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<br />CHAPTER 3 - PROFILE EXISTING WATER SYSTEM <br /> <br />Physical Characteristics of the Existing Water System <br /> <br />Figure 3.1 shows the location of the City and its facilities. <br /> <br />Water Svstem <br /> <br />The City of Fort Lupton serves approximately 7,200 people over an area of 50 <br />square miles. The City receives its CST and Windy Gap water from Carter Lake <br />through a 20-inch pipeline that flows south from the Town of Platteville. Water <br />from the CST system is treated in the City's water treatment plant (WTP). Once <br />treated, the water is delivered to Hudson, a 3-MG storage tank, and <br />subsequently to two 1-MG water tanks (a.k.a the Tank Farm) located within Fort <br />Lupton City limits. The water is distributed from this tank farm to the City's <br />customers. The WTP has an average-day demand of 1.3 MGD and a maximum- <br />day demand of 2.9 MGD. <br /> <br />The City currently uses five alluvial wells connected through a manifold system to <br />fill the third 1-MG tank at the tank farm. Water from this 1-MG tank is used to <br />irrigate portions of the golf course and to deliver water to the Thermo Power <br />Plant. <br /> <br />The City has a sixth well, located on the west side of the river, that is used to <br />irrigate Pearson Park and for minor water uses within the wastewater treatment <br />plant (WWTP). This well operates separately from the five wells on the manifold. <br /> <br />The Fulton Ditch flows north through the City. Currently, the City uses its Fulton <br />water to irrigate the golf course and cemetery. The City's Fulton water is also <br />routed back to the river for augmentation of the City's well use. <br /> <br />Fort Lupton currently has approximately 47 miles of water mains. These mains <br />run from the WTP down to and throughout the City. In terms of factors that affect <br />the long-term reliability and adequacy of the piping system, the mains can be <br />broken down into two very broad categories - lines constructed prior to the mid- <br />1970's and lines installed subsequent to the mid-1970's. The older lines have <br />shown significant problems with tuberculation or deposition of minerals from the <br />pre-1997 well water system. These lines will eventually need to be replaced to <br />re-capture the capacity of the distribution system. <br /> <br />Clear Water Rights, Inc. <br />City of Fort Lupton <br />2006 Water Conservation Plan <br /> <br />4 <br />