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<br />r (' <br />;~ '2. 'j \J <br /> <br />A complete description of the Fountain Valley Purification Plant <br />is contained in a May 2, 1977, Environmental Report prepared by the <br />City of Colorado Springs, Department of Public Utilities Water <br />Division. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />A powerplant is also being constructed in the vicinity of the <br />purification plant site. Although both plants are located in the <br />same area owned by Colorado Springs, neither the conduit nor the <br />purification plant will provide water for the powerplant. <br /> <br />3. Other Fountain Valley Water Recipients <br /> <br />a. Widefield <br /> <br />The unincorporated community of Widefield obtains its water supply <br />from eight privately owned wells. The eight wells tap the Fountain <br />Creek alluvium and are located within the service area boundaries. <br />The eight wells have a total rated capacity of 515 million gallons <br />per day and an estimated average annual yield of 2,240 acre-feet. <br />Widefield's water supply system also includes treated water storage <br />facilities with a capacity of 1.25 million gallons. The treatment <br />of the water supply is chlorination. <br /> <br />b. Fountain <br /> <br />The city of Fountain obtains its water supply from Little Fountain <br />Creek and wells with approximately 50 percent of its total water <br />supply coming from each source. The Little Fountain Creek intake is <br />located at Keeton Reservoir approximately 12 miles west of the city. <br />The Little Fountain system has a primary storage capacity of 57 <br />acre-feet and an average annual yield of 560 acre-feet. Three of <br />the city's five wells are being used at the present time. The <br />estimated average annual yield of the five wells is approximately <br />1,300 acre-feet providing the city a total annual water supply of <br />1,860 acre-feet. Fountain has one treatment plant with a capacity <br />of 0.5 million gallons daily. At the present time only 50 percent <br />of the water supply is treated, resulting in an average filter plant <br />load of 200,000 gallons per day. The system includes a treated <br />water storage capacity of 500,000 gallons. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />c. Security <br /> <br />The Security Water District obtains its water supply from 12 of 14 <br />privately owned wells. The 12 wells in operation tap the Fountain <br />Creek alluvium and are located within the service area boundaries. <br />The estimated capacity of the 14 wells is 7.2 million gallons daily <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />II-IS <br />