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<br />,..... <br /> <br />The water quality samples analyzed by the Colorado Depart- <br />ment of Health indicate that the water quality is of good <br />quality except for nitrat.e which is near the mandatory <br />limit of 10 mg/l. Sulfate is at the suggested limit of <br />250 mg/l and dissolved solids are at 710 mg/l which ex- <br />ceeds the suggested limit of 500 mg/l. The high sulfate <br />and dissolved solids content is characterh;tic of water <br />quality in the Lower Arkansas Valley. <br /> <br />The. only treatment now provided by the Town is chlorination. <br />'A gas chlorinator is located at the 85,000pgallon collec- <br />tion reservoir. <br /> <br />B. storage <br />The Town has two storage reservoirs in operation. The <br />first is a 85,000 gallon below-grade reinforced concrete <br />tank located approximately 3,000 feet northeast of the <br />northern boundary of Town. This tank receives and collects <br />water from all of the three sources mentioned above. The <br />tank was constructed in the mid 1930's. The condition of <br />the tank is considered to be fair with some leaking deve- <br />loping in recent years. Repair's to this reservoir are now <br />being considered and should be performed as soon as poss- <br />ible. <br /> <br />Two end suction centrifugal pumps are installed on top of <br />this reservoir and hou.sed in a small frame building. <br />These pumps transfer water via a 6" asbestos cement pipe <br />from the concrete reservoir to the newly constructed <br />200,000 gallon at-grade reservoir situated directly west <br />and approximately 1,900 feet distant of the old reservoir. <br />Also housed in this pump building is the gas chlorinator. <br /> <br />These pumps and the building enclosure will be replaced <br />by a new pumping facility presently under construction <br />and scheduled for completion in July 1981. The new facili- <br />) <br /> <br />'-4- <br />