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<br />The present water source for Ft. Morgan is a series of 8 wells 175 to 253 <br />feet deep in the South Platte River alluvium. The overall winter-summer range <br />of daily water usage for 1969 was 0.9 - 4.7 MGD. The estimated capacity for <br />this present water system is 13 MGD. There is an existing elevated storage <br />tank with a capacity of 250,000 gallons in the water system. Commercial and <br />industrial establishments are metered and residential connections are unrnetered. <br /> <br />La Junta <br /> <br />As of 1970, this community has an estimated 310 commercial and 6 industri- <br />al establishments. The 1960 population census figure was 8,026 and 1970 figure <br />was 7,938. Future population statistics have been predicted based on a projec- <br />ted growth rate of 1.4 percent per annum. <br /> <br />The present water source for La Junta is a series of 12 wells 40 feet <br />deep in the Arkansas River alluvium. The winter-summer range of daily water <br />usage for 1968 was 1.0 - 9.6 MGD. The estimated capacity for this present <br />water system is 9 MGD. There is existing elevated storage capacity for 750,000 <br />gallons and ground level storage capacity for 1-1/2 million gallons in the <br />water system. Commercial and industrial establishments are metered, but resi- <br />dential connections are unrnetered. <br /> <br />Lamar <br /> <br />As of 1970, this community has an estimated 275 commercial and 15 indus- <br />trial establishments. The 1960 population census figure was 7,369 and 1970 <br />figure was 7,797. Future population statistics have been predicted based on a <br />projected growth rate of 2.3 percent per annum. <br /> <br />The present water source for Lamar is a series of 15 wells 43 to 92 feet <br />deep in the Clay Creek alluvium. The .overall winter-summer range of daily <br />water usage for 1969 was 0.6 - 4.8.MGD. The estimated capacity for this pres- <br />ent water system is 7 MGD. There is existing storage capacity for 15 million <br />gallons of untreated water adjacent to the well fields. Owing to water short- <br />ages which have occurred over the years, Lamar will be forced to tap into the <br />Arkansas River alluvium to augment their water supply in the future. Commer- <br />cial, industrial) and residential water connections are all metered. <br /> <br />Las Animas <br /> <br />As of 1970, this community has an estimated 88 commercial and 7 industrial <br />establishments. The 1960 population census figure was 3,402 and 1970 figure <br />was 3,148. Future population statistics have been predicted based on a projec- <br />ted growth rate of 1.0 percent per annum. <br /> <br />17 <br /> <br />0196 <br />