Tag: Drinking Water
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Colorado health department suspends water testing after 2nd chemist found manipulating data
Nearly a year after the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) found anomalies in a chemist’s testing work, a second chemist is being investigated for allegedly manipulating data — ultimately causing the department to suspend water testing in the State Laboratory’s chemistry program. The announcement of the suspension on Monday directly coincides with the…
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Denver Water completes Northwater treatment plant
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save After nearly a decade of planning and construction, Denver Water’s Northwater Treatment Plant is complete. Situated next to Ralston Reservoir, north of Golden along Highway 93 in Jefferson County, the new drinking water facility became operational earlier this year and can treat up to 75…
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Brighton to break ground on $155M water treatment plant
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Brighton will hold a groundbreaking ceremony on July 26 at the site of its future water treatment plant, kickstarting a $155 million project that will be in the works for three more years. The treatment plant,…
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Englewood receives $38 million loan from Environmental Protection Agency to improve drinking water
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The City of Englewood will receive a second loan from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to support the city’s drinking water initiative. The $38 million is funded through the Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act…
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Colorado House approves scaled-back effort to eliminate lead in water at schools, daycares
A bill to crack down on lead-contaminated drinking water in Colorado schools and daycares passed the state House Wednesday, but only after significant revisions narrowed the scope of the legislation. As drafted, House Bill 1358 would have required schools and child care facilities to install filters on all drinking water sources, provide bottle filling stations…
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Democrats advance regulations to eliminate lead in drinking water in schools, daycares
Democrats advanced regulations Tuesday to crack down on lead-contaminated drinking water in schools and daycares, passing the proposed bill out of its first committee. If enacted, House Bill 1358 would require schools and child care facilities to install filters on drinking water sources, provide bottle filling stations and annually test drinking water for lead. The…
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Boil advisory lifted in Englewood
The city of Englewood lifted a boil advisory Friday afternoon that had impacted over 25,000 customers since Wednesday. Although the tap water in Zone 1 — the largest in the city’s water system — is safe to drink, residents should throw out ice and flush faucets and other appliances “to ensure removal of potentially contaminated water,” the…
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Boil advisory issued in Englewood after E. coli bacteria found
Residents of Englewood were advised Wednesday to boil their water after E. coli bacteria were found in the city’s public water system. The advisory applies to residents who live in Zone 1, the largest of the city’s water systems, according to the City of Englewood. Englewood residents who live within the pink area were placed…
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Boil advisory issued for Castle Pines North water
The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment’s Water Quality Control Division issued a boil advisory for Castle Pines residents west of I-25 that will likely last through Saturday. Most residents in the city of 11,000 located between Lone Tree and Castle Rock get their water from the Castle Pines North Metropolitan District. District officials…