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<br />SEeTl ON A <br /> <br />INHW:IUCTlON <br /> <br />NEEO FOR FACILITIES <br /> <br />Over the pas t severa 1 yea, s ~ of the (.ommun i L j e~ a lony tile South I'Lltte River <br /> <br />in Northern Culorado have been experiencing increJsj~9 diffl(.ultie5 wilh their <br /> <br />dorn'~slic WJt~" s.)'stems. Hilile the lIIagnitude unu 5edo~sness varies I.lith each <br /> <br />locaL ion and ra~1 \<ater sCHlrre, the v.,'c-riln impa(.t is l'a~idlJ' approad!iil~ that <br /> <br />of a "egional emergency. AlmJ~t ~litilout exceptiC:l the existing domestic \1ilter <br /> <br />systems arc cOllfronted with i ncreilS i ng costs and servi ce C:e:nands wh i Ie experi- <br /> <br />cncing reduction in water supply and rapid deterioration of l'laler quality. <br /> <br />Already several systems have had their treated \vater prc,d'..ct classifi"rj as <br /> <br />undesirahle due to turbidity, taste, hardness and inclusien of \'ariou:. <br /> <br />pollutants. Scrne systems have even been declared unsaf~ far infants by medical <br /> <br />allthoriti,~s due to) hi'Jh nilrilte and otiler chemic,] cont,,:;;inJte~. Tile Safe <br /> <br />Orinkin~ Water Act pJssed by Cengress in 1975 will require thilt these defici- <br /> <br />encips be cnrre~ted. <br /> <br />Gene"a 1ly those SystC'fiiS dep(,lId~nt on surf ace ~Iatcr sources ~1-€ confrcntcd with <br /> <br />prol1lcms of varyin] j'aw Woller s~~ply, seepage losses, fluctuating tudli,lity, <br /> <br />anu increasing costs ()f trl!2LI:,ent, transmission "rod stOl'age, Thos~ systems <br /> <br />relyl.i3 en (JrOllllrJ \~ater SOIJl"ces are facing prolJ1c:I.ls of limited capacities, <br /> <br />increased PL"C1pina costs, IncrC'&sed hal-dness, high nitrate lev'!ls and !;2neral <br /> <br />di?tel'io"ot iCII or raw \'I'itel' qUd I ity. <br /> <br />Man,\' of these ;,,'ot.Jellls Jr'e a I ready cr it i ca I but are expected to wor sen lJecause <br /> <br />lif 9rtlll"Lh, ;nflilL ion, 'II')I'C restrict ive health st<lndcc'ds ilnd the overall water <br /> <br />Sho'-t(lg., which faccs t~urthL'l-ll Col(....adu. It is irTlpe".1tive th,~t steps be tdken <br /> <br />now to n:'!crs~ till' 2sl,1111 i~I,("J t,'cnds. jJrovide a safe wat!'r source fCI" the <br /> <br />1 <br />