Boulder has sold nearly half a million gallons of water to a contractor in recent weeks and, after switching to a new well in response to state concerns, plans more sales to finance water system upgrades.
“These bulk water sales bring more revenue into our water fund, which goes toward improvements and infrastructure,” City Administrator Brian Bullock told The Monitor, adding that water rates are likely to increase in the coming years to cover those projects. [Read the City’s letter here] “If we can sell some water, it’s going to save residents money.”
The City is selling water to Boulder-based Bullock Contracting, which is delivering it to the Crazy Mountain Ranch (CMR) in the Shields River Valley. The ranch-resort is owned by the same parent company as the Yellowstone Club and faced a Department of Natural Resources and Conservation lawsuit last month for alleged illegal water use on its new golf course.
