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Creative funding brings RO to small system
Author(s) -
Cress Barry W.
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
journal ‐ american water works association
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.466
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1551-8833
pISSN - 0003-150X
DOI - 10.1002/j.1551-8833.1997.tb08159.x
Subject(s) - water quality , aquifer , water resource management , business , natural resource economics , environmental science , groundwater , engineering , economics , ecology , geotechnical engineering , biology
Both the drinking water and the economy have improved in Las Animas, Colo. The problematic nature of water quality in the Arkansas River east of Pueblo, Colo., has made the development of good public water supplies a challenge. The Colorado municipality of Las Animas, which has wells in the river's alluvial aquifer, has been plagued by high levels of water hardness and dissolved solids. This factor and the region's marginal economy have impeded the ability of this rural community to grow. Thanks to the pooling of funds from several sources, the construction of a reverse osmosis treatment plant has become a reality. Much of the cost of the new plant was paid through grant funds.