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<br />CHAPTER 1 - INTRODUCTION <br /> <br />The City of Fort Lupton is located east of the South Platte River along Highway <br />85. The City's municipal drinking water was historically supplied from alluvial <br />wells. The well water was used for domestic use as well as irrigation of parks <br />and open space areas. In early 1997, the City shifted its water supply from well <br />water to Colorado Sig Thompson (CST) water when it constructed a 3-million- <br />gallon-per-day (MGD) water treatment plant (WTP). The Town of Hudson <br />participated in 1/6th of this WTP construction. In 2001, the City expanded the <br />WTP to a capacity of 5 MGD. Hudson did not participate in the enlargement. <br /> <br />The City encountered a unique water quality problem when it transitioned to CST <br />water. The well water that was historically delivered through the pipe distribution <br />system had high hardness values and as a result caused build up of minerals <br />along the pipe walls. When the City changed to the much softer CST supply, the <br />softer mountain water caused the historic build up of mineral deposits to slough <br />off, thus impacting water quality. From 1997 through the summer of 2005, the <br />City blended sufficient well water with the CST to maintain an acceptable level of <br />hardness in the finished water supply to prevent this from occurring. The City <br />performed a water quality study in 2005 and ceased the use of groundwater for <br />blending in June 2005. The City is now adding minimal levels of Zinc Phosphate <br />into the mountain water supply to keep the build up intact while providing an <br />improved water supply to its constituents. As the City replaces outdated <br />infrastructure within its transmission system in the future, the use of Zinc <br />Phosphate will reduce and eventually be eliminated. The City continues to use <br />. its wells for non-potable irrigation of its parks, schools, open space areas, and its <br />golf course. It also supplies a local power plant with well water. <br /> <br />~ <br />s,. <br /> <br />The Thermo Power Plant operated by Thermo Cogeneration Partnership <br />(Thermo) was annexed into the City in 1994. Thermo provides electric power <br />through Public Service throughout the State of Colorado. Thermo uses the well <br />water for cooling. A portion of the water delivered to Thermo goes to the <br />Colorado Greenhouse (CGH) facility. CGH uses the water to grow vegetables. <br />The total use from Thermo and CGH nearly equals the City's total potable water <br />use. <br /> <br />Like other Front Range cities, Fort Lupton is slated for significant growth. The <br />need to provide water to meet this growth, coupled with the fact that water is <br />becoming less available and more expensive, adds new water challenges for the <br />City. The City recognizes the importance of water conservation and doing its <br />part to preserve water supplies in the region for future generations. Since the <br />City uses mountain water and well water, water conservation for Fort Lupton <br />means potential benefits to both the potable and non-potable supplies. <br />Reduction in well water usage also reduces augmentation costs, another benefit <br />to conserve water use. In order for the City to be successful in water <br />Clear Water Rigbts, Inc. <br />City of Fort Lupton <br />2006 Water Conservation Plan <br /> <br />1 <br />