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Eldorado Artesian Springs, Inc.
Eldorado Artesian Springs, Inc. was founded on April 1, 1983 when Doug Larson, Jeremy Martin and Kevin Sipple purchased the properties from the Fowler family. At that time, the company became the owners of 28 acres of land, the springs, eleven wells, water rights, bottling plants, warehouse, resort pool and numerous other homes and buildings.
The company began operations by initiating a five gallon delivery service to homes and businesses, and by restoring and opening the spring-fed swimming pool. These operations have been sustained and expanded and now comprise nearly 70 percent of the company's $7 million annual revenues. This growth necessitated that the company expand its bottling and warehouse space. To meet this need the company arranged with Boulder County zoning officials to allow production in the former dance hall. This increased useable floor space by 10,000 square feet.
In April of 1986, Eldorado Artesian Springs, Inc. became a public company. This was accomplished by acquisition and merger with a company which was already publicly owned. The resulting influx of capital spawned a period of substantial growth and also allowed for the installation of a one gallon filling operation. One gallon sales commenced in March of 1988. So unique was the packaging, that the company was featured on USA Today
In 1988, management decided to expand the activities of the company from being service-oriented in the five gallon delivery business, to one that also was production-oriented in relation to national distribution of smaller (liter size) packages. The emphasis toward a smaller package distributed through retail outlets is consistent with national sales trends. The company began work on this project by acquiring a complete fill line capable of filling, capping and labeling up to 3,000 bottles per hour of all sizes less than two liters.
In 1989, the company completed phase one of a three phase facility reconstruction project on the bottling plant/warehouse. Completion of phase one allowed for the setup and operation of the fill line for smaller bottles, which was completed by January 31, 1991.
The Eldorado Springs Natural Water company has generously donated all of the water for our presenters and keynote speakers as well as the water for the Exhibit hall in the Balch Field House.
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