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<br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br /> <br />Among the Board I s advi sory duti es, it must make recommendati ons to the Ci ty <br />Manager for expenditures under each current annual budget, and it must <br />formulate and submit long range plans. The Water and Sewer Board also <br />publishes an annual written report prepared by the Water and Sewer Department <br />which gives a detailed account of all revenues and expenditures. <br /> <br />3.0 PHYSICAL ASSETS <br /> <br />The various divisions of Greeley's Water Department collectively manage, <br />operate, and mai ntai n si x hi gh mountai n dams and reservoirs, three modern <br />water filtration treatment facilities, 138 miles of large-diameter treated <br />water transmission lines, seven miles of raw water lines, 290 miles of <br />distribution lines, and 67 million gallons of treated water storage <br />reservoi rs. The treatment pl ants have a combi ned capaci ty of 61 mi 11 ion <br />gallons per day. Raw water storage capacity is 13,232 acre-feet. <br /> <br />As of December 31, 1986, the Water Department has 9,742 metered accounts and <br />6,128 unmetered accounts. During the past four years 2,077 meters were <br />installed as a part of the universal metering program. The fourth year of the <br />program was 1986 which included providing and install ing meters, pits, and <br />rel ated pi pi ng for the conversi on of unmetered water accounts to metered <br />accounts. The benefi ts attri butab1 e to thi s program i ncl ude water <br />conservation and the ability to reward customers for wise water use. <br /> <br />Major system maintenance and improvement projects during 1986 included <br />preparation of feasibility studies for rehabilitation of Comanche, Peterson, <br />and Twi n Lakes dams. In additi on, constructi on on Phase 1 of the Boyd Lake <br />Raw Water Supply and Treatment Improvement Project began in November of 1986. <br /> <br />In addition to the major project facilities, the Water Department owns several <br />pump stati ons, numerous buil di ngs, more than 1200 fi re hydrants, 1 aboratory <br />equipment, office furniture and equipment, miscellaneous tools and equipment, <br />several cars and trucks, and some small constructi on and mai ntenance <br />equi pment. These i terns are 1 i sted on the depreci ati on schedul e in <br /> <br />1231 H <br /> <br />-10- <br />