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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. To learn more about the standard to which reclaimed water is treated, click here.


What's Happening Now?

City Park Pond was drained in 2023. Since then, the pond has been re-filled. Crews are now placing top soil around the banks and are working on landscaping.

Frequently Asked Questions

The Reclaimed Water System carries treated wastewater from the Reclaimed Water Plant to 121 irrigation customers throughout the city. Although this water is treated, it’s not treated to drinking water standards, so it falls under CDPHE’s Regulation 84.  

The essential reclaimed water system reduces the demand on the City’s drinking water supply and helps us meet the City’s irrigation needs during the peak usage months in the summer. 

Working with Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) and environmental experts, we’ve identified the Colorado Gators Reptile Park as a location to humanely donate the fish. Unfortunately, we are unable to relocate the fish to other water ways because the pond was historically a reclaimed water retention facility. Once the new reclaimed water pond is filled, it will not be stocked with fish according to state guidelines.

Map of pond location in relation to nearby landmarks

Project Schedule

  • Draining City Park Pond: Fall/Winter 2023 
  • Fish Removal and Donation: Winter 2023  
  • Construction along City Park Pond: Late Winter 2023 through 2025 

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What is the City’s reclaimed water system?  

The Reclaimed Water System carries treated wastewater from the Reclaimed Water Plant to 121 irrigation customers throughout the city. Although this water is treated, it’s not treated to drinking water standards, so it falls under CDPHE’s Regulation 84. 

The essential reclaimed water system reduces the demand on the City’s drinking water supply and helps us meet the City’s irrigation needs during the peak usage months in the summer.