Local Water & Water Treatment Plants

Summit and Grand Counties are actually the source of most of the front range drinking water supply. There are numerous creeks, rivers, reservoirs, lakes and ponds. The threat of giardia and cryptosporidium exists, but I've known plenty of people who have imbibed directly and suffered no consequences. These counties have a long history of mining and with the influx of populated areas, farms, ranches and tourists, I prefer to use a filter.

 Grand County
Water area: 22.9 sq. mi. (lakes)
As you can see from the map (below) Grand County has an abundance of waterways: Canals 30, Dams 54, Lakes 58, Reservoirs 57, Springs 5, Streams 274, Wells 1. The Colorado River flows through Grand County.

Note the network of freshwater rivers and streams!

Canals:
Barger Ditch, Berthoud Pass Ditch, Big Lake Ditch, Big Six Ditch, Bunte Highline Ditch, Crooked Creek Number 1 Ditch, Crooked Creek Supply Ditch, Ennis Ditch, Eureka Ditch, Fraser River Diversion Canal, Granby Pump Canal, Grand Ditch, Harbison Ditch,
Kenny Barger Ditch, Kirtz Ditch, Lehman Ditch, Loback Ditch, McMahon Ditch, Meadow Creek Ditch, Missouri Ditch, Musgrave Ditch, Noonan Ditch, Peterson Ditch, Pheney Lateral Ditch, Pickering Ditch, Red Top Valley Ditch, Saint Louis Ditch, Saint Louis Number 2 Ditch, Smith Ditch, Willow Creek Pump Canal
Creeks & Streams:
Adams Creek, Albert Creek, Alkali Slough, Ammons Creek, Antelope Creek, Arapaho Creek, Badger Creek, Battle Creek, Beaver Creek, Behler Creek, Bennett Creek, Big Dutch Creek, Big Meadows Creek, Big Park Creek, Birch Creek, Birdseye Creek, Black Creek, Blacktail Creek, Blue River, Bobcat Creek, Bobtail Creek, Boham Creek, Bronco Creek, Buchanan Creek, Buck Creek, Buckhorn Creek, Buffalo Creek, Bull Run, Burke Spring Creek, Byers Creek, Cabin Creek, Camp Creek, Canyon Creek, Carter Creek, Cascade Creek, Charlie Creek, Coldwater Creek, Columbine Creek, Cook Creek, Cooper Creek, Corral Creek, Cow Creek, Coyote Creek, Crooked Creek, Crystal Creek, Cub Creek, Current Creek, Darling Creek, Deadhorse Creek, Deer Creek, Denver Creek, Devils Slide Creek, Diamond Creek, Doe Creek, Draper Creek, Drowsy Water Creek, Dry Creek, Dry Rifle Creek, Dunning Creek, East Branch Ute Creek, East Elk Creek, East Fork Blacktail Creek, East Fork Ninemile Creek, East Fork Troublesome Creek, East Inlet, East Saint Louis Creek, Echo Creek, Eightmile Creek, Elk Creek, Elliott Creek, Ethel Creek, Eva Creek, Evelyn Creek, Farnham Creek, First Creek, Flora Creek, Fool Creek, Frantz Creek, Fraser River, French Creek, Gardiner Creek, Glomerate Creek, Gold Run, Gordon Creek, Gore Creek, Grouse Creek, Hall Creek, Hallett Creek, Hamilton Creek, Hay Park Creek, Haystack Creek, Hazel Creek, Heimbaugh Creek, Hermosa Creek, High Rock Creek, Hill Creek, Horse Creek, Hull Creek, Hurd Creek, Iron Creek, Irving Hale Creek, Jensen Creek, Jim Creek, Jolley Creek, Jones Creek, Kauffman Creek, Kelly Creek, Keyser Creek, King Creek, Kinney Creek, Kitchen Creek, Lady Creek, Lawrence Creek, Leland Creek, Lindsey Creek, Little Blacktail Creek, Little Cabin Creek, Little Columbine Creek, Little Dutch Creek, Little Henry Creek, Little Muddy Creek, Little Strawberry Creek, Little Vasques Creek, Lost Creek, Lulu Creek, Lunch Creek, Marietta Creek, Mary Jane Creek, McBride Creek, McQueary Creek, Meadow Creek, Middle Dutch Creek, Middle Fork Creek, Middle Fork Ranch Creek, Middle Fork Williams Fork, Middle Supply Creek, Milk Creek, Mill Creek, Mine Creek, Modlin Creek, Monument Creek, Mosquito Creek, Muddy Creek, Mule Creek, Muller Creek, Mulstay Creek, Ninemile Creek, North Battle Creek, North Fork Cabin Creek, North Fork Deer Creek, North Fork Pass Creek, North Fork Ranch Creek, North Inlet, North Spruce Creek, North Supply Creek, Onahu Creek, Lake Opposition Creek, Paradise Creek, Parry Creek, Parsenn Creek, Pass Creek, Phantom Creek, Pinto Creek, Poison Creek, Pole Creek, Porphyry Creek, Ptarmigan Creek, Rabbit Ears Creek, Ranch Creek, Range Creek, Ranger Creek, Red Dirt Creek, Reed Creek, Reeder Creek, Richey Creek, Roaring