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<br />; <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />COLORADO WATER CONSERVATION BOARD <br />823 state centennial Building <br />l3l3 Sherman Street <br />Denver, Colorado 80203 <br /> <br />October 1978 <br /> <br />LARKSPUR PROJECT <br /> <br />INTRODUCTION <br /> <br />The unincorporated community of Larkspur is located in Douglas <br /> <br />County, approximately lO miles south of Castle Rock on Interstate <br />Highway 25. The present population of the area is estimated at <br /> <br />about l50 people. <br /> <br />Douglas County has experienced a very rapid increase in <br />population since the 1960's with the development of many rural <br />subdivi~1ons for housing. Basic industry in the county is fairly <br />limited, and many of the new residents commute daily to jobs out- <br /> <br />side the immediate area. <br /> <br />New development in the Larkspur area is reflected in the Perry <br /> <br />Park Water and Sanitation District, located immediately north of <br /> <br />Larkspur, and in the construction of a number of homes south of <br /> <br />Larkspur. The area is very attractive, forested, mountainous <br /> <br />country and additional development is quite likely. <br />Water supply for all the present residents is obtained from <br /> <br />individual shallow wells--some, in fact, no more than springs. <br /> <br />The individual supplies receive no treatment. <br /> <br />PROBLEM <br /> <br />Problems with the existing system are: <br /> <br />l. The existing shallow wells are unreliable and some <br />. "dry up" each summer. <br />