Rep. Lauren Boebert Announces 20 Community Project Funding Requests
EATON, CO—Today, Congresswoman Lauren Boebert (CO-04) announced the 20 Community Project Funding requests made for her district in Fiscal Year (FY) 2027. The requests are focused on water and infrastructure projects that affect a majority of the 21 counties in the district and directly impact the well-being of communities of all sizes.
“Constituents throughout Colorado’s 4th District have made clear their top priorities: reliable access to clean water and improved roads, bridges, and airport facilities. From families in Bristol facing elevated radium levels in their drinking water, to residents in Nunn contending with an aging 1921 water tower that is critical for water security and emergency preparedness, Sedalia’s reliance on failing septic systems, and air traffic controllers at Northern Colorado Regional Airport operating from a temporary facility with significant safety limitations — these projects address critical infrastructure needs that have gone unmet for too long,” said Congresswoman Lauren Boebert “I will fight to ensure these projects are included in the final Fiscal Year 2027 Appropriations bill so that taxpayer dollars are returned to the 4th District to fund these critical projects.”
Background:
In FY 2026, 13 of Rep. Boebert’s community project funding requests were signed into law including $14.75 million for Colorado water and infrastructure projects throughout the 4th Congressional District.
For FY 2027, Congresswoman Lauren Boebert submitted the below community project funding requests for important Colorado water and infrastructure projects. Funding request letters for each of these individual projects and their federal nexus can be read HERE.
Project Title: Construction of Permanent Air Traffic Control Tower at Northern Colorado Regional Airport
Organization: City of Loveland
Subcommittee: THUD
Location: Loveland, CO
County: Larimer
Amount Requested: 5,000,000
Project Description: FNL now functions as a commercial service airport with intermittent operations by United, Delta, American, Southwest, and Sun Country, as well as diversions from Denver International Airport.
The mix of aircraft includes Boeing 737s, corporate jets, and training aircraft. Controllers must safely manage approach speeds ranging from 60 mph to 170 mph without the benefit of radar. The existing temporary tower, a modified horse trailer now in its sixth year of use, sits near ground level and creates significant line of sight limitations for controllers overseeing aircraft movements.
The FAA’s Air Traffic Control Tower Site Study concluded that a 120 foot tower is required to meet safety and operational needs; the current structure is under 10 feet tall. Corporate pilots have described the airspace as “concerning” and at times unsafe due to limited separation, the absence of radar, and the constraints of the temporary tower facility situated so low to the ground.
FNL’s preferred path forward: construction of a permanent, traditional “sticks and bricks” air traffic control tower. After nearly a decade of delays in certifying the remote tower program—and without dedicated funding for the two original partner airports, including FNL - a conventional tower now represents the most reliable and timely solution.
Project Title: Quebec and C470 on-ramp improvements
Organization: Douglas County
Subcommittee: THUD
Location: Highlands Ranch, CO
County: Douglas County
Amount Requested: $3,000,000
Project Description: This project will provide road and onramp improvements for the interchange of Colorado Highway C-470 and Quebec Street in Douglas County, Colorado.
This ramp carries over 3,000,000 vehicles annually and experiences significant delays during rush hour periods. This interchange is used by residents of the of Highlands Ranch and Lone Tree, and is a critical link for Highlands Ranch to the greater Denver metropolitan area.
Douglas County’s request would fund dual right turn improvements to the interchange of Colorado Highway C-470 and Quebec Street in Douglas County, Colorado.
Specific improvements are to improve the capacity and safety of the eastbound ramp to C-470 from northbound Quebec Street, including the addition of an auxiliary right turn lane to the ramp from Quebec Street.
Project Title: Town of Kit Carson Water Infrastructure Upgrades
Organization: Town of Kit Carson
Subcommittee: Interior and Environment
Location: Kit Carson, CO
County: Cheyenne
Amount Requested: $3,500,000
Project Description: Kit Carson is a small, rural community of approximately 240 residents on the Eastern Plains of Colorado. Kit Carson's existing facility is subject to a general discharge permit which requires both monthly water quality monitoring and quarterly whole effluent toxicity (WET) testing during seasonal discharges. As with most lagoon facilities, theirs is not meeting prescribed WET testing limits. A conversion to non-discharging through the construction of evaporative lagoons would remove monitoring and testing requirements, reduce operational costs, and eliminate future violations.
