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"Our mission is to provide high quality
drinking water and services to the residents of Bell Mountain Ranch,
efficiently operate and maintain the water utility system, meet all
compliance requirements, and continue to evaluate sustainable and
renewable water sources; while demonstrating fiscal responsibility and
environmental stewardship." |
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About Us - Water District |
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The BMR Metropolitan District (Water District) is a
Colorado Special District. The Water District operates and maintains the
water system that produces potable water for the community. The system
includes ground water supply, treatment, distribution and storage
facilities. The system was engineered, built, operated and managed by the
original Bell Mountain Ranch developer. Revenue
for the enterprise fund is generated from monthly water service and usage
fees, not from tax dollars. The governing body of the Water District is
it's volunteer Board of Directors (Bell Mountain owners) who are elected
by the taxpayers of Bell Mountain.
Wells: The District owns and operates two deep ground water wells, one in
the Denver aquifer and one in the Arapahoe aquifer.
Treatment Plant: The water treatment plant is designed to remove
impurities from the source ground water and has the capacity to treat 504
gallons per minute continuously. It utilizes ion exchange technology which
also softens the water. The output of the treatment process flows to a
30,000 gallon clear well tank co-located with the treatment facility.
Distribution System: There are approximately 12 miles of 8-inch and 3
miles of 12-inch diameter water mains in the system. The distribution
system is gravity fed and is divided into 3 pressure zones through the use
of 7 pressure reducing valves that are installed in buried vaults
throughout the system. The system feeds all fire hydrants on the ranch and
can support fire code requirements of 1,500 gallons per minute for 2
hours.
Storage: There are two steel potable water storage tanks (210,000 and
90,000 gallons) providing total storage capacity of 300,000 gallons.
Backup Power Generators: Power at the treatment plant and well sites are
backed up by diesel generators. |
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Hotline: 24-Hour Water Emergencies
720-287-0605 |
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Notices of Public Meeting
- additional information available on the meetings page. |
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*NOTE: given current events and
current advice and directives from local, state and federal jurisdictions
related to COVID-19, meetings will be held by teleconference, virtual
meetings only. Board members, consultants and members of the public may
participate by teleconference or by computer/tablet by utilizing the link
information provided within the notice or the following link:
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Meeting Notice -
January 5, 2021 |
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Meeting Notice -
December 1, 2020 |
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Meeting Notice -
November 11, 2020 |
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Meeting Notice - November
3, 2020 |
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Meeting Notice - October 6, 2020 |
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Meeting Notice - September
1, 2020 |
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Meeting Notice - August 4, 2020 |
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Meeting Notice - July 7, 2020 |
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Meeting Notice - June 11, 2020 |
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Meeting Notice - June 2, 2020 |
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Meeting Notice - May 5, 2020 |
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Meeting Notice - April 7, 2020 |
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Meeting Notice - March 3, 2020 |
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Meeting Notice - February
4, 2020 |
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Meeting Notice - January
7, 2020 |
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Meeting Notice - December
17, 2019 (Study Session) |
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Meeting Notice - December
3, 2019 |
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Meeting Notice - November
5, 2019 |
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Meeting Notice - October 17, 2019
(Study Session) |
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Meeting Notice - October 1, 2019 |
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Meeting Notice - September
3, 2019 |
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2021 Transparency Notice |
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Notice Annual Backflow
Testing (Due by December 31, 2020) |
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BMRMD Extraterritorial
Water Service with the Town of Castle Rock (October 19, 2020) |
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Establishing Electronic
Board Meetings During COVID-19 Emergency (Resolution 2020-4-1) |
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Posting Online Notices
(Resolution 2020-1-2) |
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Announcements: |
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2020-04-20 -
The Policy stated in
Resolution 2020-4-1 shall remain in effect until the
Board determines that conducting its meetings in a physical location no
longer poses a risk of exposure to COVID-19 for the Board members,
District employees, and the public who attend the meetings. Click (here)
for additional details. |
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2020-03-03 - To view
instructions on how do you flush your water heater, how do you replace
your anode rod or what should you do if you have brown water coming out of
your faucets click (here). |
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2019-10-01 Board Vacancy
- There is a Board Member vacancy on both the BMR Metropolitan District
and the Consolidated BMR Metropolitan District. Anyone interested in
filling the vacancies through the end of the current term which ends in
May 2020 should contact
Bob Blodgett, the BMR District Manager or click (here)
for contact information. Elections/ re-elections will be held in May
2020. |
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2019-09-30 Clearwell Tank
Coating -
During the
coming week you can expect the water quality of our tap water to be
adversely effected. The water hardness, iron content and manganese will
increase as the week goes by as the softened water in our storage tanks on
Bell Mountain is diluted with un-softened water. Chlorination will not be
effected. The extent to which the stored soft water will be diluted will
depend upon how many homeowners actually turn off their irrigation
systems. Theoretically, if all irrigation systems were turned off for the
week, we would have enough soft water stored to last the entire week;
however, this is unlikely. Hence, we can expect complaints about "cloudy"
water due to excessive iron and manganese falling out of solution,
especially in the hot water. |
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The schedule for the Clearwell Tank coating is as
follows: |
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Monday September 1, 2019 - Storage
tanks on Bell Mountain will be filled to max capacity, then the Clearwell
Tank
at the water plant will be drained by ORC (Bob Clodfelder). Bob will be
on-site every day to make sure all is well and observe work performance.
