Colorado
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0Aurora Prairie Waters Project
MWH was responsible for planning, preliminary design, final design and services during construction, PLC programming, startup and commissioning and warranty support for the $160 million, 50 mgd raw water conveyance system as part of the Aurora Prairie Waters project. The conveyance system includes 34 miles of raw water conveyance piping with a diameter of 60 […]
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0Consolidation Feasibility Study for Rocky Mountain Region Utility
With their wastewater treatment plant operating at capacity and drinking water source of supply drying up, one Colorado utility was presented with a series of serious challenges and one important question: Should they forge ahead alone or attempt to enter into a regional solution with their neighbor? Going at it alone would require the utility, […]
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Regionalization Study
In the arid western United States, water supply is a major limitation to economic growth. To address this growing challenge, one Western city utility, constructed a $650 million water reuse, treatment and delivery system that would provide the City with water supply during times of drought. However, the City realized that the assets would be […]
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Rocky Mtn Regional Utility Consolidation Feasibility Analysis
One utility in the Rocky Mountain region has relied on groundwater to meet their drinking water needs. However, as its aquifers become less reliable, the utility is faced with finding a new solution to meet water needs. In addition, the utility is faced with proving to the newly formed City that it is cost-effectively meeting […]
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Southern Delivery System Program
The Southern Delivery System is a regional project that will bring water from the Arkansas River to the City of Colorado Springs, the City of Fountain, Security Water District and Pueblo West Metropolitan District. The project is needed to maximize the investment in the existing water delivery infrastructure, provide for a redundant method of delivery […]
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Technical Advisory Committee for Rocky Mountain Region Utility
A regional utility service approximately 1.5 million people in the City and surrounding suburbs is one of the largest utilities in the state. The relationship between the utility and its extraterritorial customers – suburban wholesale customers, called “Distributors” – is delicate. The utility is allowed to earn a return on their investment to serve Distributors; […]
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Water Rate Restructuring for Rocky Mountain Region Utility
After adopting a new tiered water rate structure in 2007, a Rocky Mountain city utility immediately found itself in the crosshairs of public opinion. Residents and business owners alike roundly rejected the new water rates as being overly punitive and excessive. The utility began receiving over 300 phone calls per day in protest and City […]