This project is essential for continued operations. The Town is working through the Water Pollution Control Revolving Fund (WPCRF) process and has an approved Site Location and Process Design Report. Kit Carson is seeking financial assistance to keep their loan repayment amount within a feasible range for its constituents.
Project Title: Bristol Water Treatment Facility
Organization: Bristol Water and Sanitation District
Subcommittee: Interior and Environment
Location: Bristol, CO
County: Prowers
Amount Requested: $2,000,000
Project Description: The town of Bristol is a small disadvantaged rural community in eastern Colorado. The water district is under an enforcement order from Colorado Dept. of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) to reduce levels of radium in our water which currently exceed the EPA limits. A new water treatment facility is needed to reduce the level of combined radium below EPA maximum limits.
Bristol WSD has recently exceeded the EPA limits for combined radium and we are under a legal enforcement by the state of Colorado to reduce the radium levels. The treatment being planned to reduce the radium is based on using Hydrous Manganese Oxide (HMO) type of filtering to remove the radium. This was recommended by their engineering firm after exhaustive analysis of all possible solutions to the radium problem. This approach will be costly, especially considering the size of our town but it seemed to be the least costly among the alternatives.
Project Title: Sedalia Wastewater Collection Line Construction
Organization: Castle Rock Water
Subcommittee: Interior and Environment
Location: Sedalia, CO
County: Douglas
Amount Requested: $4,500,000
Project Description: This project is for the design and construction of approximately 4,854 linear feet of wastewater collection line serving existing residences, schools and businesses in Sedalia as the first phase of a sewer collection system in Sedalia.
By 2027, Castle Rock Water, in partnership with Douglas County, will complete construction of regional-scale wastewater improvements, including a force main and lift station that will bring sustainable wastewater service to Sedalia for the first time. Currently, residents and businesses in Sedalia are reliant on individual septic systems that can be prone to failure and a risk to water supplies.
The requested funding will be used to design and construct the first phase of sewer mains that will connect with the new regional infrastructure (lift station and force main).
Project Title: Town of Holly Sewer Line Repair/Replacement
Organization: Town of Holly
Subcommittee: Interior and Environment
Location: Holly, CO
County: Prowers
Amount Requested: $3,917,613.05
Project Description: The Town of Holly has three critical sewer lines in need of replacement or repairs: two are between commercial services and residential areas and the third one is from a residential into a (HUD) housing area. These sewer lines are estimated to be nearly 100 years old.
Aging infrastructure has created ongoing challenges for the town and poses a risk to public health, environmental quality, and the community's long-term economic stability.
Holly is a small rural community with a significant population of elderly residents and households living on fixed incomes. The town's mean household income is below the county average, making it extremely difficult for residents to absorb the financial burden of large scale infrastructure repairs without outside assistance.
The town has already invested local resources into the project, including: Funding engineering and preliminary planning costs; Completing video inspections of the sewer lines to document deterioration and identify priority repairs; Moving forward with the design phase of a drinking water study to further strengthen their water infrastructure systems; Identifying in-kind contributions and match options to support the project.
Project Title: Nunn Water Tower Restoration Project
Organization: Town of Nunn
Subcommittee: Interior and Environment
Location: Nunn, CO
County: Weld
Amount Requested: $585,000
Project Description: The Town of Nunn Water Tower Restoration Project is a strategic investment in rural infrastructure that preserves a historic 1921 public asset while enhancing water security, conservation, and emergency preparedness across northern Weld County. The tower remains a critical component of the town’s water system, but significant portions of its internal infrastructure have aged and require rehabilitation to ensure safe, reliable operation for generations to come.
