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Colorado Springs Utilities Blog

Map titled 'Eastern Wastewater System Expansion Project' Map shows the Cross Town Interceptor, running from the Las Vegas facility to the intersection of Platte Avenue and Peterson Road. The Milton Proby Interceptor runs along that street to 2 lift stations southeast of the airport.

Why we’re building the Eastern Wastewater System Expansion

The Eastern Wastewater System Expansion (EWSE) will provide critical infrastructure needed to serve development on the City's east side. The Eastern Wastewater System Expansion (EWSE) will provide critical...

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Preventing water loss through leak detection

Our Leak Survey and Detection Program uses specialized equipment to isolate the source of a leak with minimal disruption to streets and... Our Leak Survey and Detection Program uses specialized equipment to isolate the...

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How we prioritize water infrastructure projects

When something does need to be replaced, we prioritize projects based on the risk of failure and the level of impact to our customers. When something does need to be replaced, we prioritize projects based on the...

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Colorado River shortages: What we do today makes a difference tomorrow

Conditions on the Colorado River matter to our community because that’s the source of about half of our water supply. Conditions on the Colorado River matter to our community because that’s the...

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Water sharing with our neighbors in the Lower Arkansas Valley

We see a need to develop more supply as our community grows and we face risks to our water supply that include climate variability and... We see a need to develop more supply as our community grows and we face risks...

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Coming into Focus: The Homestake Water Project

We are in the preliminary phase of project development and will assess all reasonable alternatives, including issues related to the... We are in the preliminary phase of project development and will assess all...

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Cheers! Here's to World Water Day, value of clean water

In honor of World Water Day - and every day we can access clean, safe drinking water - we want to draw attention to the value of water. In honor of World Water Day - and every day we can access clean, safe drinking...

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So this drought thing...How does it impact us?

Climate specialists are telling us that a “new normal” may be developing and many predict more frequent and severe droughts in the future. Climate specialists are telling us that a “new normal” may be developing and...

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Sustainable water future: Reservoir release provides valuable data

Earlier this week, we began releasing water from Homestake Reservoir, where it will eventually flow to the Colorado River and out of state. Earlier this week, we began releasing water from Homestake Reservoir, where it...

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Planning for future water supply

Since we don’t have a river delivering water to our growing community, we must continue to pursue future supply through a variety of... Since we don’t have a river delivering water to our growing community, we must...

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Recreationalists, Utilities rejoice over reconnected river

We recently partnered with Aurora Water to reconnect a section of the Arkansas River, benefiting water customers, rafters and... We recently partnered with Aurora Water to reconnect a section of the Arkansas...

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