PROJ00109

• Contract/PO #: C153347
• Contractor Name: Starkville, Town of
• Contract Type: Loan
• Water District: 19
• County: Las Animas
• Bill Number: SB 78-69
• Loan Projects - Doc Type: Feasibility Study

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CHAPTER I

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GENERAL INFORMATION

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GENERAL

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The Town of Starkville was incorporated at 3:03 P.M.,
February l~, 1954, in the County Court of Las Animas County,
State of Colorado, as a community in Southern Colorado near
Trinidad. The Town limits encompasses about 70 acres with a
population of 160 according to the 1970 census.

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Starkville is about 2-1/2 miles South of Trinidad, (see
Figure 1) along Interstate 25, the main north-south highway
route through Colorado. The Town is near the foot of Raton Pass
at an elevation of about 6400 feet. Raton Creek passes through
the town and one of Raton Creek tributaries is the main source
of water supply. The tributary is Clear Creek which junctions
with Raton Creek about 2 miles upstream (south) of the town.
Clear Creek flows west from the base of Fishers Peak, a noted
land formation in Southern Colorado.

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The Town of Starkville has a water system that was installed
by the Santa Fe Railroad. The in-town system consists of 3" and
4" C.I.P., (see Figure 2 and 7), and a 140,000 gallon storage
tank. The storage tank is presently without a cover. Meters
and meter pits are throughout the Town with most of the meters
inoperative. The meter pits are standard type that require yearly
freeze protection efforts to protect against freezing the meters.

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The supply 4" c.r.p. line comes from the south up Raton Creek
to a major storage tank about 1/2 mile from the town limits.
This tank has about 200,000 gallon capacity. The tank has no top
cover and is in need of some welding to repair leaks near the top
of the tank.

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