter treated water transmission lines, seven miles of raw water lines, 285 miles of distribution lines, and 67 million gallons of treated water storage reservoirs. The treatment plants have a combined capacity of 61 million gallons per day. Raw water storage capacity is 13,232 acre-feet. As of June 30, 1986, the Water Department has 9,359 metered accounts and 6,405 unmetered accounts. During the past four years 2,066 meters were installed as a part of the uni versa1 meteri ng program. 1986 is the fourth year of the program whi ch i ncl udes provi di ng and install i ng meters, pi ts, and re1 ated pi pi ng for the conversi on of unmetered water accounts to metered accounts. The benefi ts attri butab1 e to thi s program i ncl ude water conservati on and the ability to reward customers for wise water use. Major system maintenance and improvement projects during 1985 included the repair of 52 leaking or broken water lines, replacement of 4000 feet of deteriorating 16-inch steel water lines with new 30-inch ductile iron pipe, and installation of several new water lines. In order to better protect and provide the best possible drinking water to Greeley residents, two open treated water reservoirs were fitted with hypalon floating covers in 1985. The thi rd and 1 ast uncovered treated water reservoi r has been covered thi s year. -9-