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The City of Englewood is making major improvements to the City Ditch that supplies water to Littleton, Englewood, and Denver. A current detour is in place for the Centennial Link Trail as the city works on Phase 2 of the project.
About the Project: Delivering safe, dependable drinking water to Englewood residents is a top priority for the City of Englewood. While Englewood’s water already meets drinking water regulations, the source of our water can affect the taste, odor and hardness from time to time. The City’s primary water supply is delivered through the City Ditch. Water travels by gravity from Chatfield Reservoir to Englewood through a combination of buried pipeline, overhead flumes, and open channel ditch through parts of unincorporated Douglas and Arapahoe Counties and Littleton before reaching Englewood’s Allen Water Treatment Plant (Allen WTP). City Ditch is one of the City’s most critical water infrastructure assets.
Englewood is planning to convert its remaining 2.5-miles of open channel sections between Chatfield Reservoir and the Allen WTP to buried pipe and, if needed, replace existing pipe.
Benefits: This project will result in numerous benefits to the City and its customers including:
Raw water delivered from Chatfield through City Ditch is better than water that is diverted from the South Platte River at the Union Avenue intake.
Improving our drinking water's taste and odor by allowing for increased usage of City Ditch.
Improving the system's reliability and safety by eliminating possibility for contamination through the open channel ditch sections.
Helping the City manage drought and climate change by limiting water loss.
Reducing energy use and annual operating and maintenance costs for raw water delivery.
Reducing or avoiding the need for capital improvement projects at the Allen WTP or Union Avenue Pump Station.
Importance of City Ditch
City Ditch is a water supply conveyance system that has been in existence for over 150 years. In addition to being the primary source of drinking water for the City of Englewood, City Ditch delivers water to contract users in Littleton, Englewood and Denver. Englewood owns and operates City Ditch between Chatfield Reservoir and Harvard Gulch Park.
The City of Englewood is making major improvements to the City Ditch that supplies water to Littleton, Englewood, and Denver. A current detour is in place for the Centennial Link Trail as the city works on Phase 2 of the project.
About the Project: Delivering safe, dependable drinking water to Englewood residents is a top priority for the City of Englewood. While Englewood’s water already meets drinking water regulations, the source of our water can affect the taste, odor and hardness from time to time. The City’s primary water supply is delivered through the City Ditch. Water travels by gravity from Chatfield Reservoir to Englewood through a combination of buried pipeline, overhead flumes, and open channel ditch through parts of unincorporated Douglas and Arapahoe Counties and Littleton before reaching Englewood’s Allen Water Treatment Plant (Allen WTP). City Ditch is one of the City’s most critical water infrastructure assets.
Englewood is planning to convert its remaining 2.5-miles of open channel sections between Chatfield Reservoir and the Allen WTP to buried pipe and, if needed, replace existing pipe.
Benefits: This project will result in numerous benefits to the City and its customers including:
Raw water delivered from Chatfield through City Ditch is better than water that is diverted from the South Platte River at the Union Avenue intake.
Improving our drinking water's taste and odor by allowing for increased usage of City Ditch.
Improving the system's reliability and safety by eliminating possibility for contamination through the open channel ditch sections.
Helping the City manage drought and climate change by limiting water loss.
Reducing energy use and annual operating and maintenance costs for raw water delivery.
Reducing or avoiding the need for capital improvement projects at the Allen WTP or Union Avenue Pump Station.
Importance of City Ditch
City Ditch is a water supply conveyance system that has been in existence for over 150 years. In addition to being the primary source of drinking water for the City of Englewood, City Ditch delivers water to contract users in Littleton, Englewood and Denver. Englewood owns and operates City Ditch between Chatfield Reservoir and Harvard Gulch Park.
