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TOWN OF KEENESBURG <br />WATER SYSTEM IMPROVEMENTS <br />~~~ <br />,.~ , ~-. <br />~. r, <br />} <br />. ~. <br />'~ ~` <br />~', <br />"~,~~.i~ <br />. _ _ ~' " ~r~"r <br />r' <br />„~+~* . <br />*+e~l . <br />v <br />..~ ,.,x ,_ .. <br />Rodney Buckalew, Public Works Director, inside new Pump Station <br />Proiect Description <br />The Town of Keenesburg is located in Weld County 30 miles north of Denver on I-76., with a <br />population of 1100 and 461 active water taps. The existing water supply comes from 5 wells that draw <br />water from the Laramie -Fox Hills aquifer, and have a total capacity of 221 acre-feet per year, which are <br />connected directly to the Town's distribution system. There were two major issues associated with the <br />existing water system -water quality due to high fluorides and sodium, and lack of disinfection contact <br />time. The Town's well water was pumped directly into the distribution system, which resulted in an <br />improper disinfection contact time. The overall project involved the construction of 250,000 gallon <br />above ground storage tank, the purchase of a well with 139.6 AF of water rights in the Lost Creek <br />Groundwater Basin, the construction of 5.5 miles of 12 inch PVC pipeline to the Town and a new pump <br />station. At a 50%-50% blend rate and with the ability to treat as-needed, the Town's fluoride levels and <br />sodium absorption ratios have drop to acceptable levels. The CWCB loan was for the purchase of the <br />well and water rights only. The total cost of the overall project was $2,317,000. <br />Proiect Data <br />Sponsor: Town of Keenesburg County: Weld Water Source: Lost Creek Groundwater Basin <br />Terms of Loan: $1,127,968@3.75% for 30-yrs. Substantial Completion Date: July 1, 2008 <br />Design Engineer: JB Wright and Associates, Inc. -Fort Collins, Colorado <br />Construction Contractor: Northern Colorado Contractors, Inc. -Fort Lupton, Colorado <br />Average Annual Diversion - 140 acre-feet <br />