WSP11979 - Laserfiche WebLink

Home Browse Search

" ' Chapter 2 - Define Water Supply & Water Quality Needs Existing Facilities The following descriptions of existing facilities were developed in the spring of 1994 'from printed information and personal interviews with East River Basin water providers and users. Wastewater treatment facility evaluations have been performed by Rothberg, Tamburini, and Winsor (RTW) Environmental Consultants of Denver as part of an ongoing 201 facilities (wastewater treatment) planning process initiated by Gunnison County. In their East River Valley Areawide 201 Facilities Plan, they summarized current conditions and suggested several improvements for the 'live major wastewater facilities in the basin. The preferred alternative resulting from the study is to maintain and improve existing facilities at Crested Butte, East River Sanitation District, Crested Butte South Metropolitan District and Mt. Crested Butte, incorporate Meridian Lake Park into the Mt. Crested Butte service area and develop regional sludge treatm,"nt. Mt. Crested Butte, the town of Crested Butte, and Crested Butte South Metropolitan District (CB South) use mechanical systems for wastewater treatment. Presently, Meridian Lake and the East River Regional plants use lagoon systems. Town of Crested Butte Water Supply Crested Butte's water supply system consists of a diversion dam and intake structure located on Coal Creek approximately 3 miles west of town and upstream of the point where treated water from the Keystone Mine enters Coal Creek. Water can also be taken from Wildcat Creek. The water right for the system is for 6 cubic feet per second (cfs) or about 3.9 million gallons per day (MGO) with an administration date of 1893. To protect the existing excellent quality of their source, the Town has a comprehensive watershed ordinance in place for Coal Creek. A package filter plant, located adjacent to the Kebler Pass road west of Town, was installed about 20 years ago and is capable of treating up to 1.0 MGD except during spring runoff periods when raw water turbidity is high. Currently, the plant provides treated flows ranging from about 0.35 MGO in winter to 0.8 MGO in summer. Storage capacity for raw water is 10 million gallons (MG) and treated water storage is 0.5 MG. Approximately 802 housing units are currently served, which represents about 982 equivalent residential units (ERU). Without 56 I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I