What is the Penrose Water District doing to ensure an adequate water supply for the future?
In relation to the purchase of water on the Arkansas River, the District is in the funding and design phase of a planned well field and pipeline project to pump water from the Arkansas River to the District’s treatment plants. Even though water rights have been acquired on the Arkansas River, the District is continually analyzing water options for purchase and studying legal and engineering opinions as to how a particular water source might fit our needs. some considerations are; If the water use must be changed for municipal purposes, it must go through water court. As much as 50%, or more, of the water can be lost in the conversion process. If the loss is too great, then the cost of the water is not justified. Where the water is located and the costs associated with transportation to our treatment facility are other considerations. These, and other factors, can lessen the yield to the District, therefore, the purchase price could be too high for the amount of water we receive. Since
