Current Projects 

Updated 12/15/2025

Much-needed Upgrades & Repairs

We are hard at work making important changes to our system!  The current district staff and board inherited an old water/wastewater system with minimal replacements and repairs. This reality has presented various challenges, but also the chance to make meaningful improvements to benefit our community for the future.

The district is completing a comprehensive audit of its infrastructure to ensure we understand our system and its current needs. Our current and outlined projects (listed below) are necessary to modernize the system, prevent future violations and make our system more structurally sound for possible inclusion into or partnership with a neighboring water district.

Project Costs

All project costs are carefully considered and documented in board proceedings. We’re a small water district, which means that our project costs are directly reflected in the cost of our services. For this reason, we prioritize the most pressing repairs and upgrades first while always looking for ways to collaborate with the City and reduce costs as much as possible.

Behind Your Water & Wastewater Bills. Above is a dollar bill with overlays that show how we plan to spend each dollar received in 2026. 19 cents will go to water delivery and wastewater treatment. 12 cents will go to maintenance and emergency repairs. 50 cents will go towards capital projects and reserves.  10 cents will support staffing costs. The remaining 9 cents will go to gas, electric and other utility costs.

 

Projects are paid for through water rates (based on individualized water budgets) and new customer tap fees. To help ensure we have the funding needed to keep this momentum going, we conducted a water rates study this past summer and recently adjusted our rates and fees to complete these key projects and continue delivering quality, safe water and wastewater services to our customers.

CURRENT PROJECTS (To Date): 

Wastewater System Upgrades:

  • Read the project's dedicated page.
  • What: We’ve begun critical work on pipelines and seven of our eight wastewater lift stations, which move wastewater through our system to treatment.
  • When: Began in November 2026 and is planned for completion in 2027.
  • Why: The upgrades will make our wastewater system much more reliable. 
Workers lower and install a new, large concrete overflow vault into Lift Station 1 as part of construction on the station.
Workers lower and install a new, large concrete overflow vault into Lift Station 1 as part of construction on the station.

Water Treatment Plant - Filter Improvement Project:

  • What: Based on the previous successful pilot study, we are beginning construction of new filters late 2025 when the plant is offline for the winter. 
  • When: The District has already ordered parts in advance for the project to begin. The new filters should be finished by spring 2026.
  • Why: This is the last of many improvements needed for the plant to treat an additional 2 million gallons of water per day (7 million gallons total) to better meet current demand.
District board gets a tour of the pilot facility, including large pipes and valves, labeled "Pretreated Water" and "Backwash Supply."
The district board gets a tour of the pilot facility

District System Assessment:

  • What: The district is completing an ongoing comprehensive review of all our infrastructure—wells, pump stations, treatment plant, and distribution lines.
  • When & Why: The initial review will be completed late this year (2025) and provide insight on future district projects and opportunities.

Study on Opportunities for Local Collaboration:

  • Also known as: Northwestern Douglas County Regional Water Supply Reconnaissance Study
  • What: the District is participating in a water supply study with Castle Pines Metro District, Dominion Water & Sanitation District and Highlands Ranch Water, among others. This study investigates opportunities to enhance our existing regional connections, such as our winter supply agreement with Highlands Ranch Water through Chatfield Reservoir.
  • When & Why: The study’s initial results have been delivered, and additional work is underway to determine the best opportunities to pursue. This study is expected to offer some important options to improve district collaboration in 2026, and the District will provide more details once we have final results.

 

COMPLETED PROJECTS (To Date): 

Waterline Replacement - Second Part of Monarch Parkway:

  • What: We coordinated with the City of Castle Pines to replace the remaining 1,700 feet of water line under Monarch Parkway from to Berganot Trail north to Buffalo Trail. (Note: The City of Castle Pines completed their own road project up to Winter Berry Drive).
  • When: The project began June 2025 and was finished in fall/winter 2025.
  • Why: The replacements improves district access for waterline maintenance and reduces the risk of future breaks.
A construction site with a yellow crane laying a piece of blue pipe for Monarch Water Line Replacement project

Water Well Vault Improvements:

  • Completed Spring 2025 
  • We finished updates and standardization on all 10 of our active well vaults, which help monitor and control our district water wells. These upgrades reinforced the vaults’ aging concrete and enhance their security and equipment.
Well vault with old electrical equipment showing green pump and pressure gauge.
Well vault with old equipment - BEFORE
Well vault with improved electrical equipment showing green pump and pressure gauge.
Well vault with updated equipment - AFTER
Well vault with old electrical equipment showing green pump and pressure gauge.
Well vault with improved electrical equipment showing green pump and pressure gauge.

 

Water Rates Study:

  • Completed summer 2025.  
  • Our older water/wastewater system has historically had minimal replacements and repairs. We assessed our current water rates and fees to determine what adjustments are needed to complete and plan for critical upgrades.

Water Treatment Plant - Various Upgrades:

Large black piping added to water treatment plant room in order to allow construction work inside the plant. Large pipes are labeled "PRETREATED WATER.".
Large black piping added to the water treatment plant room in order to allow construction work inside the plant.
  • Mostly Completed 2023-2024. Final additions winter 2025/2026.
  • We made various improvements to prepare to increase the plant’s treatment capacity from 5 to 7 million gallons per day. Improvements were made to its HVAC, backwash reclaim tank, water storage tanks, and chemical treatment systems. We also upgraded site security, installed an emergency back-up generator and completed in-depth analysis to document all aspects of the plant, which help with maintenance and future additions. Finally, we finished a successful pilot study to improve the plant’s filtration system.
  • The last portion of this project (replacing the filters) is underway this winter 2025 (see "Current Projects" above).

 

An empty, rectangular concrete pit that will become the backwash reclaim tank.
The Water Treatment Plant Backwash Reclaim Tank: BEFORE
Two workers in safety gear install metal pipes in the completed, white backwash reclaim tank.
The Water Treatment Plant Backwash Reclaim Tank: FINISHED
An empty, rectangular concrete pit that will become the backwash reclaim tank.
Two workers in safety gear install metal pipes in the completed, white backwash reclaim tank.

 

Waterline Replacements - Yorkshire Drive & First Part of Monarch Parkway:

Crane digs out pipeline to allow for replacement under Yorkshire Dr.
  • Completed 2024.
  • We coordinated with the City of Castle Pines to replace the aging water line under Yorkshire Drive in tandem with their 2024 repaving project. We also replaced the first 5,900  feet of water pipe under Monarch Parkway from Castle Pines Parkway to Berganot Trail (with the second portion scheduled for 2025). These replacements improve access for maintenance and reduce the risk of future breaks.