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The City of
Ogallala Water Department's primary mission is to supply the City
with safe drinking water and adequate fire protection for all
consumers.
OVERVIEW
The City's water
is provided by 7 municipal wells, with depths ranging from 203 feet
to 403 feet.
Combined pumping
capacity of 4,444 gallons per minute.
Combined daily
pumping capacity of 6.4 millions gallons.
Average daily
summer demand of 2.5 million gallons.
Peak daily demand
of 4 million gallons.
Annual daily
demand of 1.3 million gallons.
Average daily
winter demand of .7 million gallons
Storage capacity
of 1.3 million gallons.
The water distribution
system serves in excess of 5,000 consumers. The utility
maintains approximately 50 miles of water main, valves, fire
hydrants, wells, and storage facilities. Ogallala has 1,854
residential service connections and 367 commercial service
connections.
The Citizen's of
Ogallala enjoy a dependable, plentiful supply of clean, safe, high
quality, great tasting water, which does not necessitate a chemical
treatment plant.
ADDITIONAL FUTURE
CAPACITY
Ogallala is
nearing completion of another well field, which is expected to be in
production in late 2004 or early 2005, with additional pumping
capacity of 2.6 million gallons per day. Also scheduled are
some water and sewer extensions.
BACKFLOW
What is a Cross Connection?
A plumbing cross-connection is defined as a connection between a
public water supply and a source of contamination or pollution.
In other words, a cross-connection makes it possible for
contaminated material to enter into the drinking water supply when
the pressure of the polluted source is greater than the pressure of
the water supply. This can result in a backflow or siphon
effect (a reversal in the normal direction of water flow).
Responsibilities of the Consumer
The water user has the primary responsibility to keep contaminates
out of the potable water supply. This responsibility begins at
the users connection and includes any water service piping on the
property (for instance, a garden hose is an extension of your water
service). In the public water supply system, CONSUMERS are
required to assess and report potential backflow hazards on their
premises and take any steps necessary for protection of public
health and safety. It is a City of Ogallala ordinance that all
faucets with garden hose threads be protected with hose bib vacuum
breakers when in use with a hose. This is a reminder to have
everyone reinstall their how bibs in the spring before connecting a
hose to their faucets.
Backflow
Assemblies
Backflow assemblies are designed to eliminate the potential threat
of a contaminate or pollutant from entering the public water supply
system where a cross-connection exists and insures the safety and
quality of the public water supply system.
2007
Water Quality Report
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