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

DEER TRAIL--Continued

Treatment.--None.

storaQe.--E1evated, 55,000 gal.
Deliveries.__No figures available.

Pressure.--Average, 40 psi.

Remarks.--La~springling restrictions.
See analyses.

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DEL NORTE
(Rio Grande County)

Population.--l,896.

Information from.--Barney Black, Public
Works Su~rintendent; April 14, 1960.

OWnership.--Municipal.

Population served.--2,OOO (est.) from 425
service connections.

Source.--Infiltration galleries, about 5
miles southwest of town, tapping the
alluvium of Pinos Creeki capacity,
about 0.33 rn::Jd.

Well, close to the corporate limits,
tapping the alluvium of the Rio Grande;
capacity, 0.7 mgd.

Treatment.--Chlorination.

Storaqe.--Untreated water: None. Treated
water: Elevated, 0.6 mg.

Deliveries.__No figures available.

Pressure.--Range, 38 to 55 .psi; average,
45 psi.

Remarks.--Pinos Creek supply sometimes goes
dry during late summer months. See
analyses.

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DELTA
(Delta County)

population.__3,832.

Information from.--J. W. Massano, Water
Superintendent; W. F. Heddles, Mayor;
June 15, 1960.

OWnership.--Municipal.

Population served.--5, 100 (est.) from 1,542
in-town and 512 out-of-town service
connections.

Source.--Dirty George Creek, intake 17
miles north of town: capacity 1.3 mgd.

Doughspoon Spring, intake 11 miles
north of town; capacity 0.4 to 0.9 mgd.

Treatment.--Chlorination and fluoridation.

DELTA--Continued

Storaqe.--Untreated water: 334
acre-ft}. Treated water:
1.6 mg (4.9 acre-ft).

... (1,026
Elevated,

Deliveries.--1959: No figures
1958: Average, 2.2 mgd.
1957: Average, 2.0 mgd.
1956: Average, 1.8 mgd.

available.

Pressure.--Range, 17 to 78 psi; average,
50 psi.

Remarks.--Transmission line and treated
water storage capacities inadequate.
Source adequate for moderate increase
in rate of use. See analyses.

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DENVER
(Denver County)

Population.--493,887.

Information from.--Robert Fisher, Engineer.

Ownership.--Denver Water Board (Municipal).

Population served.--612,OOO (est.) from
151,000 service connections (est.).
System furnishes finished water to
users in Denver and nearby areas as
well as to the following systems:

Municipal: Aurora, Edgewater. and
Sheridan.

Water districts and private companies:
Consolidated Mutual Water Co.
Cottonwood Water District
Baker Water District
Bow-Mar Water District
Green Mountain Water District
Wheatridge Water District
Country Homes Land Co.
Bancroft Water District
Sunset Ridge Veterans, Inc.
Panorama Park Water Association.

Vassar Water District

See Figure 1.

Source.--South Platte River, 2 intakes, 20
-----miles south of city, at Kassler (about
45 percent of supply).

Bear Creek, (via Harriman Ditch) to
Marston Lake, intake at Marston Lake,
8 miles southwest of city (about 3
percent of supply).

Fraser River, and tributaries (about 38
percent of supply) and Williams Fork
River and tributaries (about 9 percent
of supply); supply is diverted from
Colorado River basin to South Boulder
Creek via the Moffat Tunnel.

South Boulder Creek supply is diverted
to Ralston Reservoir (about 5 percent
of supply). Ralston Creek intake at
Ralston Reservoir, 15 miles northwest
of city.

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