Restoring it conserves limited potable drinking water—a finite resource on Colorado’s High Plains—by expanding reliable access to non-potable water. This allows local farmers and agricultural operators to use non-potable supplies for equipment washing, dust suppression, and other appropriate uses instead of drawing from treated drinking water, protecting scarce potable resources while supporting the region’s vital agricultural economy.
The project also bolsters emergency response capabilities. Nunn serves as a key support point for firefighting and emergency services throughout northeastern Weld County. A fully restored tower guarantees dependable non-potable water access for wildfire suppression, structural fires, and other incidents across the region.
From a fiscal perspective, rehabilitating the existing structure is far more cost-effective than building a new facility. Completing this final phase safeguards decades of prior public investment, extends the tower’s service life, and spares small rural taxpayers the much higher cost of full replacement.
This investment completes a decade-long effort to responsibly maintain one of the community’s most important assets, ensuring continued service to the region while strengthening overall resilience.
Project Title: Republican River Basin Rangeland Resilience and Watershed Protection Initiative.
Organization: Yuma County
Subcommittee: Agriculture
Location: Wray, CO
County: Yuma
Amount Requested: $850,000
Project Description: The Republican River Watershed Rangeland Resilience Project is a multi-county effort to reduce the spread and ecological impact of cheatgrass across rangelands in northeast Colorado. Cheatgrass is an invasive annual grass that threatens the productivity and stability of native rangelands by consuming soil moisture early in the growing season and crowding out perennial grasses. Research shows cheatgrass can remove 2–4 inches of soil moisture annually, a significant loss in a region that receives only 11–18 inches of precipitation per year.
This project will restore rangeland resilience by treating approximately 8,900 acres of cheatgrass-infested rangeland across Cheyenne, Kit Carson, Lincoln, Washington, and Yuma counties through aerial application of indaziflam herbicide and coordinated landowner participation. Treatments will suppress cheatgrass seedbanks, restore native perennial grass communities, improve soil health, and increase forage production for livestock operations across the watershed.
Additional benefits include: Improved drought resilience across five counties in northeast Colorado; Increased forage production for livestock operations; Reduced wildfire fuel loads associated with invasive annual grasses; Improved watershed health in the Republican River Basin.
Project Title: Merino Sewer Replacement Project
Organization: Town of Merino
Subcommittee: Interior and Environment
Location: Merino, CO
County: Logan
Amount Requested: $5,000,000
Project Description: The Town of Merino is in noncompliance with the State of Colorado for their wastewater. The Town of Merino has been working with USDA, CDHPE, DOLA and Element Engineering on a plan to replace the collection system and ponds. The current system for wastewater is the original system put in place in 1917. The proposed system would fix the infiltration that is happening and allow a system that is affordable and manageable.
The town’s proposed project will replace current sewer lines, clean and upgrade existing ponds and additional ponds for growth. The Merino Sewer Project when completed would allow for residents to have an upgraded wastewater system that would protect ground water from contamination being leaked and allow for future growth.
Project Title: Eaton Water Main Replacement
Organization: Town of Eaton
Subcommittee: Interior and Environment
Location: Eaton, CO
County: Weld
Amount Requested: $4,482,678
Project Description: The Town of Eaton needs to replace aging water main lines and related infrastructure serving residential areas throughout our community.
Residents of Eaton rely on a dependable, high-quality water supply each and every day. Safe drinking water, proper sanitation, food service operations, and building fire protection systems all depend on reliable water service. Improvements to the community's aging water infrastructure will play a vital role in ensuring these critical systems continue to function safely and consistently for members of the community. Upgrading these water mains will strengthen the resilience of the entire community and ensure Eaton can continue operating safely and efficiently.
Project Title: Simla Water Distribution System Infrastructure Upgrades
Organization: Town of Simla
Subcommittee: Interior and Environment
Location: Simla, CO
County: Elbert
Amount Requested: $5,000,000
Project Description: The Town of Simla will replace aging cast iron water mains to improve reliability, water quality, and fire protection. The project includes replacing 13,250 linear feet of cast iron main with PVC, installing 75 new water valves, replacing 35 fire hydrants and reconnecting 107 existing services/meters.
