PROJ00467

• Contract/PO #: C153313
• Contractor Name: Eagle, Town of
• Contract Type: Loan
• Water District: 0
• County: Eagle
• Bill Number: SB 78-69
• Loan Projects - Doc Type: Feasibility Study

of the plant and the settling ponds. Every spring when the runoff

occurs, the turbid water from Brush Creek creates problems at the

plant. In some instances, in order to carry sufficient amounts of

water into the town's distribution system, small quantities of water

have by-passed the plant. The furnishing of untreated water for do-

mestic use is not only an unsafe practice, but is in direct violation

of the recently passed Safe Drinking Water Act. The needed improve-

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ments at the water treatment plant and settling ponds are relatively

inexpensive and can be accomplished in short periods of time. There-

fore, it is recommended that these improvements be given immediate

consideration.

Ground Water

The total estimated cost to rehabilitate the raw water line,

water treatment plant, and settling ponds will generally be in the

neighborhood of $500,000. Before the rehabilitation of these facili-

ties, the town of Eagle may consider it wise to investigate the pos-

sibility of a ground water source near the existing water treatment

plant in the Brush Creek valley. Generally, ground water requires

no treatment other than chlorination. However, if for some reason
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an aquifer was tapped whose water did require treatment, the well

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would be near the treatment facility which could be utilized for this.

In checking the records of the wells which have been drilled in

the Eagle area, there are no wells with the capacity we are looking

for. There is a 45 feet deep well which yields 10 GPM and another

well which yields 12 GPM and is 60 feet deep. Yet another well was

drilled, but its water was so brackish that it was unfit for domestic

use. However, the next few paragraphs will present a hypothetical

situation from which cost estimates will be developed.

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