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Strength Through Partnerships

Leading the way toward a renewable water supply future for the South Denver Metro region

2005 WATER SUPPLY

31% Renewable/Reuse

69% Non-renewable

2019 WATER SUPPLY

56% Renewable/Reuse

44% Non-renewable

2065 WATER SUPPLY

88% Renewable/Reuse

12% Non-renewable

Leaders in Water Stewardship

South Metro Water Supply Authority is a partnership of 14 water providers in the South Metro Region of Denver.

These providers joined forces in 2004 out of the need to shift the region away from reliance on non-renewable underground water supply and toward supplies that replenish with every year’s snowmelt. Rather than doing so on their own, however, they knew that by coming together and partnering on projects and initiatives, they would be more effective and their customers would benefit from greater efficiencies and economies of scale.

our focus is water supply

Supply & Infrastructure

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  • Water Infrastructure & Supply Efficiency (WISE) Project
  • Surface Storage
  • Aquifer Storage & Recovery

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Reuse

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  • Treatment Technology
  • Rainwater Harvesting
  • Plum Creek Water Reclamation Authority

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Conservation & Education

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  • Qualified Water Efficient Landscaper (QWEL) professional certification
  • Water Ambassador Program
  • South Metro Children’s Water Festival

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the value of working together

Partnerships are at the core of how the South Metro Region is addressing our water challenges. Together, South Metro Water members serve more than 300,000 people in the South Metro Region, including 80% of the population of Douglas County and 10% of Arapahoe County residents.

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14 water provider members

  • Castle Pines
  • Castle Rock
  • Centennial
  • Cottonwood
  • DSWD
  • ECCVt
  • ISWD
  • Pinery
  • PWSD
  • Rangeview
  • SVMD
  • Meridian
  • Roxborough