PROJ00318

• Contract/PO #: C153618
• Contractor Name: Greeley, City of
• Contract Type: Loan
• Water District: 3
• County: Larimer
• Bill Number: SB 87-15
• Loan Projects - Doc Type: Feasibility Study

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Table IV.3

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Maximum Day Use
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Firefighting demands must be conside~ed in any municipal water system design.
Al though annual vol umes requi red for fi re purposes are small, the demand may
govern the desi gn of parts of the di stri buti on system, treated water storage
facil i ti es, and pumpi ng equi pment. For the 1985 service area popul ati on of
66,049, the required fire flow is 7600 gpm. This population figure includes
customers outside the City. At the projected population of 109;241; in the
year 2015, a fire flow of 9500 gpm is necessary. These figures are based on
the recommendations of the National Board of Fire Underwriters.

When sizing distribution systems, the typical practice is to assume a
coincident draft during firefighting demand equal to the maximum daily

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