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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 major water facilities. <br /> <br />Potable Water System <br /> <br />The City of Fort Lupton serves approximately 7,200 people over an area of six <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 WTP. Once treated, the water is <br />delivered to both the Town of Hudson and the City of Fort Lupton. Fort Lupton <br />residents are fed potable water via a 3-MG storage tank and subsequently two 1- <br />MG water tanks (a.k.a the Tank Farm) located on College Avenue, just west of <br />Aims Community College. The water is distributed from this Tank Farm to the <br />City's customers. In 2006, the WTP had an average-day demand of 1.3 MGD <br />and a maximum-day demand of 2.9 MGD. <br /> <br />Non-Potable Water System <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 with well water. Water from this 1-MG <br />tank is used for two separate and distinct purposes: 1) to irrigate portions of the <br />golf course and City open spaces and 2) to deliver water to the Thermo Power <br />Plant and CGH. <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 WWTP. This well <br />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 South Platte River for augmentation of the City's well use. <br /> <br />Water Distribution System <br /> <br />Fort Lupton currently has approximately 47 miles of water distribution mains as <br />shown in Table 3.1. These mains run from the WTP down to and throughout the <br />City. In terms of factors that affect the long-term reliability and adequacy of the <br />piping system, the mains can be broken down into two very broad categories - <br />lines constructed prior to the mid-1970's and lines installed subsequent to the <br />mid-1970's. The older lines have shown significant problems with tuberculation <br />or deposition of minerals from the pre-1997 well water system. In practice, these <br /> <br />Clear Water Solutions, Inc. <br />City of Fort Lupton <br />2007 Water Conservation Plan <br /> <br />4 <br />