UTILITY NEWS • UTILITY NEWS • UTILITY NEWS • UTILITY NEWS • UTILITY NEWS UTILITY NEWS • UTILITY NEWS • UTILITY NEWS • UTILITY NEWS • UTILITY NEWS September Will you know what to do if it’s ‘lights out?’ 2014 Volume 10 No one likes it when the power is more widespread—street lights and • a battery powered cell phone In the event of a prolonged outage: • if it’s a prolonged outage and that could occur when power is Number 9 charger (cell phones lose their goes out, especially the Water and neighbors’ homes are also dark, report • if you have a regular wood stove the temperature in the house is restored Power department. Fortunately, due the outage to the power department charge quickly so having a or fireplace, you can use it for heat, dropping, it’s a good idea to run • better yet, to ensure sensitive to Loveland’s extremely high rate of at 663-1043. We recommend that you battery-powered charger is a good however, a lot of wood-fireplaces a trickle of water from faucets to electronics such as TVs and uninterrupted power delivery—99.99 post this number near your electrical failsafe) may actually pull more heat out of keep pipes from freezing computers are well-protected, no percent in fact—an outage is a very panel or where you keep other • foods that do not require the house, so know how efficient What not to do during a power matter what, have them on surge Growing with the flow rare occurrence here. But that doesn’t emergency contacts. cooking such as canned goods your fireplace is before you try to outage: protectors at all times mean it can’t happen. Even a very As with any unforeseen event, (meat, fruit, vegetables) cereals, use it as a heat source • never use kerosene heaters, A few final tips: robust, reliable system can experience advance planning can make a world of crackers, cookies, even shelf-safe • dress the family in warm clothing BBQs or any type of outdoor an occasional glitch and that means difference in your safety and comfort, milk (make sure you have an old- • call emergency services only if appliance in the house or garage lights out for what could be 30 seconds, no matter how long the outage. fashioned can opener in the house • keep the refrigerator and you have a real emergency as they generate carbon monoxide three minutes, three hours or more. Residents should have the following because along with the rest of freezer shut as much as possible to gas, which can be dangerous • if you have to go out, drive In the very rare event that the power on hand and have planned for your appliances, your electric can preserve food (perishable carefully because traffic signals goes out, especially in cold weather, contingencies. opener will be on the blink) food will usually be OK for hours if • never go near downed power could also be out do you know what to do to keep your the cold air stays trapped) lines in your neighborhood but if Items to have on hand for a power • it’s always a good idea to have • if traffic signals are not working family comfortable and safe? you see some down call 911 and outage: some bottled water for a variety of • make sure you have contingency treat all intersections as four-way plans for family members who rely alert Loveland Water and Power In any outage there are a few steps • several working flashlights and needs stops homeowners should immediately on electrically-powered medical Before the power comes back on: extra batteries (flashlights are much • a battery-operated radio For more information on power take. First, try to determine the source devices safer than candles and can even be • unplug some of your major outages and power outage of the outage. The outage could • if on oxygen, do you have full handled by young children) • check in on elderly neighbors appliances and electronics such preparedness visit the Loveland be your house only, due to a blown spare tanks or portable units with to make sure they have what they as computers, TVs and stereos to Water and Power webpages at circuit or fuse, so first check your • a battery-powered camping extra charged batteries? need and are staying warm protect them from a power surge cityofloveland.org/LWP. electrical panel. If it’s clear the outage lantern with extra battery

Strong collaboration helps ‘trim’ back power outages John Perrine, who has spent a 40-year career $24 million project expands Loveland at Loveland’s Water Treatment plant, stands Loveland’s very successful tree trimming program, How you can help trim tree-related power Ranch water station at temporary at the intake control valve for an evaporation which helps curb outages by keeping vegetation in outages: location while permanent station Water Treatment Plant’s capacity lagoon at the plant west of Loveland. check, is the result of many years of hard work and • Alert LWP when trees appear to interfere collaboration between the City and Aspludh Tree with the electrical system is completed p, sharply, and to the right goes “We’re looking at least 10 years planned in 2027. Experts. The numbers reflect what To report trees