Show Town T own Dependent on Glacier for Water VI ater Supply Boulder Coulder Colorado town claims It Itis It ItIs itIs is the only city in America and America and perhaps in the world world that that owns a II glacier for its lIs water supply Boulder home of the University of Colorado 30 miles northwest of Denver and one of the gateways to the northern Colorado holds the unique position of having an all and unlimited sup sup- supply supply ply of water for or public use stored up in one of natures nature's best refrigerators tors the tors the Arapahoe glacier and live five smaller companions By Cyan an act or of congress in 1919 1010 the city of Boulder was given full fult title to the glacier und arid since that time has built up one of the most elaborate I rate and productive water systems systems of If any city its size in the United States Thirty miles west ol of Boulder nestled In the valley between the North and South Arapahoe peaks lies the Boulder watershed a u strip of land lund taken from the the- Roosevelt National forest and guarded by heavy fences fences comprising comprising an area are of If acres acre's of virgin land lund Within this section lies hes the Arapahoe Gla Glacier cier cler and five smaller bodies of ice draining into nine large lorge mountain lal's at III an ie of from 11 to 1300 u trot TV l lAkes kes have a I capacity of more than Ihan n a billion gal gallons lons loos of neaily nearly put c drinking I water In storage for tor use in the fu future tore ture by Boulder residents Four inch 12 pipes carry water to the two reservoirs overlooking the city passing through sta stations at several points on the 13 10 mile Journey so 11 that the terrific gravity pressure of the water may maybe maybe maybe be reduced Fire hydrants In the city normal normally ly Iy have yi J pressure at the nozzle of nearly pounds to the square Inch The drop of feet In 18 lB miles I exerts enough pressure to shoot shoo 1 r a II stream of water over some of the I larger buildings of the city without the use of tre firefighting fire force pumps Coming as it does docs from rom high alb alti tude lakes the water is virtually germ free ree and needs little tittle treat treal mont munt Arapahoe glacier is said by geol to be moving at nt a rate ra ut of from 12 to 27 a leet-a your |