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<br />c <br /> <br />11/-4 <br /> <br />~ <br /> <br />A Water System Master Plan for the Town of Basalt was completed in <br /> <br /> <br />April of 1973. This report included a comprehensive master plan to <br /> <br /> <br />guide future expansion and improvement projects and a recommended <br /> <br /> <br />initial system improvement program. The initial phase Improvement <br />program included the following: <br /> <br />! <br /> <br />1. Replace parts of the existing distribution system with <br /> <br /> <br />new cast iron larger mains. <br /> <br /> <br />2. Replace existing raw water transmission line from <br /> <br /> <br />Basalt Springs to settling basin. <br /> <br /> <br />3. Construct adequate spring boxes for the five Basalt <br /> <br /> <br />springs. <br />4. Construct new 250,000 gallon storage reservoir. <br /> <br />5. Conduct thorough alluvial groundwater investigations <br /> <br />including a geologic field trip, a resistivity study, <br />and three test wells. <br /> <br /> <br />6. Initiate water rights acquisition program. This would <br /> <br /> <br />be designed in conjunction with No.5 above. The <br /> <br /> <br />program would probably include filings for withdrawals, <br /> <br /> <br />the acquisition of older surface water rights, transfer <br /> <br /> <br />of these rights to the new points of diversion, and to <br /> <br /> <br />municipal use. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />~ <br /> <br />A test well was drilled adjacent to the Roaring Fork River in <br /> <br /> <br />January, 1975. The well was tested and results indicated that a <br /> <br /> <br />production well in this location could produce 250 to 300 gpm if <br /> <br /> <br />properly designed and constructed, A full report on the test well, <br /> <br /> <br />including water qual ity data, is included in this report as Appendix o. <br /> <br />/~.' <br />