Agenda - Parks and Recreation Commission - 04/10/2014

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Water use can be categorized based on user. In Ramsey, water sales are categorized into three user classes. The residential class includes all residential users. The commercial class includes all commercial and light industrial users on the system. A separate sprinkler classification consists of commercial users with separate sprinkler meters. In addition, a certain amount of water in any system is unaccounted for, either through line losses or inaccurate meter reading. Table 1.2 presents a summary of the water user classifications for the past four years. TABLE 1.2 WATER USE BY CLASSIFICATION 2000 2001 2002 2003 Average Residential 81% 68% 63% 62% 68.6% Commercial 10% 11% 10% 16% 11.8% Commercial/Sprinkler 6% 7% 7% 15% 8.7% Unaccounted 3% 14% 20% 6% 11.0% Total 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% Table 1.3 presents a summary of the historical per capital water usage for Ramsey. TABLE 1.3 PER CAPITA WATER USAGE 2000 2001 2002 2003 Average Service Population 6,270 6,579 6,918 7,264 1035 Residential GPCD 144.76 114.06 102.90 118.86 120.14 Gross GPCD 179.20 167.03 163.01 190.89 175.03 C. TREATMENT AND STORAGE CAPACITY 1. Storage Capacity Existing storage facilities in the City of Ramsey consist of two (2) elevated water towers as shown in Table 1.4. TABLE 1.4 EXISTING STORAGE FACILITIES Tower No. 1 Tower No. 2 Capacity (gals) 500,000 1,500,000 Year Constructed 1989 2000 High Water Level 1036 1035 City of Ramsey, Minnesota - M21.34343 Page 1-2 Prepared by Bolton & Menk, Inc. Water Emergency and Conservation Plan