PROJ00464

• Contract/PO #: FS0001X
• Contractor Name: Bennett, Town of
• Contract Type: Loan
• Water District: 0
• County: Adams
• Loan Projects - Doc Type: Feasibility Study

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PROJECT SUMMARY

The Town of Bennett, Colorado is locate.d in Adams County, approximately

31 miles east of metropolitan Denver. From its date of incorporation in

January 1930 until 1960, Bennett remained a small rural community with a

relatively stable population of less than 300. Since 1960, the population

of Bennett has increased approximately 220 percent due to the urbanization

effect of the sprawling metropolitan area. Nearly 50 percent of the Bennett

population commutes to the metropolitan area for employment.

The rapid population growth in recent years has placed an excessive

demand on the Town's municipal water system. Constructed in the early

1930's, the present water system consists of one 55,000 gallon elevated

storage tank, one 155,000 gallon underground storage tank, four operable

water supply wells, and 6", 4", 2" and 1" water distribution mains. The

water supply wells are supplied by the Arapahoe Formation at depths of 400

to 650 feet deep and the Fox Hills Sandstone at a depth of 1450 feet. The

water quality from the wells is good and complies in all respects with the

Colorado State Standards for Public Drinking Water Supplies. The only

treatment presently required is chlorination. The distribution mains are

basically cast iron pipe with leaded joints. Although the mains are old,

undersized, and some joint failures have been experienced in recent years,

the condition of the pipe is considered good and servicab1e if properly

augmented and looped with large feeder mains.

The ability of the present water facilities to meet fire flow demands

in accordance with the Mountain States Inspection Bureau requirements is

practically non-existent. The distribution mains (predominantly 4-inch)

are undersized and dead-end lines in many locations. Fire hydrants are