New Additions to our FAQs
Doesn't storm water drain into the lake? Is there a plan for water acquisition? What about lake-bed seepage?
11 Frequently Asked Questions About Palmer Lake
1. Does the lake have a hole in it? No. As in all lakes, evaporation occurs and water levels go down. Evaporation accelerates as the lake gets warmer. Rain, snow and water added to the lake by 4 natural...
Archive: July 2007 update
(July 2007) Awake The Lake Committee notifies Ronnie Sperling to discontinue any work she may be doing in regards to storage rights for the lake.
Archive: June 2007 update
(June 2007) Awake The Lake Committee hires its own attorney, Hank Worley, as a result of a lack of communications from the Town of Palmer Lake’s attorney, Ronnie Sperling.
Archive: May 2007 updates
(May 2007) Palmer Lake Mayor Jeff Parker receives a letter from the Colorado Division of Wildlife (DOW). DOW states the Town of Palmer Lake signed a contract in 1997 with the State of Colorado that required the Town to...
Archive: Ballot question 21 to build a pipeline to D-3 well
(November 7, 2006) Ballot Question 21 asking to build a pipeline from the Town of Palmer Lake’s D-3 well is presented to the voters: TOWN OF PALMER LAKE QUESTION 21 DESIGNATED ELECTED OFFICIAL DELLA GRAY 42 VALLEY CRESCENT PALMER...
Archive: October 2006 updates
(October 2006) Awake The Lake Committee member, Kim Makower, creates a spreadsheet with eight possible legal methods for accessing water for the lake. At the October meeting of the Palmer Lake Town Council, Awake The Lake Committee member Makower...
Archive: September 2006 update
(September 2006) Palmer Lake Mayor Jeff Parker proposes building a pipeline from the town’s D-3 well to the lake. The estimated cost of the project is $450,000. Awake The Lake Committee members split evenly on endorsing the project or...
Archive: July 2006 updates
(July 2006) The lake is losing an inch of water a week due to evaporation. It is only two feet deep at its deepest point. Awake The Lake Committee continues its fund-raising efforts, selling T-shirts and engraved pavers. Awake...
Archive: June 2006 updates
(June 2006) Palmer Lake historian Jim Sawatzki tells the Town of Palmer Lake board he is producing a half-hour show for the Denver Public Broadcasting System (PBS) affiliate on the history of summer Chautauqua meetings that were held in...