Platte Valley Water Partnership Map via Parker Water & Sanitation DistrictIn 2021, Ciruli Associates joined with Frank Jaeger, manager, and the engineers and lawyers with Park Water in a long series of trips to Sterling and Logan County to talk water and farming. Jaeger, an entrepreneurial water manager, needed some water rights for environmental requirements for permitting Rueter-Hess Reservoir in Douglas County. But he also saw the long-term benefit with building a relationship with the agricultural community along the Northern Colorado South Platte River. Parker Water built that trust by operating farms without “buy-and-dry”. They supported the community and were a part of the agricultural economy.
Ron Redd, current manager of Parker Water, and Joe Frank, manager of the Lower South Platte Water Conservancy District, built on the relationship to develop a $1.1 billion reservoir and pipeline project that will provide water to Parker, Castle Rock and storage for the northeast farm community. They just received a 2019 water right which will allow permitting and construction to begin as financing is established.
Water development in Colorado takes decades and requires patience. Moving water west toward the metro area is as hard as moving it east over the Continental Divide. Congratulations to Parker Water and the entire team.
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