City of Rawlins Adjusts Park Watering and Splash Pad Hours While Meeting All Other Water Needs

The City of Rawlins has decreased irrigation of all city-owned parks and green spaces by approximately 50% and reduced daily splash pad hours by three hours, now operating from 11:00 am to 6:00 pm.

This decision helps prioritize critical water use while ensuring that the community’s water supply remains stable. Water flows from our springs and wells are currently holding steady at approximately 2.6 million gallons per day, which is meeting all residential, business, and essential community needs. At this time, there are no irrigation restrictions for community members.

We hope to increase watering of city green spaces once our pretreatment plant comes online. Our water treatment team is in the final stages of bringing the new SCADA system online at the pretreatment plant. Once operational, the plant will be able to treat the more turbid water from the Peaking Reservoir, which is currently storing river water, thanks to the new pumps installed in June. This treated river water can then be sent through the treatment plant to help support summer irrigation needs and may allow us to expand watering of public parks.

Leadership Carbon County takes a tour of the Pre-treatment Plant in Spring 2025.

Residents may notice a change in the taste, smell, or feel of their water depending on the source being used. Currently, well water is contributing to increased salinity, which can soften water and make it feel slipperier. Once river water is treated and brought into the system, it may also result in changes in taste or smell due to open-air exposure and chemical treatment processes at the pretreatment plant.

For the latest water flow and tank level updates, which are refreshed multiple times a week, visit www.rawlinswy.gov/waterflows For more information, please contact Mira Miller, City of Rawlins Community Relations/PIO at 307-328-4500 ext. 1022. Interested in receiving news from the City? Sign up for news via email or text at www.rawlinswy.gov/notifyme under “City of Rawlins News.”