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Water Authorities Break Ground on New Water Treatment Plant

State-of-the-Art Technology Reduces Reliance on Diminishing Ground Water Supply

Arapahoe County, January 28, 2008— Construction of a state-of-the-art water treatment plant that will serve portions of Arapahoe and Douglas counties gets underway Thursday at an official ground breaking ceremony hosted by the project’s partners.   

The $26 million plant, known as the Joint Water Purification Plant, is a cooperative venture between the Arapahoe County Water and Wastewater Authority (ACWWA) and the Cottonwood Water and Sanitation District.  The plant will eventually serve 12,000 residents and over 30,000 employees.

The two water authorities developed this cooperative project to meet the increasing demand of their water customers and reduce reliance on deep ground water supplies that will eventually be depleted.  The plant will provide up to 12 million gallons per day of very high quality water from Cherry Creek, a renewable water source.

 “This project is a model in cooperation between water providers,” said ACWWA Board President Ralph Henderson. “By jointly constructing and operating facilities, we are able to provide our customers significant cost savings and improved service.” 

            Cottonwood Board President Terry Cunningham emphasized “the collaborative vision of the Board in finding an innovative solution to make full use of their limited surface water supplies and in their perseverance working through the planning, design, funding and regulatory approvals to get this project under construction”.

The new plant increases the use of surface water from Cherry Creek by treating reused water with reverse osmosis—the same purification process commonly used for bottled water.  This process filters out even the smallest contaminants, and additional advanced treatment processes purify the water even more. 

Richard P. Arber Associates, a local and nationally recognized engineering firm designed the plant.  Weaver General Construction Company, an Englewood firm with many local water and wastewater projects to their credit, has been selected as the general contractor.

The treatment facility will be located on land on the west side of Jordan Road, south of Broncos Parkway .  It is expected to be completed in eighteen months.

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