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<br />gJj3j~ <br /> <br />lack of an adequate avai lable supply of good <br />necessari Iy the only reason for low usages. <br />or more of the fol lowing: <br /> <br />qual ity water is not <br />Other reasons may be one <br /> <br />1. Low demand due to a majority of the users being older <br />citizens accustomed to using minimum amounts of water, <br /> <br />2. Inadequate sewerage or waste removal systems that dis- <br />courage installation of faci lities, such as kitchen <br />waste disposals and automatic washers, <br /> <br />3. Relatively new systems with users not yet equipped to <br />require high rates, and <br /> <br />4. little demand ior water to irrigate lawns, gardens, <br />and parks or to fi II swimming pools. <br /> <br />The unusually high rates indicate that the system may be supplying <br />water for manufacturinq, wasting the excess to keep the water fresh, <br />or losing it through a~ inefficient distribution system. <br /> <br />The areas of the State where problems are sometimes encountered in <br />locating ground water sources adequate for local needs are the White <br />River-Hat Creek Basi~, the lewer portio~ oi the tliobrara River Basin, <br />the Lower Platte River Basin, the Nemaha River Basin, and the Republican <br />River Basin. <br /> <br />Qualitv <br /> <br />Most ground waters in the State are of a quality suitable for <br />domestic purposes with chlorination of public supplies the only treat- <br />ment required. However, additional treatment, especially the removal <br />of iron and manganese and the reduction of hardness, would make them <br />more acceptable to most consumers. <br /> <br />Quality refers to the bacteriological, chemical, and physical <br />properties of water which determine its suitabi lity for specific uses. <br />The Nebraska Soi I and Water Conservation Commission, in cooperation <br />with other state and federal agencies, developed water qual ity criteria <br />for various water uses for planning purposes. These are included in <br />Attachment 7. They were adopted from the quality criteria used for <br />comprehensive framework planning of the Missouri River Basin and' are <br />generally in accord with the State Water Oual ity Standards and the <br />criteria contained in the Report of the Committee on Water Quality <br />Criteria (1968) publ ished by the Water Pollution Control Administration, <br />USDI. <br /> <br />The criteria for domestic purposes, including food processing, is <br />used to measure the suitabi lity of raw water for municipal systems. <br /> <br />10 <br />