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COLORADO / EL PASO COUNTY

Palmer Lake

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Palmer Lake, Colorado
Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Population (2020)
2,636
Water cut
August 13, 2026
Cause
surface water
Where
39.12°N, 104.91°W
Official site
Town of Palmer Lake

What happened, and when

Every dated water event the register holds for Palmer Lake, newest first, each with the sources that document it.

  1. Restrictedon the card

    Restricted: what happened

    Monument Creek, Palmer Lake's surface source, has been completely dry since June 19, 2026, leaving the town's surface-water plant offline and the town wholly dependent on wells whose yields are falling with the aquifer. On August 13, 2026 the Board of Trustees declared a Stage 1 water emergency with mandatory restrictions: outdoor watering only on Wednesday evenings from buckets or cans of five gallons or less, with sprinklers and automatic irrigation prohibited, fines of up to $2,650 and possible shutoff for repeat violations. The water supervisor expects the emergency to last into 2027.

    • Town of Palmer Lake: Stage 1 water emergency in effect (August 26, 2026)
    • KRDO: Palmer Lake implements Stage 1 water restrictions, violators face penalties over $2,000 (August 14, 2026)
    • Colorado Politics: Palmer Lake declares water emergency (August 19, 2026)
    • Our Community News: Palmer Lake Board of Trustees, Aug. 13: board declares Stage 1 water emergency (Resolution 30-2026) (September 2, 2026)