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Demand up for Eldorado's bottled water


By Beth PotterSeptember 16, 2013




LOUISVILLE - Eldorado Artesian Springs Inc. added a Saturday shift to meet increased demand for its bottled water following days of severe storms and flooding in Boulder County that threatened drinking water supplies.

Demand for bottled drinking water from individuals and stores began Friday, said Jeremy Martin, vice president of Louisville-based Eldorado Artesian Springs.

The water the company bottles comes from an 8,000-foot-deep natural spring in Eldorado Springs. It's pumped from there and taken to the company's bottling plant in Louisville in 6,000-gallon stainless steel tanker trucks, Martin said.

"We're plugging away as fast as we can to get emergency water to everyone who needs it," Martin said, Monday.

Left Hand Water District issued an alert on Friday asking customers to boil their water, after flooding caused problems with wastewater systems around the county. The Left Hand Water District serves unincorporated areas of the county between the Foothills Highway (U.S. Highway 36) and Interstate 25, including areas around Longmont, Boulder and Erie, but not including any neighborhoods that have been annexed by those cities. The water district serves Niwot and many rural subdivisions. Lyons issued a boiled water alert on Thursday.

Neither Boulder nor Longmont has issued boiled water orders. There are no publicized restrictions on drinking water in other cities in Boulder County.

Eldorado Artesian Springs was backed up on deliveries Friday, but was back to a normal delivery schedule by the end of Saturday, Martin said. A company tanker truck was delayed briefly on the road to Eldorado Springs at one point on the weekend, he said.

Eldorado Artesian Springs (Nasdaq: ELDO) has 70 employees working at its plant in Louisville. It reported revenue of $2.84 million on June 30, the most recent reporting period. The company also runs the swimming pool in Eldorado Springs, which was not affected by the storms, Martin said.