growing into distribution lines call Uthe line on a chart that projects down the road, if not 20,” said Roger The relationship, first forged in 2007, was cemented The City’s ranch water fill station that provides potable water future water use in Loveland. Berg, senior civil engineer with Colorado’s State Demographer tells LWP at 962-3581. When you call, be prepared to to homeowners, contractor and ranchers, has been temporarily into place after the 2013 flood. The raging Big give your name, address and phone number so The line that measures peak Loveland Power & Water and the us in population projections. Barring Thompson River caused more than 300 residents that we may contact you to assist us in locating relocated to 400 N. Wilson Ave., north of the City’s Recycling demand crosses and climbs past a project manager for the expansion. some sort of cataclysm, the City’s to lose utility service. With the help of Asplundh, the fixture for repair. Center entrance. the main distribution power line along the 10-mile horizontal line on the chart that “As the population grows, demand population will double by 2040. stretch of the Big Thompson Canyon was fully • Make sure trees are trimmed from your This temporary fill station will remain in service until the marks 30 million gallons per day, goes up and we have to be prepared.” When the project is complete, restored just seven months after the flood. service line new ranch water station, to be located at 2505 W. First St., is the capacity of the Loveland Water Equipment and construction Loveland water will be prepared for After that restoration was completed the team Keeping the service wire clear of trees is the completed in October. Treatment Plant. workers arrived at the City’s Water delivery in a bigger, safer and much achieved another milestone by completely utility customer’s responsibility. LWP encourages When do those lines meet? In Treatment Plant Sept. 2, the start more efficient plant. And, it will customers to keep trees and foliage on their Once completed, the new ranch water station will provide two restructuring Loveland’s tree trimming program. This fill stations; one with a two-inch discharge pipe will provide water about a year. of a 20-month timetable that will remain many times purer than state included setting new goals of trimming the primary property well away from areas near the electric bring Loveland’s capacity to treat raw water quality regulations require. service wire entering their home to prevent primarily for residential customers. The second fill station will be for The chart answers the question electrical distribution system between a three to four water for household and business use Key elements of the expansion year cycle versus on an eight year cycle as before. individual outages. To promote safety during tree commercial use and feature a three-inch, high-volume discharge pipe. that Loveland citizens, City trimming LWP will disconnect your service (during Councilors and members of the to 38 million gallons daily. project are: Since these new benchmarks have been put in place, normal business hours) at no charge. Call The new ranch water system will not only meet Loveland’s Loveland Utilities Commission have Another glance at the chart shows • A new 9,000-square-foot tree-related outages—once a common cause of 962-3581 at least 24 hours in advance to growing demand for ranch water, but make accessing that water been asking over the past few years: that number will hold up for another chemical storage building, accounting power outages to utility customers—are now a very schedule. more convenient for customers. rare occurrence. Why do we need to spend $24 to 13 years, until yet another expansion for $7 million of the project cost. It expand the Water Treatment Plant? targeting 46 million gallons is (continued on page 2) 5 6 1 Growing with the flow (continued from page 1) Opportunities for arts, culture and entertainment plentiful this fall Police’s new Can You Identify program generates interest and tips replaces one where dangerous chlorine Preservation of the natural Loveland’s water system includes gas is currently stored and will offer a environment at and around Chasteen’s storage tanks containing 20 million At the Loveland Museum/Gallery… Lincoln Ave. in Loveland. For more puts the cerebral in How can we get more positive generally taken by store security Out of the first five posts through the identifications and get cases solved cameras, of these persons of interest. program, three have been positively safer alternative. Grove is a prime consideration during gallons, and those will come into Ansel Adams, Photographer information call 962-2410 or visit Cerebral Palsy, Josh lovelandmuseumgallery.org. Blue exploded onto more quickly? That was the question Then last month they widened the identified – one by a neighboring law • A $6 million building that will construction on what builders call a play during the few, and very brief, 6-8 p.m., Friday, Oct. 10; 5-7 p.m., the national comedy Loveland Police Community Service pool of potential identifiers even enforcement agency and two from house four large, rectangular sand shutdowns during Thursday, Nov. 20; 6-8 p.m., filters, each capable of processing 60 construction, At the Rialto Theater Center… scene as the winner Officer Nathan Schadewald asked more by posting to the City’s main anonymous callers, assumed to be Friday, Dec. 12 himself early last spring. Soon after, members of the community who may 2 million gallons of water daily. always during Cocktails and Cinema: of NBC’s Last Comic This 1957 documentary, filmed on he came up with an answer – social have seen the photos on the City’s • An outdoor drying bed, at a cost 50 cooler months. Standing. 