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Water
Water is handled through the Public Works Department. Approximately 805,863 gallons of potable water per day are provided to the citizens and businesses of Sequim. Along with this water comes the maintenance and chlorination of approximately 39 miles of water line, three reservoirs which provide a total of 2.4 million gallons of storage, and five water pumps for our three sources. All state mandated monitoring/state reports and all telemetry that help support the steady flow of water to the City of Sequim for potable uses, health, fire flow and fire protection are completed at this level.
Funding
The City's Water Fund includes the Operations and Maintenance Fund and the Capital Improvement Fund. The former includes divisions for administration, maintenance, plant operations, and capital outlay. It is funded primarily from user charges for the sale of water. The Capital Improvements that are expansion only are supported by General Facility fees charged for new connections to the water system. This fund's primary purpose is to provide increased capacity to the water system due to growth.
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