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I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I The existing 8-inch treated water transmission line has required considerable maintenance. An especially troublesome area is approximately 3,000 lineal feet section of pipe located just north of the Colorado River. This section of pipe has experienced several breaks within a few weeks during the past summer. The pipe was found to have insufficient diameter to provide for the Town's current and future needs. The eXisting treated water storage tank has a capacity of 100,000 gallons and appears to be in satisfactory condition; however, the tank has insufficient capacity for the current needs of the Town. The existing water treatment plant is rated at 350 gallons per minute and appears to be in satisfactory condition. The capacity is border line for current demands. The construction of additional treated water storage will assist in providing for current needs. Planning for the expansion of this plant should beqin immediately. DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM The existing distribution system consists of about 90,000 lineal feet of pipe ranging in size of I-inch through 12-inch diameter. Approximately 39 percent of the system is 4-inch cast iron pipe installed prior to 1950. Age, tuber- culation, and saline soils have caused deterioration of these pipelines resulting in high maintenance and low pressures. The system has several dead end lines which should be connected to increase pressure and flows. RAW \.JATER SOURCES, Pinion Mesa Waters, Existing Supply Water quality data for the existing raw water supply is meager but is generally known to be acceptable for a water supply. Ground Water (Deep Formations) The four deep artesian aquifers yielding water in the area of Fruita were described in a U.S.G.S. report in 1965 by Lohman. It was found that all four aquifers would not be a feasible water supply because of their low yields. -3-