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Table 16
CITY OF LAWRENCE, KANSAS
Miscellaneous Statistics
December 31, 2005
Unaudited
                 
Date Chartered 1858 Sewerage System
Mile of Sanitary Sewers 475
Form of Government Commission - Manager Number of Treatment Plants 1
Number of Service Connections 29,515
Number of Employees 733 Actual Daily Average of Treatment 12.5 MGD *
Number of Lift Stations 39
Area in Square Miles 31.30 *(MGD= Million Gallons Daily)
City of Lawrence Facilities and Services: Water System
Miles of Streets 300 Number of Water Plants 2
Miles of Water Mains 400
Culture and Recreation Number of Service Connections 29,770
Recreation Centers 5 Number of City Owned Fire Hydrants 2,944
Parks 52 Daily Average Consumption in Million Gallons 13.0
Park Acreage 3,275 Maximum Daily Capacity of Plant in Million Gallons 32.5
Tennis Courts 20
Libraries
Fire Protection Public Libraries 1
Number of Stations 5 Number of volumes (approximately) 267,134
Number of Firefighters and Officers 137
Number of Fire Calls Answered 1,953 Facilities and Services Not Included in the Reporting Entity:
Number of Medical Calls Answered 6,700
Number of Medical Transports 3,924 Education
Number of Inspections Conducted 5,240 Number of Public Elementary Schools 16
Number of Public Elementary School Instructors 445
Police Protection Number of Public Secondary Schools 7
Number of Stations 2 Number of Public Secondary School Instructors 433
Number of Commissioned Police Officers 138 Number of Universities 2
Number of Full Time Civilians 34
Number of Patrol Units 25 Hospitals
Number of Calls for Service 110,192 Number of Hospitals 1
Arrests Processed through County Jail 2,834 Number of Patient Beds 186
Officer Issued Traffic Violations 24,008
Officer Issued Parking Violations 14,421