Current Projects 

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 partnerships with neighboring water districts.

Watch our video about current District projects:

A construction site featuring heavy machinery, including a loader and excavator, moving dirt with workers in the background.

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.

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 comprehensive rate study last summer (2025) and adjusted our 2026 rates and fees to complete these key projects and continue delivering quality, safe water and wastewater services to our customers.

Current Projects & Map

DETAILS ON ALL CURRENT PROJECTS (To Date): 

Wastewater System Upgrades:

  • Read the project's dedicated page.
  • What: We’ve begun critical work to improve the wastewater lift stations that move wastewater through our system to treatment. We’re updating six wastewater lift stations and consolidating two others (for seven total stations).
  • 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 a successful pilot study, we added new filters while the plant was offline (winter through summer 2026). 
  • When: The new filters have been put into service, and the team is finishing last pieces to complete the project.
  • Why: This is the last of many upgrades needed at the plant to improve its performance and treat an additional two million gallons of water per day to 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

Castle Pines Parkway Water Pipe Replacement:

  • What: The District is replacing the water pipeline underneath Castle Pines Parkway in tandem with City upgrades to the roadway. There will be some necessary traffic detours (handled by the City) and occasional water service outages in Canterbury Park and portions of HOA2.
  • When: The current phase of work started June 1st, 2026 and will be completed by fall, 2026.
  • Why: The new, larger pipes will be more reliable (less likely to break) and easier to access for maintenance.
A construction site features an excavator digging a trench, surrounded by sand, with cars in the background and cloudy skies.
Construction on the Castle Pines Parkway waterline.
An excavator works on a trench filled with sand, surrounded by dirt piles and construction signs, under a cloudy sky.
Construction on the Castle Pines Parkway waterline.
The image shows large blue pipes on a construction site, with dirt being excavated and trees nearby under a clear sky.
New pipe for the Castle Pines Parkway waterline.
A construction site features an excavator digging a trench, surrounded by sand, with cars in the background and cloudy skies.
An excavator works on a trench filled with sand, surrounded by dirt piles and construction signs, under a cloudy sky.
The image shows large blue pipes on a construction site, with dirt being excavated and trees nearby under a clear sky.

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 in 2026 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.

 

> View our interactive GIS map of all current District projects:

Click the map below, then Click each blue project button for more details.

Map showing various CPNMD projects (renovations, replacements, etc) in Castle Pines area, marked with icons and labels.
Graphic of current district upgrades in the works, most notably including updates to six wastewater lift stations and consolidating two remaining stations into one, comprehensive updates to the water treatment plant including its filters, replacing pipelines across the service area and system-wide assessments and regional planning.