Castle Pines Metropolitan District

The water provided to Castle Pines Village originates in non-renewable groundwater in the Denver Basin aquifers underneath District land. An aquifer consists of layers of rock, sand or gravel deep under the earth’s surface which store quantities of water. At present, the District has nine wells that extract the water from the aquifers and pump it to water treatment plants with a capacity of approximately 5 million gallons per day. The drinking water is then stored in two water storage tanks prior to distribution to the community.

The District’s consultants believe the District owns and controls sufficient water rights to serve existing development within the District. Due to the District’s primary reliance on non-renewable groundwater, the District actively promotes conservation practices and is undertaking efforts to exploit its already owned renewable surface water rights to supplement its gradually diminishing groundwater and aquifer supplies. The District continues to study and evolve its master water plan to ensure a safe, reliable and sufficient water supply to serve Castle Pines Village into the future.

Water Conservation Program Proposal

Create and roll-out Water Conservation Program by Spring of 2021 and assist in the optimization of maintenance plans and the associated funding needs, develop mitigation strategies related to unaccounted water and the associated funding needs, and participate in the development of the Water Long Term Strategy and Master Plan.

The Castle Pines Metropolitan District, in collaboration with the resident water committee have developed a Water Efficiency Plan – Vision 2025 – to chart a path forward that reduces their reliance on Colorado’s non-renewable groundwater. To further this plan, the District has contracted with Irrigation Analysis, LLC, to perform Irrigation Efficiency Analysis for the homes within the Village to support water efficiency.