PROJ00487

• Contract/PO #: FS0007X
• Contractor Name: Kennesburg, Town of
• County: Weld
• Loan Projects - Doc Type: Feasibility Study

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CHAPTER IV
WATER

A. WATER REQUIREMENTS

The Town of Keenesburg has not had master meters or individual meters
which would allow it to determine water consumption and demands by the
Town. When designing municipal water system improvements, we typically
use three different types of water usage figures. These include average
day use, maximum day use, and peak hour use.

The average day use provides the information necessary to determine
the total water requirements to serve the Town on an annual basis. This
informatjon is important when determining the total amount of raw
water which must be available from the water supply to serve the
community.

Maximum day usage is the amount of water that is used or required On
a day of maximum use during the year. The maximum day use is normally
used when determining the total flow requirements from the source of
supply, the sizing of treatment facilities and the sizing of transmission
mains.

Peak hour usage is the amount of usage for the maximum hourly rate
which may occur through a day of heavy usage. The peak hourly usage may
typi'ca 11y occur duri ng the breakfast or suppertime hour when maximum
use of water is being made by residents. The peak hour usage rate is
typically used to determine the capacity and requirements for the
distribution system. It is also used in the consideration for sizing of
treated water storage.

Because of the lack of metering and records in the Town for determining
consumptive use, estimated usage factors will be used based on other
communities in the area similar to the Town of Keenesburg. Water usage
varies greatly from one community to the next depending on many conditions
including the types of usage, the cost of water, the quality of the
water, pressure, and the availability of the water. In the case of

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