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2000 LEGISLATIVE REPORT
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PROJECT INFORMATION:
Dayton's water system consists of a filtration treatment plant with an infiltration gallery intake, from the Tongue River, approximately two miles upstream from Dayton. A 32 year old 10-inch transite transmission line delivers treated water from two 63,000 gallon clear wells to the town distribution system. The transite pipe does not comply with current EPA standards and the pipeline is undersized and cannot deliver proper fire flows to the town. A portion of the pipeline route currently underlies a large stock water reservoir and needs to be relocated. Dayton would like to consider replacing the transmission line with a larger line and convert the old line to raw water to deliver water to a secondary water system for lawn watering. This would reduce the demand on the water treatment plant and reduce treatment plant costs.

The town would also like to evaluate its treatment plant's current efficiency, possible expansion, upgrading, and intake capacity; transmission and distribution system's efficiency in line sizes and looping; and the current piping into and out of their storage tanks. The system evaluation should include the surrounding region including the town of Ranchester.

RECOMMENDED LEGISLATIVE ACTION:
The WWDC recommends the project be incorporated in the New Development Program at Level I with an appropriation of $60,000.