| Show I Town Dependent on Glacier for Wai Wat Supply Boulder Colorado town claims It ItIs Itis itis is the only city in America and America and perhaps in the world world that that owns a glacier for its water supply Boulder Doulder 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 and unlimited supply supply sup sup- ply of water for public use stored up in one of natures nature's best refrigerators tors the tors-the the Arapahoe glacier and five smaller companions By an act of congress in 1919 the city of el Boulder was given full title to the glacier and since that time lime has built up one of 01 the most plat rate and productive water systems terns of any city its size in the United States Thirty miles west Vest of 01 Boulder nestled in to the valley between the North and und South Arapahoe peaks lies lips the Boulder watershed a a a strip sIll of land taken from Irom the ROMe Roo National forest and guarded by heavy fences fences comprising comprising an area are l lof of acres of virgin land this section 1 n s he tO Gla Cla Glacier cier cler and five sl smaller luller bodies of ice des draining into nine large lare mountain lakes laes al at on ip t of from Irom II 11 OJ to i n t I P t 1 hI Km kp hove VI a capacity of more than a billion gallons gal Ions lons of nearly pure drinking water In storage for use in the future fu fu- ture lure by Boulder residents Four inch 12 pipes carry water to the two reservoirs overlooking the city passing through settling stations stations sta sta- at lit several points on the 18 mile journey so that the terrific gravity pressure of the water may maybe maybe maybe be reduced Fire hydrants In the city normally normal normal- ly Iy have a pressure at lit the nozzle of nearly pounds to the square inch The drop of feet in 18 miles exerts enough pressure to shoot a stream of water over some of the larger buildings of the city without the use of fire fighting force pumps Coming as it does from high altitude altitude alti alii tude lakes the water is virtually germ free and needs little treat treal ment Arapahoe glacier is said by geol cool geologists col to be moving at III a rule rate ol o Item horn 12 to 27 feet a year |
