Annual Summer Watering Rules will be in effect May 1st to October 1st

Following the summer watering rules is the right thing to do in our dry climate and helps preserve reservoir levels, reducing the risk of water restrictions in the future. The watering rules incorporate best practices for efficient outdoor water use that will help keep your landscape healthy.

• Water during cooler times of the day — lawn watering is NOT allowed between 10 a.m.

Denver Water collects more than 35,000 water samples and conducts more than 70,000 tests every year to ensure that the water delivered to 1.5 million people is safe and clean.

Those samples and tests are part of a year-round effort monitored by the Environmental Protection Agency and the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment. Those agencies also require water providers to issue an annual report on water quality.

Each year Colorado 811 observes and celebrates April as National Safe Digging Month.

This year Colorado 811 and the Underground Damage Prevention Safety Commission partnered with the state and Colorado Governor Jared Polis to secure a proclamation declaring April as Safe Digging Month.

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April 2021 marks the 3^rd annual River Clean-Up event co-hosted by South Platte Renew (SPR), and this year it’s going virtual.

Between April 12 and April 25, volunteers can join SPR and the cities of Littleton and Englewood from their own community by collecting debris and trash from their neighborhoods, local rivers, lakes, or parks.

This year, SPR is encouraging a DIY (do-it-yourself) approach and is expanding its focus to include the South Platte River and any parks, lakes, or other areas in our community that need revitalizing!

Resource Central's Garden In A Box offers a simple approach to waterwise gardening with professionally designed kits including plant by number maps and plant care information.

Homeowners, communities, and HOAs can plant the gardens to replace turf, reduce watering requirements, and otherwise improve conservation practices for their landscapes.

Resource Central’s professionally designed gardens contain perennial, xeric (low water) plants for your landscaping needs.

Each garden kit comes with 14-32 starter plants

Fix a Leak Week is March 15 - March 21

This week is the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)'s "Fix a Leak Week". After months of severe drought in Colorado, it is time for us all to take initiative to be more water efficient. Even after receiving a colossal amount of snowfall over the weekend, the state is far from being drought free.

The District has responded to several sewer backups recently caused by grease buildup and other obstructions blocking customer sewer services. The following information can help you prevent a costly sewer backup.

The sewer service (lateral) is owned and maintained by homeowners, including the connection to the district’s main.

NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETING COLUMBINE WATER AND SANITATION DISTRICT

The District responded to a record number of frozen service lines during the freezing temperatures over President's day weekend. The following steps can help you avoid costly water damage when temperatures plunge.

Before cold weather sets in:

Winterize your irrigation systems. Make sure that you turn everything off and fully drain or blow-out the system. Be sure to disconnect garden hoses from all spigots.

Colorado remains in a severe drought, but new snowpack instills hope.

According to the February 9th update from the National Integrated Drought Information System (NIDIS), 100% of Colorado is in a moderate drought with 90% in a severe drought, 70% in extreme drought and 25% in the exceptional drought category. Drought conditions have lightened slightly within the last month.