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<br />COLORADO WATER CONSERVATION BOARD <br />823 State Centennial Building <br />1313 Sherman Street <br />Denver, Colorado 80203 <br /> <br />December 1980 <br /> <br />~~~_f~~!~~_fEQ~~f! <br /> <br />1~!EQQQf!IQ~ <br /> <br />The town of New Castle is located in Garfield County approximately <br /> <br />10 miles west of Glenwood Springs. <br /> <br />The town was originally called Grand <br /> <br />Butte, but the name was changed when it was incorporated in 1888. The <br /> <br />town's early economy was based on nearby coal mines which are no longer <br /> <br />operational. Currently, the community has a couple of small industries <br /> <br />but it is mainly a "bedroom community" for Glenwood Springs and the <br /> <br />energy areas to the west. The town's annual growth rate during the <br /> <br />early 1970's was five percent, but its recent growth has been severely <br /> <br />restricted due to an inadequate water supply. <br /> <br />fgQ~~~~ <br /> <br />The water supply for New Castle originates from East Elk Creek <br /> <br />approximately 2.5 miles above the town and is transmitted to the treat- <br /> <br />ment plant via a 10 inch supply line. <br /> <br />The water goes to an 87,000 <br /> <br />gallon storage tank prior to transmission through an 8 inch line which <br /> <br />terminates at the distribution system in town. <br /> <br />The present system is incapable of meeting the demands of the <br /> <br />community in many aspects. <br /> <br />Some of the major problems involve high <br /> <br />turbidity and inadequate treatment during spring flows; loss of treated <br /> <br />water due to leakage; inadequate fire flow due to small pipes, in- <br /> <br />adequate storage and low pressure in part of the distribution system; <br /> <br />and inadequate valve control of the distribution system for line isolation <br /> <br />during repairs. <br />