City of Torrington

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2017 East A Street     Torrington, WY  82240

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9/17/09:  TORRINGTON HAS WON THE STATE AWARD FOR BEST TASTING WATER

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Utility Bill Breakdown

Sewer Backup Information     Sewer Rates

Torrington Water System       Water Rates

25 Facts About Water           Healthy Lawn Table

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TORRINGTON WATER SYSTEM

The City of Torrington ( population 5,600 ) is located in east-central Wyoming along the North Platte River Valley, about seven miles west of the Nebraska border. The city's water department has 6 certified operators maintaining the water system and approximately 2,700 customer taps.

Torrington began a monitoring program in its wellhead protection area for nitrate in April of 1994, and continued through March of 1998.A U.S. Geological survey was also taken along side Torrington's own survey from May of 1997 to August of 1998, in order to determine the source and extent of nitrate in the ground water. Results from this monitoring effort indicated that organic soil nitrogen, or ammonium or nitrate fertilizer was the main source of nitrogen in the ground water.

Treatment for the high nitrate levels began in July of 2000, with the purchase of Reverse Osmosis (RO) units. With a 70% range nitrate reduction rate compliance is easily achieved.  Back to Top

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Water Rate Schedule:

RESIDENTIAL:

  • first 8,000 gallons 20.00 minimum

  • next 42,000 gallons 1.66 per 1,000 gallons

  • next 50,000 gallons 2.20 per 1,000 gallons

  • over 100,000 gallons 2.75 per 1,000 gallons

RESIDENTIAL OUT-OF-CITY

  • first 8,000 gallons 25.00 minimum

  • next 42,000 gallons 2.08 per 1,000 gallons

  • next 50,000 gallons 2.75 per 1,000 gallons

  • over 100,000 gallons 3.44 per 1,000 gallons

COMMERCIAL

  • first 8,000 gallons 20.00 minimum

  • next 192,000 gallons 1.66 per 1,000 gallons

  • over 200,000 gallons 2.00 per 1,000 gallons

COMMERCIAL OUT-OF-CITY   

  • first 8,000 gallons 25.00 minimum

  • next 192,000 gallons 2.08 per 1,000 gallons

  • over 200,000 gallons 2.50 per 1,000 gallons

NON-POTABLE IRRIGATION   

  • first 8,000 gallons 20.00 minimum

  • over 8,000 gallons 1.30 per 1,000 gallons

BULK NON-POTABLE

  • first 5,000 gallons 20.00 minimum

  • next 5,000 gallons 3.75 per 1,000 gallons

  • Loading fee - $30.00 per load

HYDRANT METER ASSEMBLY/CONSTRUCTION USE   

  • per 1,000 gallons 3.75

  • per use fee, $25.00

  • Hydrant Meter Assembly Deposit Required, $1400.00

FIRE FLOW TESTS   

  • per test per customer, $100.00

SOUTH TORRINGTON   

  • 1.83 per 1,000 gallons

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25 Facts About Water

1.      The first municipal water filtration works opened in Paisley, Scotland in 1832.

2.      More than 79,000 tons of chlorine are used per year in the United States and Canada to treat water.

3.      Of all the earth's water, 97% is salt water found in oceans and seas.

4.      Only 1% of the earth's water is available for drinking water. Two percent is currently frozen.

5.      About two thirds of the human body is water. Some parts of the body contain more water than others. For example, 70% of your skin is water.

6.      There are more than 53,000 community water systems providing water to the public in the United States.

7.      Public water suppliers process 38 billion gallons of water per day for domestic and public use.

8.      Approximately 1.8 million miles of distribution mains carry water in the United States and Canada.

9.      About 800,000 water wells are drilled each year in the United States for domestic, farming, commercial, and water testing purposes.

10.    Typically, households consume approximately 30% of their water for outdoor use, such as watering the lawn. Inside, toilets use the most water, with an average of 27 gallons per person per day.

11.    In 1974, Congress passed the Safe Drinking Water Act to ensure that drinking water is safe for human consumption. The Act requires public water systems to monitor and treat drinking water for safety.

12.    More than 13 million households get their water from their own private wells and are responsible for treating and pumping the water themselves.

13.    Industries released 197 million pounds of toxic chemicals into waterways in 1990.

14.    The average daily requirement for fresh water in the United States is about 40 billion gallons a day, with about 300 billion gallons used untreated for agriculture and commercial purposes.

15.    You can survive about a month without food, but only 5 to 7 days without water.

16.    Total water use (both indoor and outdoor) in a typical single-family home is 101 gallons per capita per day (gpcpd).

17.    The average five-minute shower takes between 15 to 25 gallons of water.

18.    You can refill an 8 oz glass of water approximately 15,000 times for the same cost as a six-pack of soda.

19.    An automatic dishwasher uses approximately 9 to 12 gallons of water while hand washing dishes can use up to 20 gallons.

20.    If every household in America had a faucet that dripped once each second, 928 million gallons of water a day would leak away.

21.    A dairy cow must drink four gallons of water to produce one gallon of milk.

22.    One gallon of water weighs approximately 8 ½ pounds.

23.    One inch of rainfall drops 7,000 gallons, or nearly 30 tons of water, on a 60' x 180' piece of land.

24.    300 million gallons of water are needed to produce a single day's supply of U.S. newsprint.

25.    A person should consume 2 ½ quarts of water per day (from all sources of water, food, etc.) to maintain health.

Sewer Rate Schedule:

Sewer rate is calculated on the gallons of water used between the January meter reading and the February meter reading each year.

 

BASE RATE:        $7.03

PER 1000 Gal.     $2.51

EXAMPLE:      Water read between January and February:  Water Usage:    6  (6,000 gal)

Utility bill is mailed at last working day in March:  

6 X $2.51 = $15.06

$   7.03 Base Rate

+$15.06

  $22.09  monthly sewer rate for the year

(The average water usage in Torrington is 6,000 gal)

The sewer rate will not change until the bill is mailed at the end of February when the rate will reflect the reading between January and February.

If you should have a water leak during the January to February monitoring period, notify City Hall and correct the leak.  The staff will then check your account and if possible adjust your usage rate lower.  By ordinance:  The lowest adjustment is 6.

Sewer Backup

What should I do if I have a SEWER BACKUP?

If you experience a sewer backup, follow the directions on this sheet promptly and quickly.

  • If a dishwasher, washing machine, shower, bathtub, toilet or other water fixture is operating, shut it off immediately.
  • Call the Public Works Department. The City Wastewater crew will check to make sure our main lines are not plugged, therefore saving you the cost of calling a plumber.
  • When a blockage in the sewer main occurs our Wastewater crew will handle the problem.
  • If the blockage is in your side service the City crew will inform you immediately and you may elect at that time to contact a plumber to clear the blockage at your expense.

 

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Left to Right:   Eleno Oliva, Chris Powell, Jeff Craig, Rusty Gurney, Dave Burt, Tom Troxel (Dept. Supervisor), Dale Radford
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