Project Status

Updated: October 28, 2024

This project started in September 2022 and is expected to be completed in the Fall 2024.

• Construction is winding down and equipment is being moved off the job site.
• Testing of the new water tank and pump station will begin Nov. 4 and will continue through the end of November to early December 2024.
• The project will be substantially complete when the testing is complete.
• Price Park, Sunset Park, and the Sunset Pool Golf Course parking lot are fully open to visitors.
• Normal construction hours are Monday – Friday, 7 a.m. – 7 p.m. Some work may be necessary on Saturdays due to weather delays.

Questions or Concerns

Project hotline: 720-526-2044
Project email: priceparktank@longmontcolorado.gov

Overview

The Price Park Reservoir site is the location of the City’s original open air water storage reservoirs constructed in 1882. The 7 million gallon (MG) reservoir was built south of the original reservoirs in 1923 as an open air reservoir. An 11-million gallon per day (MGD) pump house and 100,000 gallon water tower were constructed in 1940 and the original reservoirs were replaced with a 2 MG reservoir in 1955. The site underwent major rehabilitation projects from the 1970s through early 1990s during which control facilities were replaced, both reservoirs were covered and the 2 MG reservoir, pump house and water tower were taken out of service due to their condition and the construction of other tanks in the water distribution system. The 7 MG reservoir currently only supplies water by gravity to one pressure zone that uses approximately 10% of the overall water demands. The 2013 water master plan recommended that the 7 MG reservoir be replaced with a single above ground 5 MG tank and new yard piping and control facilities. A circular tank would significantly reduce the footprint of the structures and improve water pressure and fire flow within the pressure zone served by the reservoir while improving water quality.

Goals and Planned Improvement

The 2020 tank design study updated the risk analysis in 2013 water master plan and recommended that an 8 MG tank with a 12 MGD pump station be constructed. The larger tank and new pumps and control equipment will improve the ability of the site to deliver water to the entire City to meet current and future needs and provide water service during emergencies.

This project was identified in the 2020 City of Longmont Water Ballot Issue 3C that was approved by the voters by more than 80 percent.

Below is a rendering of the proposed redesign of the Price Park water tank.

Download a PDF of the Price Park tank renderings

Public Notification

The Price Park Tank Replacement Project has submitted a Site Plan application for review through the City’s Development Review Committee (DRC). This Site Plan entitlement process includes a public notice process through DRC to the surrounding property owners.

The Project team hosted a virtual public meeting to inform the neighbors and all City customers about the upcoming construction project. Watch the public meeting on our YouTube Channel or press on the video below:

See more information about public engagement on our Engage Longmont project page

Funding

The project is being funding using a portion of the $80 million of the 2020 City of Longmont 2020 Water Ballot Issue 3C.