Summer Construction on
New Water Lines and Storage Tanks

This summer, the Mount Werner Water & Sanitation District will be undertaking $3 million in construction projects to improve the performance of the District's water system:

Burgess Creek 250,000 Gallon Storage Tank
Last year, our contractor completed the access road and the tank structure.When the Forest Service grants access in the spring, our contractor will complete the water main to the tank and conduct leak tests before backfilling the tank and re-grading the site. We expect the tank to be on-line by midsummer.

New Burgess Creek Pump Station and
Ridge Road Pressure-Reducing Valve (PRV)
This combined project will provide a new pumping facility for the new Burgess Creek Tank and create a water main loop for residents along Ridge Road and Burgess Creek Road between Ridge Road and the old pump station. The new pump station will be constructed in the bank between Burgess Creek Road and Ridge Road; a new PRV will be installed in the water main behind the Bearberry B&B. We expect this project to begin in May and be completed by the end of July.

Whistler Road Water Main Replacement
This project will strengthen the southern portion of the District by upsizing the Whistler Road water main from Walton Creek Road to Stone Lane. We expect this complex project to begin in May and be completed by the end of July.

Laurel Lane 250,000 Gallon Storage Tank
This storage tank will increase water reserves in the southern portion of the District and improve fire-flow availability in the Laurel Lane neighborhood. The District has established the tank location above the Laurel Lane cul-desac and is moving forward to design the access road and tank structure. Construction of the access road may begin in the early fall.

The District recognizes the inconvenience that new construction poses within a residential area. Our contractors are prepared to mitigate the impact of construction with regulated start-up and shut-down times, excavation barriers, street sweeping, erosion control, and traffic control. Work crews may have to remove obstructions such as fences, bushes and landscaping rocks that lie in utility easements or the City right-of-way. If you have questions, please call Mount Werner Water at 970-879-2424.

Click here for a press release which recaps the 2008 construction season.