Project Overview
As part of the City's commitment to water conservation, we will be completing updates to transition the existing City Park Pond into a reclaimed water storage facility. The pond will supply irrigation water for City Park's turf and landscapes. Reclaimed water is wastewater that has been treated and cleaned. While it is safe for irrigation, it is not considered potable water.
Changes were made to reclaimed storage requirements monitored by Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) and beginning in 2019 the City Park Pond was unable to be used as a reclaimed storage site without modifications. To meet the new requirements, the pond will be disconnected from the stormwater system to have an impervious liner installed so reclaimed water is completely separated from the Big Dry Creek stream system. Learn more about the standard to which reclaimed water is treated.