Our History
The Menoken Water Company was originally incorporated on January 26, 1960 under the provisions of Chapter 31 Article 20 of CRS 1953 as a rural water company serving a sparsely populated agricultural area. Initial construction of the system began in 1962 serving 133 taps. The source water was obtained from a spring and infiltration gallery located in Pelton’s gulch 2.0 C.F.S. priority no. 247 absolute May 2, 1960. The water was softened and pumped into the distribution pipelines. During the late 1970's the ion-exchange softener was taken off line and the water was distributed after chlorination. During this same period, the Project 7 Water Authority was formed constructing a central treatment plant and a large transmission pipeline to provide treated water for the six public water systems in the valley. When Project 7 came on line in 1980, Menoken stopped using the spring field and plant altogether. All water sold in the Menoken Water system is treated at the Project 7 Water Authority plant.
The original Menoken system, as well as expansions during the 1970's was funded by the Farmers Home Administration (FmHA). The District paid off this debt in 1992 and is currently debt free. Recent expansions have been cash funded by the District, the U.S.B.O.R. and Developers.
On November 10, 1997 the Water Company was converted to a TITLE 32 Water District. Title 32 defines a water district to be a quasi-municipal corporation and political subdivision of the state, 32-1-103(25), C.R.S.; also defined as an Enterprise. The District does not have taxing authority. All expenses for operating the system is paid from revenues generated by the sale of water and new tap fees to customers.
