CPNMD RENEWABLE WATER SOLUTIONS:
HOW FAR WE HAVE COME AND WHERE WE HAVE TO GO

Water Conservation Isn't the Only Solution

As public awareness has increased about declining aquifer levels, residents have adopted water saving methods to reduce the demand for water. While these efforts have reduced overall water demand in Castle Pines North, water conservation alone cannot be viewed as the only solution to the community's water needs. The sheer volume of demand by surrounding communities also impacts Castle Pines North's primary water resource--the Denver Aquifer Basins.

Finding renewable water resources is vital in order to meet the Castle Pines North Metropolitan District's existing demand for water by growing populations. It is not practical to drill additional wells into a basin that cannot be replenished. The number and location of wells is strictly regulated and impacts neighboring communities. Castle Pines North lacks the needed space for more wells.    [More]

Recent coverage in the Douglas County News Press and Parker Chronicle has highlighted the impact that the economic decline has had on the Parker Water and Sanitation District�s ability to satisfy its debt service for the construction of the Rueter Hess Reservoir.

To ease any concerns that residents of Castle Pines North may have about CPNMD�s involvement with the Rueter Hess Reservoir project, the Metropolitan District would like to assure our customers that our monies invested in this project are secure. [More]

The Castle Pines North Metropolitan District Board of Directors and the District staff believe that acquiring renewable water resources is the number one priority for the District. Groundwater levels and well production rates in Douglas County continue to decline, while demand for water increases as the population grows.

The District Board of Directors undertook and completed an Integrated Water Resource Plan (IWRP) to evaluate our current and future water demands, conservation strategies, the sustainability of the current Denver Basin Groundwater assets, and identify potential renewable water resource alternatives. Camp, Dresser, and McKee (CDM), a large national engineering firm, conducted the study.

Water Resources Implementation Plan (March, 2008)
The Town of Castle Rock, Castle Pines Metro District, and the Castle Pines North Metro District jointly developed the Water Resources Implementation Plan to more fully utilize water supplies and return flows that are currently unused or under-utilized.

• WRIP Fact Sheet
• WRIP Final Report

Investing for a Sustainable Water Supply
In your February water bill for January usage you may have noticed an increase in the Capital Improvement Fee over the prior fee. This increase was approved by the Board of Directors as part of the 2007 annual budget for the Castle Pines North Metropolitan District...Read More

Why CPNMD Needs a County Commissioners Policy Level Directive on Lagae to Finance Renewable Water...Read More

View an Open House Slide Presentation about water in the CPN metro district.

The Denver Basin as a Water Supply and CPN
Water supply on the Colorado front-range has two major sources: renewable surface water and non-tributary ground water. Given the "first-in-time, first-in-right" legal system, much of the renewable surface water has long since been spoken for by cities and by agricultural interests...Read More

Jim McGrady - CPNMD General Manager, Ted Lohr - CPNMD board member, Bill Santos - CPNMD board president, Bruce Thompson - CPNMD board member	Rueter Hess Reservoir Landscape	Board Members Bruce Thompson and Ted Lohr with Senator Ken Salazar

Castle Pines North Metropolitan District has reached one of its most significant milestones in its procurement of renewable water.  The agreement with the Parker Water and Sanitation District to obtain 1,500 acre-feet of storage space in the Rueter-Hess Reservoir was finalized August 28, 2008.

Rueter-Hess is the first major step in providing renewable water to the Castle Pines North community.  The reservoir, located in southwest Parker, will provide water storage for a proposed water treatment plant that will deliver water to Castle Pines North and Castle Rock.  It also provides carry over water storage in the event of drought or water delivery interruption.  The reservoir has a total storage capacity of 72,000 acre-feet and is scheduled for completion in approximately three years.  The cost to purchase the storage space was $8.25 million.  Wells Fargo provided financing which enabled the District to issue Certificates of Participation bonds.

Read the mailer sent to District Residents: View the Mailer