16mm black and white film, gives Pirates of the Caribbean of $2 million, to process solids removed A main Tickets: $29 advance, media. website or social media pages. viewers a glimpse into the life, home, Cocktail hour 7 p.m. - Film at 8 p.m., from raw water during the treatment 40 benefit of the $34 day of show. That internal dialogue sparked Schadewald, who initially pitched views, and equipment of Ansel Friday, Sept. 19 process and turn them into products project is one the genesis of the Loveland Police his idea to his supervisor and later Adams. A free event. Grab yer matie for an eve of mayhem for agricultural and landscape use. that means as An Intimate Evening with department’s (PD) recently launched presented the concept to the Police 30 and merriment. Enjoy a cash bar and Additional features include a much to the Rusty Young ‘Can You Identify’ program. The department command staff, is Georgia O’Keeffe: live string quartet prior to the Pirates new system for adding soda ash to U.S. Department 7:30 p.m., Friday, Oct. 17 concept is to involve the public to thrilled. “This is exactly what we 20 A Place of Her Own of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black water to keep acid/alkaline factors of Homeland Rusty Young is a guitarist, vocalist and help identify persons-of-interest that were hoping for. My motivation for 5:30 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 16 Pearl. Dress the part and you’ll be in balance, hundreds of linear feet of Security as to songwriter best known as a member of the police are unable to identify involving the public was to reduce 10 Lecture by Emily entered into a drawing for free tickets piping that interconnect the treatment people turning on the seminal country rock band Poco. themselves. Community Service Officer Nathan Schadewald criminal behaviors and get justice Moore, PhD. A free to an upcoming event. stages and new electrical systems faucets in their This solo performance will highlight and his supervisor Sergeant Jeff Pyle look at for victims by quickly putting 0 event. Rated PG-13. Tickets: $10 (cocktails Historically the PD circulated photos postings of persons-of-interest from the Police’s and instrumentation to control and 1990 2000 2010 2020 2030 2040 2050 homes. songs and stories from Young’s within the department or through new Can You Identify program. police officers in contact with these 2014 sold separately—must be 21 to monitor treatment equipment. The chemical Halloween Family decades-long musical career. the regional law enforcement persons-of-interest. It’s one more Historical Peak Day Flow Projected Peak Annual Day Flow purchase). Facebook and Twitter pages. tool in our tool box that helps us Access roads and other necessities Historical Avg. Annual Day Flow Projected Avg. Annual Day Flow disinfectant Fun Festival Tickets: $25 advance, $30 day of community to make identifications. fill out the project budget. process that all 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Blackmail by Alfred Hitchcock show. But if no one in either camp could The firstCan You Identify post on the do what we do, better,” Schadewald Few communities have water Source: Loveland Water & Power Department consumption statistics and municipal water City’s main Facebook page resulted said. demand forecasts Saturday, Oct. 25 7 p.m., Friday, Oct. 31 identify the suspect, cases would treatment facilities located as systems employ All events held at the Rialto Theater in more than 24,000 views—a Dress in your best Halloween costume often go cold. To check out current Can You scenically as Loveland’s. Chasteen’s “tight site.” will shift from reliance on dangerous Take a trip back to the 1920’s and Center, 228 E. Fourth St. in Loveland. new record for the City’s Facebook for the Halloween Family Fun Festival Identify postings, go to cityofloveland. Grove, as the plant site is known, Among other challenges of an and highly toxic chlorine gas to a experience Alfred Hitchcock’s For more information call 962-2120 To dramatically widen the pool of page. Viewers also enthusiastically while downtown org/identify or to contact the PD with sits at the end of a valley between expansion project for a water plant compound called sodium hypochloride. Blackmail as it was intended to be or go to rialtotheatercenter.org. potential