Thursday, April 30, 2009

Where coloardo springs's water comes from

Colorado spring's water comes fro a couple of different places. Through a system of pipes and facility's to get to us. The water states in areas of Aspen, Leadville and Breckenridge. In areas like homestead lake. That makes up 75% of our water. The other 25% comes from from local surface water sources and local ground water sources. These include

Local Surface Water Sources:

  • Pikes Peak Northern and Southern Slopes
  • Cheyenne Creeks
  • Fountain Creek
  • Peakview Reservoir in Monument
  • Northfield Watershed

Local Ground Water Sources - Aquifers:

  • Arapahoe (4 wells)
  • Denver (1 well)
  • Laramie-Fox Hills (1 well)
  • Widefield (4 wells)

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