Fork Arapaho Creek, Robert Creek, Rock Creek, Rockwell Creek, Round Creek, Saint Louis Creek, Sawmill Creek, Second Creek, Sheep Creek, Sheephorn Creek, Sheriff Creek, Short Creek, Siebert Creek, Silver Creek, Simpson Creek, Skunk Creek, Skylark Creek, Slide Creek, Smith Creek, Soda Creek, South Battle Creek, South Fork Buffalo Creek, South Fork Deer Creek, South Fork Mule Creek, South Fork Ranch Creek, South Fork Williams Fork, Specimen Creek, Spring Branch, Spring Creek, Spruce Creek, Squeak Creek, Steelman Creek, Stillwater Creek, Strawberry Creek, Supply Creek, Tenmile Creek, Tepee Creek, Thomas Creek, Thunderbolt Creek, Timber Creek, Tipperary Creek, Tonahutu Creek, Trail Creek, Troublesome Creek, Trout Creek, Twin Creek, Upson Creek, Ute Bill Creek, Ute Creek, Vasquez Creek, Waste Creek, Watanga Creek, West Branch Ute Creek, West Elk Creek, West Fork Ninemile Creek, West Saint Louis Creek, Wheatley Creek, Williams Fork, Willow Creek, Wolverine Creek, Yarmony Creek
Dams:
Albert Dam, Antelope Dam, Binco Dam, Bunte Dam, Christensen Dam, Cole Dam, Cottonwood Dam, Dale Dam, East Branch Dam, F W Linke Number 2 Dam, F W Linke Number 3 Dam, Fraser River Diversion Dam, Granby Dam, Granby Dike Number 3 Dam, Granby Dikes Number 1, 2, and 4 Dam, Griggs Dam, Hankison Dam, Heini Dam, Hinman Dam , Huntington Dam, Jones Dam, Jones Number 1 Dam, Jones Number 2 Dam, Jones Number 3 Dam , Langholen Dam, Linke Dam, Little King Ranch Dam, Martin Lilly Pond Dam, Matheson Dam, McElroy Dam, McMahon Dam, Meadow Creek Dam , Milk Creek Dam, Monarch Lake Dam, Moore Dam, Muddy Creek Dam, Musgrave Dam, Oaks Dam , Parsons Dam, Pheney Dam, Rock Creek Dam , Rock Gap Dam, Rudolph Dam , Scholl Dam, Shadow Mountain Dam, Sinkovits and Linke, Sylvan Dam, Upper Craven Dam, Ute Creek Dam, Way Dam, Whitely Peak Dam, Williams Fork Dam, Willow Creek Dam, Woods Dam
Lakes & Ponds:
Adams Lake, Bench Lake, Bighorn Lake, Blue Lake, Bowen Lake, Caribou Lake, Chickaree Lake, Columbine Lake, Columbine Lake, Corona Lake, Crater Lake, Crawford Lake, De Koevend Lake, Deadman Lake, Fifth Lake, Fourth Lake, Gourd Lake, Haynach Lakes, Horseshoe Lake, Island Lake, Julian Lake, Kids Pond, Lake Agnes, Lake Envy, Lake Evelyn, Lake Irene, Lake Nanita, Lake Nokoni, Lake of the Clouds, Lake Powell, Lake Solitude, Lake Verna, Lily Lake, Lone Pine Lake, Long Lake, Lost Lake, McQueary Lake, Mirror Lake, Murphy Lake, Parika Lake, Pawnee Lake, Pettingell Lake, Pinnacle Pool, Ptarmigan Lake, Pumphouse Lake,
Round Lake, Ruby Lake, Ryder Lakes, Saint Louis Lake, Snowdrift Lake, Spirit Lake, Stone Lake, Strawberry Lake, Timber Lake, Triangle Lake, Upper Lake, Vasquez Lake, Watanga Lake,
Reservoirs:
Albert Reservoir, Antelope Reservoir, Basin Reservoir, Binco Reservoir, Bunte Reservoir, Christenson Reservoir, City Reservoir, Cole Reservoir, Cottonwood Reservoir, Dale Reservoir, Dumont Lake, East Branch Reservoir, F W Linke Reservoir Number 2, F W Linke Reservoir Number 3, Grand Lake, Griggs Reservoir, Hankison Reservoir, Heini Reservoir, Hinman Reservoir, Huntington Reservoir, Jones Reservoir, Jones Reservoir Number 1, Jones Reservoir Number 2, Jones Reservoir Number 3, Lake Granby, Langholen Reservoir, Linke Reservoir, Little King Ranch Reservoir, Martin Lily Pond, Matheson Reservoir, McElroy Reservoir, Meadow Creek Reservoir, Milk Creek Reservoir, Monarch Lake, Moore Reservoir, Musgrave Reservoir, Oaks Reservoir, Parsons Reservoir, Pheney Reservoir, Red Dirt Reservoir, Rock Creek Reservoir, Rock Gap Dam Reservoir, Rudolph Reservoir, Scholl Reservoir, Shadow Mountain Lake, Sinkovits and Linke Reservoir, Sylvan Reservoir, Taussig Reservoir Number 1, Upper Craven Reservoir, Ute Creek Reservoir, Ute Park Reservoir, Way Reservoir, Whiteley Peak Reservoir, Williams Fork Reservoir, Willow Creek Reservoir, Windy Gap Reservoir, Woods Reservoir
Rivers:
Colorado River
Springs & Wells:
Arrow Spring, Arrow Well, Dry Gulch Spring, Hot Sulphur Springs, Soda Spring, Sulphur Spring
Water Treatment Plants:
All of the incorporated towns have their own water treatment facilities.


