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District Improvement Projects

Updated 06/17/2025

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 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.

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’re also conducting a water rates study this summer. This will help align our rates and fees with the actual funding we need to complete the projects and continue to deliver quality, safe water to our customers.

Current Projects (To Date): 

Water Well Vault Improvements:

  • What & When: We are finishing updates and standardization on all 10 of our active well vaults this spring, 2025. These vaults help monitor and control our district water wells.
  • Why: These upgrades were necessary to reinforce the vaults’ aging concrete and enhance their security and equipment.
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.

Water Rates Study:

  • What & When: This summer (2025) we are assessing our current water rates and fees to determine what (if any) adjustments need to be made.
  • Why: Our old water/wastewater system has historically had minimal replacements and repairs. We are responsible to complete and plan for critical upgrades and the best ways to fund them.
  • What & When: This summer (2025) we are assessing our current water rates and fees to determine what (if any) adjustments need to be made.
  • Why: Our old water/wastewater system has historically had minimal replacements and repairs. We are responsible to complete and plan for critical upgrades and the best ways to fund them.

Waterline Replacement - Second Part of Monarch Parkway:

A construction site with a yellow crane laying a piece of blue pipe for Monarch Water Line Replacement project
A construction site with a yellow crane laying a piece of blue pipe for Monarch Water Line Replacement project
  • What: We are coordinating 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 is continuing their own paving construction project up to Winter Berry Drive). The District is working with the City of Castle Pines to reroute traffic and handle any construction-related concerns. No water impacts are anticipated.
  • When: The project will begin in June 2025, with completion planned this fall.  
  • Why: The replacements improves district access for waterline maintenance and reduces the risk of future breaks.
  • Read the project's dedicated page.

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 later this year (2025) and provide insight on future district projects and opportunities.

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. 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 results are anticipated late this year (2025) and expected to open the door to additional local water collaboration.

Water Treatment Plant - Filter Improvement Project:

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
  • 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 new filters should be finished by next 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.

Wastewater Lift Station Upgrades:

An updated well vault with gauges and valves in a concrete room, marked for flow direction.
Updated well vault equipment
  • What: We’ve begun critical work to improve seven of our eight wastewater lift stations, which move wastewater through our system to treatment.
  • When: This long-overdue project is expected to begin within the next year and be completed in 2027.
  • Why: The upgrades will make our wastewater system much more reliable.

 

Completed Projects (To Date): 

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.
  • Completed 2023-2024.
  • 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.

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

Crane excavates a piece of blue pipe for York Drive pipeline replacement project.
Crane excavates a piece of blue pipe for York Drive pipeline replacement project.
  • 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.