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Copper Mountain Consolidated Metro District Water Treatment Plant
RTW provided site selection,
design services, plan and specification preparation, permit assistance,
and engineering services during construction for a new water storage
tank to meet the District's increasing water supply needs. The project,
located on U.S. Forest Service land and within the ski area boundaries,
required 
special-use permits.
Therefore, the siting study considered options that would disturb the environment
as little as possible and would allow the tank to be completely hidden from
visitors' view.
The U.S. Forest Service and the County imposed special conditions for erosion control during construction and for revegetation of disturbed areas. Water quality testing was also required on downstream surface water to confirm compliance with permit conditions.
RTW designed a 750,000-gallon
water storage tank, the interconnecting piping, and the necessary telemetry
and controls to integrate the tank into the water system. Design
needed 
to address the
effect of Copper Mountain's climate on the tank, which can cause thick layers
of ice to form in the tank. As a result, the tank was designed to allow
the ice to form, move, and fall without damaging the tank or its appurtenances.
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