State of Colorado Class "A" Water Treatment Operator, Class "D" Wastewater Treatment Operator, Class "4" Water Distribution Operator, Class "4" Wastewater Collection Operator

Responsible for all operations of the City of Rifle Utility Department including Graham Mesa and Beaver Creek Water Treatment Plants, Rifle Regional Water Purification Facility, Rifle Pond Raw Water Pump Station, two finished water booster pump stations, and six finished water tanks.
 
 City of Rifle 2018 Drinking Water Consumer Confidence Report 


 

Water Personnel

 

• Jesse Flowers, Class "B" Water Treatment Operator, Class "1" Water Distribution Operator, Class "1" Wastewater Collection Operator
• Marsha McCormick, Meter Reader
• Roger Schouten, Utility Maintenance Mechanic, Class "D" Water Treatment Operator 
• Lynn Miller, Utilities Billing Clerk

Collection and Distribution Staff

Casey Boren – Collection and Distribution Supervisor
State of Colorado Class "2" Collection and Class "2" Distribution Operator

Responsible for The City's water distribution and sewage collection networks. C&D duties include flushing water lines, exercising valves, televising and jetting sewer lines, meter reading, and repairing breaks.

Collection and Distribution Personnel

• Brent Cole, C&D Technician
• Willians Alcerro, C&D Technician

• GMWTP has a floor area of 16,900 square feet in a single building; 

          RRWPF is over 37,000 in 3 buildings.

• GMWTP design drawings totaled 51; 

          RRWPF totals 359 drawings.

• GMWTP equipment totals 200 horsepower; 

          RRWPF totals over 1200 horsepower.

• GMWTP has no variable speed equipment;
  

          RRWPF has over 23 variable speed motors.

• GMWTP has no secondary power;
  

          RRWPF will have a 1600 KVA generator.

• GMWTP uses 3 chemicals in the process; 

          RRWPF will use 10 chemicals.

• GMWTP water loss exceeds 15%;
  

          RRWPF losses will be about 2%.

• GMWTP clearwell contains 90,000 gallons;
  

          RRWPF clearwell holds 250,000 gallons.

• GMWTP totals 3 process systems through a single train;
  

          RRWPF has 4 process systems through two trains.

• GMWTP waste residuals are sent to ponds;
  

          RRWPF residuals are sent to drying beds, recycle pump station,
          and back to raw water plant inlet for re-treatment.

Changing existing facilities (raw water pipeline to finished water) while maintaining water production from the existing GMWTP and then transferring treatment to the new RRWPF requires a complex and demanding commissioning process.

If you are interested in drilling a water well within the range of City services, please note that the state Division of Water Resources administers all such permits. The City of Rifle only requests notification of construction. 

Please go to The State of Colorado Water Site and follow the links for “well permitting”. 

There are certain limitations and exclusions that may apply to your well.  Please note that typically the state will not allow a well for domestic uses if a potable distribution system is available.