This project will improve The Town of Simla's water distribution system by replacing aging infrastructure that contributes to discoloration, taste and odor issues, and reduced reliability.
Upgrading the water delivery system with modern materials enhances water clarity and quality, while ensuring the system can support essential public safety functions such as dependable fire flow and hydrant performance.
Project Title: Ault Water Line Expansion
Organization: Town of Ault
Subcommittee: Interior and Environment
Location: Ault, CO
County: Weld
Amount Requested: $500,000
Project Description: The Third Avenue Water Line Upgrade in the Town of Ault will upsize the water main along Third Avenue on the east side to an 8-inch pipe. This important project will provide reliable water pressure and sufficient volume to homes, businesses, and developing areas throughout the eastern part of town.
The existing smaller lines frequently struggle to deliver adequate flow and pressure, especially during periods of high demand or as the east side grows. By installing a larger 8-inch main, the upgrade ensures consistent, dependable access to potable water for everyday residential use, commercial needs, and future expansion in this rural Weld County community.
This improvement directly addresses water access challenges on the east side, where current infrastructure limits reliable supply and can lead to low pressure or service interruptions. A properly sized line supports population growth, new housing, and local businesses by delivering the water volume and pressure residents and property owners need without compromise.
The project also promotes long-term efficiency and resource conservation. Replacing undersized, aging pipes reduces the risk of breaks, leaks, and water loss from Ault’s Colorado-Big Thompson supply, helping preserve this valuable resource while lowering future maintenance and repair costs for taxpayers.
Project Title: Burlington Wastewater Treatment Plant
Organization: City of Burlington
Subcommittee: Interior and Environment
Location: Burlington, CO
County: Kit Carson
Amount Requested: $1,000,000
Project Description: The City of Burlington Wastewater Treatment Plant Project replaces the City's outdated aerated lagoon system, originally built in 1974, with a modern, advanced mechanical treatment facility to reliably meet current and future state and federal effluent discharge permit limits.
Federal funding plays a vital role in supporting this essential infrastructure for a rural, economically disadvantaged community in Kit Carson County. It protects public health by ensuring cleaner wastewater discharge and safeguards the local environment along Colorado's eastern plains.
Burlington's position along the busy I-70 freight corridor brings a large transient truck-driving population that uses local services but contributes nothing to system maintenance or upgrades, straining resources further. Federal support helps offset this inequity and enables the City to sustain reliable wastewater services for residents and visitors alike. This investment promotes long-term compliance, environmental stewardship, and economic resilience in the community.
Project Title: Phase II Expansion of the Republican River Water Conservation District Compact Compliance Pipeline
Organization: Republican River Water Conservation District
Subcommittee: Interior and Environment
Location: Eastern Yuma County, CO
County: Yuma
Amount Requested: $5,000,000
Project Description: The Phase II Expansion of the Republican River Water Conservation District Compact Compliance Pipeline is a shovel-ready water infrastructure project is necessary to address water-short year conditions affecting irrigated agriculture and rural communities in eastern Colorado’s Fourth Congressional District, while also supporting the State of Colorado’s obligations under the Republican River Compact.
The Compact Compliance Pipeline has been operational since 2014 and serves as a primary tool the RRWCD uses to assist the State of Colorado to meet its obligations under the Republican River Compact with Kansas and Nebraska. During water-short years, declining native streamflows in the North Fork Republican River, combined with increased reliance on groundwater pumping, have exceeded the operational capacity of the existing pipeline system.
Without additional capacity, irrigated agriculture producers, municipalities, and rural communities in Colorado’s Fourth Congressional District face increased risk of basinwide groundwater pumping curtailment resulting in devastating economic impacts. These local, state and regional impacts coincide with an elevated risk of Republican River Compact non-compliance at the state level.
