Louisville Plumbers

At some point in 1877 Louisville Colorado formed to help with the Welch Mine. The town was named after Louis Nawatny a local landowner who decided it would be cool to name something after himself. The town became incorporated in 1882. The Louisville area had a great amount of coal under the ground and at it's peak as many as 12 coal mines were operating around 1909. In fact almose two million tons of coal came directly from under the city. There were many turbulent times in the first half of the 20th century as the Rocky Mountain Fuel Company and the United Mine Workers had labor disputes. A particularly nasty dispute from 1910 - 1914 saw miners and the company trading gun fire which was very dangerous for residents. However, over time maintaining and mining coal became uneconomical and by the 1950's the last coal mine closed.

Now the community has transformed into a suburban residential community and has been listed multiple times as one of the 100 best places to live in the United States by CNN and Money magazine.

The City of Louisville was founded in 1878. For a number of years the community’s water system was based solely on Louisville Reservoir, which was constructed in the late 1890’s. During the 1950’s drought, the community realized this facility could not handle residents’ needs for water during dryer weather cycles. In the mid 1950’s, the City constructed a steel pipeline to divert water from South Boulder Creek at Eldorado Springs to Louisville Reservoir. In addition, the City embarked on a program of acquiring additional water rights to supplement its water supply. As the community grew, additional efforts were taken to enhance the reliability and quantity of water available to Louisville. These efforts included obtaining a contract right to store water in Marshall Lake, a major reservoir in the Louisville area, and constructing Harper Lake Reservoir in 1985. In the 1990’s, after a number of years of significant growth, the City realized the community’s water supply could not be reliably obtained solely from South Boulder Creek and Marshall Lake. Therefore, the City of Louisville joined the Northern Colorado Water Conservancy District (NCWCD), allowing access to Colorado Big Thompson (C-BT) and Windy Gap water resources. Since that time, NCWCD has been the primary focus of the City’s ongoing efforts to provide additional water supplies. As of 2012, the City’s water rights portfolio is valued at over $110 million.

• As of March 16th at 5:00 PM all Louisville city facilities have been closed until further notice.  The Recreation/Senior Center, Library, Museum and Arts Center continue to be closed.  The people of Louisville are a resilient bunch and we fully expect this to pass in the near future.  Stay safe everyone.  
• Conserving water is a massive deal in Louisville, Boulder County and the front range of Colorado.  We live in an arid climate so water conservation is massive especially considering the volume of people moving into the area.  The city of Louisville is doing it's part to conserve water by partnering with Resource Central to offer customers that receive water from the city to swap out 200 square feet of maintained grass for a low water softscape garden.  This program encourages residents to use less water and incentivizes them to do so by utilizing the free 200 square feet "Garden in a Box" which is provided by Resource Central.  In order to qualify for the program you you must apply by March 13, 2020 then you have to visit the Resource Central Louisville page and watch the webinar for a detailed explanation of any requirements and the next steps for moving forward with the program.  This is a great program and is open to residents free of charge.  Also if you are interested in learning more about low-water gardening here is another resource from Resource Central to help you move in the right direction.