Well now, it seems that many of you are a potential threat to our environment. Especially to the drinking water. Fortunately there is a solution. The State now has implemented a regulation that we install a backflow prevention device on most water service lines, unless there has been a granted variance. We think this is a wonderful idea and worth the time, money and effort to have the device installed. We truly will have a safer water system and it is good for all of us.
Now, if we could only keep the Town from dumping raw sewage into our water supply, as much as 60,000 gallons, we'd really have a safe water supply.
Has anyone ever considered the obvious? Like combining the Estes Park Sewer system with Upper Thompson and moving it away from the visitor center? Combining these utilities would significantly reduce expenses and multiple management costs and one truly safe system could be built.
Town Trustees would never spend the time on this boring infrastructure issue when they can spend money on a Kayak course no one can use. Oh well, $500,000 here and there isn't that much. Besides, the apathetic voters don't make a fuss, so why not?
