Press Release: Weld County and Anadarko Partner to Bring Water to Wattenberg The residents of the unincorporated town of Wattenberg, located in south western Weld County, recently found themselves without safe water due to elevated nitrates in their water system. “As soon as we heard about the situation in Wattenberg, we took steps to get safe drinking water out to the residents,” said Commissioner Kirkmeyer. “This is no different than anything else Weld County would do for any of its residents in a time of crisis. This is no different than assisting in a flood or tornado. This was the right thing to do.” The county was prepared to pay the rental fees of $1,200 a week, as well as other costs associated with delivery, setup and other fees, when Anadarko Petroleum Corp. stepped in as good neighbors and offered to cover the cost. Wayne Ramey, water plant operator for the Wattenberg Improvement Association, said there are about 12 membranes in the [water] plant, which are responsible for filtering out nitrates and other materials in the water. He said those have been removed and sent to California for testing to discover why they’re failing. “We very much appreciate the Commissioners getting this together,” Ramey said. “That they were willing to go out and do this themselves was great. Then, Anadarko came to the table and offered to pay, and we are grateful for that.” Read the entire release at: https://co.weld.co.us/Departments/Commissioners/PressReleases/index.html
Posted on: Thu, 17 Apr 2014 02:12:24 +0000
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