The City of Fountain Utilities water division operates and maintains approximately 18 square miles of system infrastructure that provides safe, reliable, potable water to all areas within the City limits. Water Operations serves just under 9,000 metered water accounts and supports a population of approximately 29,000. Every day, Fountain Utilities provides millions of gallons of treated water to its customers.
The City of Fountain has four water sources. Surface water sources include the Fountain Valley Authority, and the Southern Delivery System, making up 70% of the City’s supply portfolio. Groundwater sources include the Venetucci Project and local wells, accounting for the remaining 30%. The majority of the City’s water supply is stored is Pueblo Reservoir, and the remaining in a network of storage tanks.
Potable water is treated using multiple technologies before it is safely delivered to your faucet.
Water Quality
Fountain's Water
The City of Fountain receives its water supply from surface water stored in Pueblo Reservoir and ground water from four (4) city-owned wells, located in downtown Fountain. The water industry is highly-regulated and requires routine testing and sampling of water sources and distribution points to ensure Fountain routinely tests its water at every source: wells; connections to other water systems; connections to the Fountain Valley Authority (the treatment plant that treats the water delivered from the Pueblo Reservoir); and throughout its water distribution system. Water samples are obtained by Colorado State Certified Water Operators according to standard sampling protocols and tested by certified laboratories. Safe drinking water is delivered to the communities it serves.
PFAS in Fountain
In October 2015, the City of Fountain shut down its wells when Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) were discovered. During that time, the city provided water to the community sourced solely from Pueblo Reservoir, where PFAS is not detected.
In June 2018, the City of Fountain began treating groundwater with the Granular Activated Carbon (GAC) treatment units provided by the United States Air Force. GAC is a proven, effective, treatment method for removing PFAS. Fountain continues to operate these treatment units and is committed to ensuring that water entering into its drinking water system tests at non-detectable levels (less than 2 parts per trillion).