OUR MISSION
The Mount Werner Water District is committed to providing our customers the highest quality and most cost-effective water and wastewater services in compliance with all applicable Federal and State laws and regulations while preserving public health, protecting the environment, and ensuring the utmost customer satisfaction. We are equally dedicated to maintaining a work environment where every employee is recognized as a fundamental part of the organization, whereby encouraging teamwork and individual contribution.
RECENT NEWS & ANNOUNCEMENTS
Fish Creek Plant Upgrades & Shutdown on Horizon
Click Here to view the press release
Fish Creek Treatment Plant Upgrades
To view the press release and learn more about the upgrades to the Fish Creek Treatment Plant, click here
Announcements
To be announced…
Corrosion Control Treatment Technique Improvements
Mount Werner Water (MWW) has performed extensive analysis and completed several studies of system water quality parameters to determine an economic, efficient and achievable alternative to the existing corrosion control treatment (CCT). As a result, MWW is in the building phase to enhance the efficiency of the current CCT by altering the technique to incorporate the use of lime, carbon dioxide and orthophosphate. This process will increase the buffering capacity of the water we process by allowing for more stable pH throughout the entirety of the distribution system. Additionally, utilizing orthophosphate as a corrosion inhibitor has been a longstanding recommended technique for preventing the leaching of soft metals, such as lead and copper, from household plumbing by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
Click HERE to view the most recent Lead Public Information mailing
Mount Werner Water Board Meeting
The next Mount Werner Water Board meeting will be held at 8:00 am on Friday, October 4, 2024 via Microsoft Teams. Click HERE to view the agenda. If you wish to join the meeting, please see the details on the agenda. If you need board meeting materials please call the office by 5:00 pm on October 3rd, 2024 at 970-879-2424 and we will provide the necessary materials.
Community Water Conservation/Efficiency Plan
In partnership with the City, the 2020 update to the 2011 community-wide Water Conservation was approved by the Board of Directors at their March 20th Meeting. Click HERE to view the press release for the Conservation Plan and Watering Schedule. The plan explored 5 main objectives with focus on developing new activities and steps within the Plan update that will help the City and Mt. Werner Water to achieve lasting, long term improvement in water efficiency and conservation; reduce overall per capita water demands (or water use per eqr). In response to this focus, the Board approved by Resolution the following permanent irrigation watering schedule.
• No outdoor watering between 10AM – 6PM. Exceptions to this may be made for District and City of Steamboat Springs approved management purposes.
The watering schedule is based on the last number of customers’ street addresses.
• Odd -Monday, Thursday, and Saturday • Even – Sunday, Tuesday, and Friday
The odd/even day watering schedule will continue forward into the future regardless of drought conditions.
Walton Creek Lift Station Improvements
The District has been working with Jacob’s Engineering to make improvements to the Walton Creek Lift Station, in order to adhere to CDPHE design review requirements. Some of the improvements include upsizing the pumping capacity to approximately 20gpm, adding 15,000 gallons of additional emergency storage, and installing a new pump control panel including PLC, manual controls and SCADA.
PERMANENT WATERING SCHEDULE
As a reminder, no outdoor watering is permitted between 10AM-6PM. For summer irrigation the schedule below needs to be followed. The odd and even schedule is based on the last number of the customers’ street address.
|Sunday| | |Monday| | |Tuesday| | |Wednesday| | |Thursday| | |Friday| | |Saturday| |
Even | Odd | Even | No Watering | Odd | Even | Odd |
FREE! Melnor Automatic Water Timer. Help keep your watering schedule on time! Now available while supplies last. Pick one up at our Plant @ 3310 Clearwater Trail, Steamboat Springs, CO
REPORT WATER CONCERNS / INFRACTIONS
To report water concerns and infractions click HERE
2024 Master Planning Projects
Fish Creek Treatment Plant Facilities Master Plan
Construction on Phase 2B is underway. This phase will alter the water treatment process, utilizing Carbon Dioxide, Lime and Orthophosphate. The CO2 System was installed and the pad for the lime silo has been constructed. The District was awarded a Hazard Mitigation Grant by FEMA for the new higher capacity generator which has now been installed. (See photos below of CO2 tank and generator being lifted into place)