identifiers, in early summer ‘Liked’ the post and left numerous businesses hold their a tip call 667-2151. sandstone-crested hogbacks, perched serving a city of 71,000 is keeping the “It’s much, much safer,” Berg said. viewed—as a silent film with live the PD began posting links to photos, comments. annual Trick-or- a few hundred feet above the north water flowing throughout the process, “It’s liquid in a tank. It’s easier to musical accompaniment. Treating event. A bank of the Big Thompson River. especially during the summer when handle, and it’s not lethal.” Tickets: $12. free, outdoor event. Among the agencies that project demand bumps up against the plant’s The safety factor will add to the Kids Read Game inspires passion for reading in young readers Josh Blue - Comedian managers needed to consult with before full capacity. reliability, consistency and purity All events held at the Families looking for an effective way The game places an emphasis on Fall game times are; construction began was the Colorado “All of the existing systems have to that Loveland water customers Loveland Museum/ 7:30 p.m., Friday, Oct. 3 to support their children reading at interactivity, comprehension strategies • 10 a.m.- noon, Saturday, Oct. 11 Department of Parks and Wildlife. be in place and functioning while this already enjoy. The purity measures, Gallery, 503 N. Best known as the comedian who home are invited to attend a Kids Read and confidence-building. • 5:30 p.m.- 7:30 p.m., Monday Nov. 3 “We’ve got lots of wildlife out here,” work is going on,” Berg said. for example, show up on instrument Game session at the library this fall. Kids enjoy the one-on-one time with • 5:30 p.m.- 7:30 p.m., Friday Nov. 14 said John Perrine, a 40-year Loveland gauges in the existing plant facilities. Help City’s homeless through Loveland The game is designed to be played parents and focusing on the game All sessions will be held at the employee who is the plant’s lead One meter in the sand filter by an adult and a child and includes can defuse the power struggles that Loveland Public library, operator. “Deer, foxes, bear. We even building measures turbidity, or the Connect a set of cards with brief, kid-friendly sometime accompany reading at 300 N. Adams in Loveland. For have a resident mountain lion.” level of particulate matter in the The Third Annual Loveland Connect Volunteers are needed to partner explanations of research-based reading home. more information or to register, go to An old apple tree, laden with finished water. An instrument’s red, strategies, a six-sided die, and cards lovelandpubliclibrary.org. Game kits its summer crop, stands outside a digital numbers show two values. One event—a one-stop shop for the with clients. The goal of this pairing Kids Read Game sessions are homeless or near homeless—will is to have volunteers guide the that encourage children to discuss the appropriate for children in grades 2-5. are also available for check-out in the building that contains chambers for is .3 and the other .03. The difference material in meaningful ways. Children’s department at the library. “flocculation,” the initial treatment is a factor of 10. be held 8 a.m. to noon, Oct. 24 at clients through the event, starting process that separates most solids from “Here’s what the state requires,” Truscott Elementary, 211 W. Sixth St. with a shared meal, and then raw water. said treatment plant engineer Scott in Loveland. accessing services clients need. City Update is a monthly publication of the City of Loveland. Residents receive City Update according to their utility billing cycle. Timeliness Follow of the information may be affected by recipients’ billing schedule. City Update is also available around the first of every month on the City’s us on “We’ve got a bear and two cubs that Newer, and safer, chemicals will be stored Dirkmeyer, tapping on the display where This unique community event offers For more information or to volunteer, website at www.cityofloveland.org. Your comments are encouraged and welcomed at 962-2302, [email protected]. The City of Facebook, come in here,” Perrine said. “The cubs in the building depicted here, the biggest the larger number appeared. He moved housing information, eye glasses go to honservice.org. Click on ‘Get Loveland is committed to providing an equal opportunity for citizens and does not discriminate on the basis of disability, race, color, national Twitter feature of a $24 million expansion of assistance, medical screenings, bike Involved’ and then ‘2014 Loveland origin, religion, sexual orientation or gender. The City will make reasonable accommodations for citizens in accordance with the Americans and go up into the tree while the mom Loveland’s Water Treatment Plant. his finger down. “Here’s where we are.” waits down below.” repair, haircuts and much more. Connect,’ or call 962-2517. with Disabilities Act. For more information, please contact the City’s ADA Coordinator at [email protected] or 962-3319. 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