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<br />. <br /> <br />COLORADO WATER CONSERVATION BOARD <br />102 Columbine Building <br />1845 Sherman Street <br />Denver, Colorado 80203 <br /> <br />February 18, 1975 <br /> <br />ALLENSPARK PROJECT <br /> <br />INTRODUCTION <br /> <br />Allenspark is a small unincorporated mountain community located <br />in Boulder County, about 13 miles south of Estes Park. It is situated <br />on Willow Creek, a tributary of the North St. Vrain River. <br />There are about 120 residences in the area and a small business <br />community. The population numbers fluctuate between winter and summer <br />as is typical with most mountain recreation-oriented communities. The <br />permanent population is dominated by elderly residents, many of whom <br />exist on relatively fixed retirement incomes. No significant population <br />increase is expected to take place in the foreseeable future. <br /> <br />PROBLEM <br /> <br />No community water system exists. Domestic water needs are met <br /> <br />through a miscellaneous system of jointly and individually owned wells <br />and shallow pipelines diverting or pumping water directly from Willow <br />Creek. The pipelines for the most part freeze during the winter months. <br />Fire protection is virtually non-existent. <br />For about the past fifteen years, the residents of the community <br />have been attempting to construct a community water system which would <br />provide water on a year-round basis. Because of their limited financial <br />resources, they have not been able to obtain conventional financing. <br />The water requirements for the community are quite small. The <br />. summer demand is currently about 70,000 gallons per day and the winter <br />demand is about 15,000 gallons per day. <br />