PUBLIC NOTICE

During the weekend of March 1st & 2nd, Evergreen Metro District experienced a mechanical failure of a sewage lift station.  The failure resulted in the spill of about 70,000 gallons of untreated sewage to a drainage creek located below the El Pinal rodeo grounds.  The affected waterways include:  the drainage creek from the lift station below the rodeo grounds to the confluence with Troublesome Creek, Troublesome Creek below El Pinal to the confluence of Bear Creek, and Bear Creek from Kittredge to Bear Lake Park.  The District is monitoring the Creek at various locations.  Please keep out of the affected creeks until further notice, this includes pets.  For additional information please contact Evergreen Metro District at (303) 674-4112 or Jefferson County Health Department at (303) 271-5755.

Status Update March 7, 2008 - click here

Status Update March 10, 2008 - click here

Status Update March 12, 2008 - click here

Click here www.drinktap.org for a link to an article from the American Water Works Association (AWWA) site concerning Pharmaceuticals in water supplies.