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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 />Keenesburg, it is assumed that if additional quantities and pressures <br />are available to the residents, some usage will increase; on the <br />other hand, if metering and the cost of water is increased, this would <br />tend to reduce wastage and be cause for decrease of usage by some <br />customers. Considering that water usage for some communities in the <br />area is lower than 100 gallons per capita per day and other communities <br />have average usage requirements exceeding 250 gallons per capita per <br />day, it can be seen that usage varies greatly. These usage figures <br />typically include all other commercial, industrial ,and agricultural <br />or irrigating uses within the community. ' Keenesburg presently provides <br />substantial commercial services to the surrounding community but does <br />not have any unusually large water users requiring water from its <br />system. We have, therefore, determined to use an average day usage of 150 <br />gallons per captta per day in this report. This would be similar to other <br />typical communities in the area. Maximum daily use is commonly deter- <br />mined to be approximately 2 1/2 times the average daily consumption, <br />which would then be an amount of 375 gallons per capita per day. Peak <br />hour consumption typically is approximately 1.75 times maximum daily <br />consumption. The peak hour usage has therefore been set at 655 gallons <br />per capita per day. <br /> <br />Historically, annual wate~ consumption has continually increased. This <br />was particularly true during the 1950's and the 1960's for communities <br />in this semi-arid region. This increase has leveled off somewhat <br />during the past several years and is expected to increase at only a <br />moderate rate in the future. We have, therefore, anticipated an increase <br />in water usage beginning in 1980 at a rate of 1 gallon per capita per <br />day per year. Design criteria to 1980 is as follows: <br /> <br />Average daily usage - 150 gallons per capita per day <br />Maximum day usage - 375 gallons per capita per day <br />Peak hourly usage - 655 gallons per capita per day <br /> <br />IV - 2 <br />