Clifton WD 1996 WCPlan

• Project Type: Water Conservation Plan
• Project Name: Clifton Water District Water Conservation Plan
• Title: Conservation Master Plan
• Date: 6/25/1996
• County: Mesa
• Water Conservation - Doc Type: Complete Plan

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INTRODUCTION

Historv

The Clifton Water District was formed on March 5, 1951, in

accordance with the existing laws or the State or Colorado and the

Special Districts Act, C.R.S. 32-1-101 et. sea. The District

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constructed a 0.68 million gallon per day (MGD) water treatment plant

on Whitewater Hill in Orchard Mesa. The source of raw water for this

plant was from the City of Grand Junction's Purdy Mesa Flowline.

The small treatment plant began serving water for 451 taps on April

19, 1958. In 1973, the treatment plant was expanded from 0.68 MGD to

1.27 MGD. In 1989, this plant was abandoned due to its inability to

produce water to meet the Colorado Primary Drinking Water Standards.

On August 19, 1977, tax payers approved a $2.3 million general

obligation bond issue to construct a new water treatment facility.

The new water treatment facility had a capacity of 8.0 MGD. Due to an

arrangement with the City of Grand Junction, 4.0 MGD of the plant's

capacity was for Clifton with the balance of the capacity reserved for

the City. The source of raw water for this plant is the Colorado

River. This plant is now known as the Charles A. Strain Water

Treatment Plant (CASWTP). In 1982 the plant's capacity was increased

to 12.0 MGD.

- Currently; - the. CfHt-on -wiiter -D-istdct - serve.s- a .popuIat:lon .of . -

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approximately 25,000. The District has over 7,000 taps serving
approximately 8,900 individual units. In 1995, the day-high water
production was 5.2 MGD and the peak day-high reached 5,350 gallons per
minute (gpm). In 1995, the Clifton Water District produced 889
million gallons of water. Storage capacity within the District is 3.7

MG. The District is now in the planning stages of constructing a 2.4

MGD nanofiltration unit.

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