Great Western Painting will also be on-site mobilizing their needed
equipment. |
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Tuesday October 1, 2019 - Sandblast
1/2 tank and apply first coat of epoxy to sandblasted areas. |
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Wednesday October 3, 2019 - Sandblast
second 1/2 of tank and apply first coat of epoxy. |
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Thursday October 3, 2019 - Apply
second coat of epoxy to entire tank |
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Friday October 1 2019 through Sunday October 6, 2019
- Curing epoxy, 3-day minimum. |
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Monday October 7, 2019 - Fill and
disinfect Clearwell Tank. |
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Tuesday October 8, 2019
- Return Clearwell Tank to service. |
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2019-08-13 Posting Online Notices for Public Meetings Resolution is
available (here). |
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2018-10-25 to 2018-10-26 The BMR Metropolitan District system operator
will be flushing the water distribution system Thursday October 25 and Friday October 26, starting at 8:00am
each day. Semi-annual flushing is required to remove accumulated
settlement from the system. Any discoloration that might occur is
temporary as water flows through the system. There could be low pressure
as each zone is flushed. If low pressure exists longer than 25
minutes, please contact the BMR Metropolitan Water District system
operator, Treatment Tech, at 303-688-7072. |
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2018-05-24 to 2018-05-25 The BMR Metropolitan District system operator
will be flushing the water distribution system
Thursday May 24 and Friday May 25 starting at 8:00am each day.
Semi-annual flushing is required to remove accumulated sediment from the
system. Any discoloration that might occur is temporary as water flows
through the system. There could be low pressure as each zone is flushed.
If low pressure exists longer than 30 minutes, please contact our system
operator, Treatment Tech, at 303-688-7072. |
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2017-05-17 to 2017-05-18 The BMR Metropolitan District system
operator will be flushing the water distribution system
Wednesday May 17 and Thursday May 18 starting
at 8:00am each day. Semi-annual flushing is required to remove accumulated
sediment from the system. Any discoloration that might occur is temporary
as water flows through the system. There could be low pressure as each
zone is flushed. If low pressure exists longer than 30 minutes, please
contact our system operator at 303-816-1114 and they will respond. |
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2016-10-17
We are planning to flush the system on Wednesday,
October 19
and Thursday, October 20. If you receive a call for low
pressure or dirty water, it will be attributed to the flushing more than
likely. If a customer experiences this condition for more than 30 minutes,
go ahead and pass their information along and we will follow up with the
customer when the system returns to normal conditions. |
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2015-10-06 Budget hearing at the November 3, 2015 Board of Directors
meeting to adopt the 2016 Budget. See proposed budget in the
financial
tab. |
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2015-08-12 The water account portal is operating smoothly. Go to
billingservices.cliftonlarsonallen.com/ubs and sign up today! It's very
easy and convenient. First, go to the web address above, then click on the
"Bell Mountain Ranch Metropolitan District" link and follow the
instructions for entering your account number and default password. You
will be able to change your password once you have entered the portal for
the first time. [More] |
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2015-06-01 Coming soon, you will be able to access your BMR Metropolitan
Water District account online. Staring with the July billing cycle, you
will be able to access the new customer portal to sign up for e-bills,
view and reprint statements, view transactions, pay your monthly bill via
credit card or E.F.T., view historical consumption, and change contact
information. An informational flyer detailing the registration process for
this service will be included in your July bill. There will be no
transaction cost to you, regardless of payment method. |
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2015-04-22 Spring flushing of the water distribution system will take place
April 22 & 23, weather permitting. Homeowners may notice a loss of
pressure while their zone is being flushed. There could also be some
temporary discoloration. This process is required to minimize buildup of
particulates in the pipes. |
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2014-11-04 The District Board of Directors adopted the Renewable Water
Resource Fee of $10.00 per month effective January 2015. |
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2014-10-08 Fall flushing of the water distribution system will take place
October 8 & 9, weather permitting. Homeowners may notice a loss of
pressure while their zone is being flushed. There could also be some
temporary discoloration. This process is required to minimize buildup of
particulates in the pipes. |
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2014-09-18 The District is considering a monthly Renewable Water Resource
Fee of $10.00 per month effective January 2015. Formal adoption of the
Renewable Water Resource Fee will be on the agenda of the November 4, 2014
Board meeting held at 6:00 p.m. at Lowell Ranch. [More]. |
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2010-03-17 The Settlement Agreement is ratified, recorded,
and in effect. [More] |
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