 Summit County
Water area: 11.1 sq. mi.
As you can see from the maps (below) Summit County also has an abundance of waterways: Canals 3, Dams 13, Lakes 35, Reservoirs 18, Springs 4, Streams 74. The Blue River flows through Summit County.

Kind of tough to see the major waterways here, but the following highlights
the major Summit County waterways.

Canals:
Boreas Ditch Number 2, Clinton Creek Ditch, Fremont Ditch
Creeks & Streams:
Acorn Creek, Bemrose Creek, Black Creek, Boulder Creek, Brush Creek, Bushee Creek, Camp Creek, Cataract Creek, Clinton Creek, Copper Creek, Corral Creek, Cow Camp Creek, Crystal Creek, Cucumber Creek, Deep Creek, Deer Creek, Elliott Creek, Guller Creek, Hamilton Creek, Harrigan Creek, Hay Camp Creek, Hole Creek, Horse Creek, Humbug Creek, Indiana Creek, Jacque Creek, Jefferson Creek, Martin Creek, Maryland Creek, Mayflower Creek, McNulty Creek, Meadow Creek, Middle Fork Swan River, Middle Willow Creek, Miners Creek, Monte Cristo Creek, North Acorn Creek, North Fork Deep Creek, North Fork Elliott Creek, North Fork Snake River, North Fork Swan River, North Rock Creek, North Tarryall Creek, North Tenmile Creek, North Willow Creek, Otter Creek, Pacific Creek, Pass Creek, Pasture Creek, Pebble Creek, Pennsylvania Creek, Peru Creek, Pioneer Creek, Quaking Asp Creek, Quandary Creek, Rock Creek, Saints John Creek, Slate Creek, Snake River, Soda Creek, South Brush Creek, South Fork Deep Creek, South Fork Swan River, South Rock Creek, South Willow Creek, Spring Creek, Spruce Creek, Squaw Creek, Stafford Creek, Straight Creek, Swan River, Tenmile Creek, West Tenmile Creek, Willow Creek
Dams:
Black Creek Dam, Buffehrs Dam, Clinton Gulch Dam, Dillon Dam, Goose Pasture Dam, Green Mountain Dam, Hoagland Number 1 Dam, Lost Lake Dam, Minnehaha Dam, Old Dillon Dam, Reynolds Dam, Sawmill Dam, Upper Blue Dam
Lakes:
Bills Ranch Lake, Black Lake, Blue River Ranch Lakes, Boulder Lake, Bubble Lake, Buffehr Lake, Cliff Lake, Crystal Lake, Curtain Ponds, Eaglesmere Lakes, Griffith Lake, Lily Pad Lake, Lost Lake (Mount Powell), Lost Lake(Vail Pass), Lower Cataract Lake, Lower Crystal Lake, Lower Mohawk Lake, Mahan Lake, Mayflower Lakes, Mirror Lake, Mohawk Lake, Officers Gulch Pond, Pacific Tarn, Pass Lake, Rainbow Lake, Robinson Tailings Pond, Ruby Lake, Salmon Lake, Slate Lake, Surprise Lake, Tipperary Lake, Upper Cataract Lake, Upper Crystal Lake , Wheeler Lakes, Willow Lakes
Reservoirs:
Bankers Tank, Black Creek Reservoir, Blue Lakes, Buffehrs Reservoir, Clinton Gulch Dam Reservoir, Dillon Reservoir, Goose Pasture Tarn, Green Mountain Reservoir, Hoagland Reservoir Number 1, Lost Lake Reservoir, Mayflower Trailings Pond, Minnehaha Reservoir, Old Dillon Reservoir, Reynolds Reservoir, Sawmill Reservoir, Tenmile Tailings Pond, Uneva Lake, Upper Blue Reservoir
Rivers:
Blue River
Springs:
Blue Rock Spring, Cold Spring, Iron Springs, Soda Spring
Water Treatment Plants:
All of the incorporated towns have their own water treatment facilities.

