Water Quality
As a community water system, FLMD will be under the regulation of the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment which establishes a routine water monitoring schedule. FLMD expects to have no problems meeting the applicable water quality standards.
- FLMD 2023 Drinking Water Quality Report – Covering Data for Calendar Year 2022
- FLMD 2022 Drinking Water Quality Report – Covering Data for Calendar Year 2021
- FLMD 2021 Drinking Water Quality Report – Covering Data for Calendar Year 2020
- FLMD Source Water Assessment Report – August 2020
- FLMD – Rules and Regulations – March 7, 2016
Water Restrictions
Reminder Notice – Forest Lakes Metropolitan District Stage II Level A Water Shortage Provisions Still in Effect as of April 12, 2023
This is just a quick reminder that the Stage II Level A water restrictions put in place in June 2021 are still in effect. With the very dry and windy spring weather and the marked lack of normal snow over the winter, Bristlecone Reservoir levels have only marginally recovered – the Reservoir is currently about 4 feet below spill and the near term weather forecast provides little hope that a major pattern change to wetter weather is in our future. As a reminder, Stage II A water restrictions provide that outdoor watering is limited to three days per week as follows: residential users with even numbered addresses may only irrigate on Sunday, Wednesday and Friday; residential users with odd numbered addresses may only irrigate on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday; and commercial users may only irrigate on Monday, Wednesday and Friday.
The details of the Water Shortage Rules are available on the District’s website.
The District’s landscaping contractor has not yet started irrigating common areas and will likely start at less than 3 days per week until further direction to them.
The Forest Lakes Metropolitan District Board will reassess water supply conditions at a future Board meeting if conditions change.
Please don’t hesitate to call or email me with questions or concerns.
Ann Nichols
District Manager
719-327-5810
anicholsduffy@aol.com
Water Portfolio
Forest Lakes Metropolitan District (FLMD) will ultimately utilize a mixture of surface water and groundwater to provide an adequate water supply to its residents.
The District has significant decreed Denver Basin ground water resources and owns a surface water supply by virtue of a transaction with Colorado Springs Utilities whereby it provides annually up to 660 AF of transmountain return flows to FLMD. Until the surface water treatment plant is constructed and put into service, water will be supplied by an Arapahoe aquifer well decreed for 400 AF.
The combined groundwater and surface water resources owned by the District are more than sufficient for all current and planned residential use and for future commercial uses. The District also has an Interconnection Agreement with Triview Metropolitan District whereby both districts agree to provide emergency water to one another when necessary. The physical interconnection with Triview will be in service by mid-summer of 2016.