RUMOR brought to Jimmy's Camp:
Fountain doesn’t have enough water.
Jimmy's Fact to Trade:
This rumor is false, although the title of this article is true; You really can’t have a fountain without water unless you are using chocolate or cheese, but that’s another discussion all together. Did you know that Pueblo Reservoir serves as the City of Fountain’s primary water storage facility, holding all our water for long term needs and drought resiliency? Well, after the most recent wet year, the city has built up approximately three billion gallons in reservoir storage to ensure a stable supply long into the future. The City of Fountain typically supplies about one Billion Gallons per year to our customers, meaning that storage could sustain the city for THREE YEARS, even if it didn’t rain a drop at all in that time.
On top of planning a resilient future supply for our residents, the city is always tackling the challenge of maintaining and optimizing existing infrastructure to ensure stable and reliable service to our water customers. The city is starting construction later this summer on a major 30” pipeline that will connect the City’s Southwest storage tank to the large customer areas east of Fountain Creek and I-25. Once completed, this pipe will significantly increase redundancy and system resilience in the southern half of the city and greatly boost flows available for firefighting. The pipe is also designed to integrate with planned future supply projects and serve as the backbone for water service to areas of future growth south and east of Fountain. The fact is that thanks to the diligent work of the City’s Water Utility, Fountain citizens don’t have to worry about their water supply unless we really start using this precious resource irresponsibly.