Mobley Engineering

Design and installation of aeration systems for hydropower, water supply reservoirs and other applications

Denver Water, Colorado

 Denver Water

  • Celebrating 100 years (1918 - 2018), Denver Water is the oldest and largest water utility in the state of Colorado
  • Denver Water serves approximately 1.4 million people in the city of Denver and the surrounding areas, which is about 1/4 of the state of Colorado's popluation
  • The primary water sources for Denver Water are the South Platte River, Blue River, Williams Fork River, and Fraser River watersheds
  • Denver Water stores and releases water via the use of old gravel mines in their Downstream Reservoir Water Storage Program
  • Mobley Engineering installed destratification/aeration diffusers in four of these reclaimed areas (Tanabe, Dunes, Welby, and Bambei-Walker) in Commerce City, Colorado

 
Click here for a map overview of the locations of the reservoirs in the Downstream Reservoir Water Storage Program
 
 

 Tanabe Reservoir

  • Located in Adams County, Colorado, near the South Platte River
  • Tanabe Reservoir began filling with water in March of 2018
  • The reservoir was built out of an old gravel pit and is named after a longtime farmer in the area
  • MEI installed a 2,520 foot aeration/distratification diffuser (including supply) 

 

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 Dunes Reservoir

  • Located in Adams County, Colorado, near the South Platte River
  • Dunes Reservoir began filling with water in February of 2018
  • The reservoir was built out of an old gravel pit, and when full and combined with Tanabe Reservoir, they will hold 2.2 billion gallons of water
  • MEI installed a 3,990 foot aeration/distratification diffuser (which includes supply) 

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 Welby Reservoir

  • Located in Commerce City, Colorado, near the South Platte River
  • Welby Reservoir began operating in the spring of 2009
  • The reservoir was built out of a depleted gravel pit
  • MEI installed a 2,590 foot aeration/distratification diffuser (which includes the supply) 

 

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 Bambei-Walker Reservoir

  • Located in Commerce City, Colorado, near the South Platte River
  • Bambei-Walker Reservoir began operating in the spring of 2009
  • The reservoir was built out of a depleted gravel pit
  • MEI installed a 2,900 foot aeration/distratification diffuser (which includes the supply) 

 

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Aerial view of Bambei-Walker (left) and Welby (right) Reservoirs
 


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