What Will Grand Junction’s Little Park Road Residents Do For Water?

Grand Junction residents living on Little Park Road will soon find themselves without water. The service which transports water to cisterns on Little Park and Glade Park is shutting down, with no prospects looking to take over the business.

Those living on the upper portion of Little Park Road have the option of cisterns or wells for their daily water needs. City water is not available after the "big hill" on Little Park.

Growing up on Little Park, our house featured a cistern capable of holding two loads of water. In recent years, a single load of water cost $68.00.

The operator of the service providing water to these residents will be shutting down his business due to severe health issues. At present, no one has come forward with a desire to take over the business and continue water delivery service to the area.

These residents rely on delivery for all water uses, including drinking, bath, and laundry.

Some homeowners are taking it upon themselves to purchase tanks to haul water. These tanks can be mounted in their trucks, or hauled by a trailer. Water can be purchased in the valley, then transported to their homes.

One might think the idea of taking over the water delivery business to Little Park would be like sitting on a gold mine. At last report, water qualified as one of the important necessities of life. In this particular case, anyone operating such a business would have a monopoly on the market.

What is the long-term prognosis for this situation? This problem affects hundreds of Western Colorado residents. Little Park Road is in the market for a water delivery service, and all that is needed now if for someone to step up to the plate.