PUB00055

• Year: 1961
• Title: Public Water Supplies of Colorado
• CWCB Section: Interstate & Federal
• Author: Gregg, Meyer, Targy, Moulder
• Description: Summary of statistical data describing the source, treatment and volumes of water used for public supplies by Colorado cities and towns
• Publications - Doc Type: Tech Report

BLANCA--Continued

Information from.--L. L. West. Postmaster:
April 13, 1960,

Ownership.--Individual facilities.

Source.--Wells, 30 to 150 feet deep, and 3
flowing wells about 400 feet deep, tap-
ping the Alamosa formation.

Remarks.__No plans for establishing a com-
munity water system.

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BLENDE
(Pueblo County)

Population.--500 (est.).
Information from.--Residents: September 19,
1960.

OWnership.--Frank Vence, pueblo. Colo.

Population served.--l20 (est.) from 40
service connections.

Source.-Well, just north of town, tapping
~he alluvium of the Arkansas River.

Preatment.--Chlorination.

Storaqe.--Untreated water: None. Treated
water: Elevated, 0.23 mg.

Deliveries.--No figures available.

Remarks.--Other water supplies are hauled
from Boone.

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BOONE
(Pueblo County)

Population.--548.

Information from.--O. D. Rogers, Water sup-
erintendent: September 19, 1960.

OWnership.--Municipal.

Population served.--550 (est.) from 165
service connections (100 percent
metered) .

~.--12 wells, about 2 miles north of
town. tapping unconsolidated alluvial
deposits; capacity, about 100,000 gpd.

BOULDER
(Boulder County)

Population.--37.7l8.

Information from.--C. M. Dixon, Water super-
intendent; O. C. Hollis, Supervisor of
Customer service: T. E. Platt, Chief of
Water Records: January 29. and November
14, 1960.

OWnership.--Municipal.

Population served.--38.600 (est.) from 8,820
service connections.

Source.--North Boulder Creek. intake about
-----r5 miles west of town; supply-line cap-
acity, 18.0 mgd.

Treatment.--Chlorination.

storaqe.--Untreated water; 1,669 mg (5123
acre-ft). Treated water: Elevated,
30.95 mg (95 acre-ft).

Deliveries.--1959: Maximum, 18.1 mg; aver-
age, 8.2 mg; average per capita, 212
gpd,

Averages, in millions of gallons
per day, 1959

Jan. 4.65

8.29

3ept. 12.13

May

Feb. 4.85

June 14.54

Oct.

5.86

Mar. 4.90

July 15.71
Aug. 13.70

Nov.

1.87

Apr. 5.28

Dec.

4.31

Pressure.--Range, 40 to 180 psi; average,
100 psi.

Remarks.--City traded about 2,000 acre-ft of
their 9.000 acre-ft allotment from the
Colorado-Big Thompson Project for sur-
face water in the Boulder Creek drain-
age basin. Trades are also planned
wi th the Public Service Company of Colo
rado for water from Barker Reservoir.
Additional water is needed for future
expansion at present rate of growth.
See analyses.

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BOW MAR
(Jefferson County)

14 springs, about 2 miles north of
town; combined yield, about 25,000 qpd. See Denver.

Population.__748.

Treatrnent.--Chlorination. * * * * * * * * * * *** * * * * * * * * * *

Storaqe.--Untreated water: 0.1 mg. Treated
water: None.

Deliveries.--No figures available.

Remarks.--See analyses.

BRANSON
(Las Animas County)

POPulation.--l24.

Information from.--Tom Russell, Town Clerk;
May 11, 1960.

OWnership.--Municipal.

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