The Criteria List - How the 2 Counties Stack Up (follow links to detailed information)

• Rural location, at least 50-100 miles from MAJOR metropolitan area
• Limited access capable of being monitored & controlled, or denied 
• Has sufficient quantities of water LOCALLY & local water treatment plant
• Has independent power supply, or capability to generate power locally without outside materials
• Has a local modern hospital, ambulance service, dental offices, medical laboratories
• Has local fire and police departments & equipment (bonus if allow for volunteer forces)
• Has local primary and secondary schools (bonus for local college facilities)
• Has local library with technical (how to/how things work) and research sections [hardcopy]
• Has local radio/television broadcast facilities capable of transmission and reception (inc. satellite)
• Has a local economy sufficient to support survivalist influx
• Has a number of retail shops for food, clothing, household goods, sporting goods, building supplies
• Has firearms and ammunition shops
• Has arable land (for farming) and viable wildlife population (hunting & fishing)
• Has active farmers/ranchers with stock & equipment
• Has active local building contractors with heavy equipment
• Has local indoor & outdoor meeting places (for community voting/discussion/etc.)
• Has local entertainment facilities (essential for mental health)
• Has relatively mild weather or emergency contingencies (safe buildings/areas) for known hazards
• Has little or no recurrent history of natural disaster
• Has emergency contingencies (safe buildings/areas) for known recurrent hazards.
• Not downstream of major/multiple dams and reservoirs (or, at least, not in the flood plain)
• Not directly in the path of concentrated fallout (ash - burning cities, volcanic, nuclear)
• Above catastrophic flood levels from hurricane, tsunami, meteor/asteroid/comet strike
• Not a potential (or previous) target for hostile direct attack
• No likely near-miss potential from a deliberate attack
• Not situated in an obvious evacuation path (unless you are SURE access can be diverted/denied - and HELD
  Bonus Criteria
• Bonus for local National Guard/Army Reserve Armory
• Bonus for grain silo's, feed lots/stores
• Bonus for local breweries/distilleries
• Bonus for operating cannery/bottler
• Bonus for local (small scale) manufacturing
• Bonus for mills/lumber yards
• Bonus for local quarry w/cement facilities
• Bonus for local highway department with road maintenance equipment
• Bonus for pre-existing large-scale alternative energy usage (wind, solar, hydro, geothermal, etc.)
• Bonus for fly-in/out local airfield with aircraft parking & maintenance facilities
• Bonus for local mineral and petroleum sources (with equipment for recovery)
• Bonus for temporary/long term underground shelters

Membership Goals:

Our target goals for voting age self-reliant survivalist members:
Grand County: 13,406 population x 15% = 2,011 members
Summit County: 28,296 population x 15% = 4,245 members

Total voting age members wanted: 6,256, although half that would make a BIG difference to the counties.

If you already live in Summit or Grand Counties, contact MEG to let us know!

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