RRWCD is proceeding with a Phase II Expansion of the existing Compact Compliance Pipeline. The project includes the addition of several high-capacity wells, upgrades and replacement of existing wells, and associated conveyance infrastructure directly connected to the current, permitted, and operating system. Expanding this existing infrastructure will increase operational flexibility during drought conditions, improve water supply reliability for agricultural users, and reduce long term compact compliance costs.
Project Title: I-70 Connecting Bridge Replacement
Organization: Town of Bennett
Subcommittee: THUD
Location: Bennett, CO
County: Arapahoe
Amount Requested: $5,000,000
Project Description: This project will replace of a critical bridge connected to Interstate 70. This bridge is essential to public safety operations in Bennett and the surrounding rural areas. It provides direct access to Interstate 70 and connectivity to U.S. Highway 36 and Highway 79, allowing deputies, fire personnel and emergency medical services to respond quickly across a community that is physically divided by major transportation corridors.
The existing structure is undersized for modern commercial vehicles and is deteriorating due to sustained heavy truck traffic. Any load restriction or closure would significantly delay law enforcement response times, limit mutual aid coordination and restrict critical access during emergencies.
Replacing this bridge is vital to maintaining safe and reliable emergency response routes, protecting the traveling public and ensuring uninterrupted public safety services in Colorado's Fourth Congressional District.
Project Title: Commerce Road Bridge Replacement
Organization: El Paso County
Subcommittee: THUD
Location: Ramah, CO
County: El Paso
Amount Requested: $3,600,000
Project Description: El Paso County will replace the functionally obsolete Commerce Road Bridge near the Town of Ramah to restore safe, reliable access and eliminate restrictive weight limits. Originally constructed in 1935, the multi-span timber bridge carries Commerce Road over Big Sandy Creek approximately 0.5 miles northwest of Ramah and US 24. The aging structure can no longer support standard highway loads and is restricted to less than half the legal weight limit, forcing heavy trucks, agricultural equipment, and some emergency vehicles to reduce loads or detour up to four miles.
Traffic demand has grown significantly, increasing 80% since 2003 to approximately 235 vehicles per day. As the only northwestern access route into Ramah and a critical connection to US 24, the bridge is essential for residents, agricultural operations, freight movement, and emergency response. Continued deterioration threatens both mobility and public safety.
The timber superstructure has reached the end of its service life, exhibiting cracking, splitting, and rotting. Guardrails do not meet current safety standards, the bridge lacks shoulders, and the timber beams are subject to the threat of forest fires, further limiting safe operations.
To address these deficiencies, the County will fully replace the bridge to restore full load capacity, meet current safety standards, and provide a durable, lasting solution.
Project Title: WCR 59 / CO 52 Roundabout
Organization: Weld County
Subcommittee: THUD
Location: Lochbuie, Hudson and Keenesburg, CO
County: Weld
Amount Requested: $3,000,000
Project Description: The CO 52 and WCR 59 Roundabout Project will construct a modern single-lane roundabout at one of Weld County’s highest-risk rural intersections, located directly adjacent to the Weld Central Middle and High School campuses. The project replaces the existing stop-controlled configuration, which has experienced persistent injury and fatality crashes over more than a decade.
The project delivers major safety, air-quality, and mobility benefits. By eliminating broadside and high-severity crash types and adding new pedestrian sidewalks, crossings, and ADA-compliant ramps, it markedly improves safety for students, families, and other vulnerable road users who rely on this intersection daily. The roundabout design also improves traffic flow on CO 52, one of Colorado’s most heavily used oversize/overweight freight corridors by reducing vehicle idling and shortening delays by an estimated 2.5 hours per day.
The project is fully designed and included in CDOT’s 10-Year Plan, the Upper Front Range 2045 Transportation Plan, and Weld County’s 2045 Transportation Plan. The project is a joint effort between CDOT, Weld County, RE-3J School District, and the towns of Lochbuie, Hudson and Keenesburg.
Project Title: I-25 / Happy Canyon Interchange Improvement Project,
Organization: City of Castle Pines
Subcommittee: THUD
Location: Castle Pines, CO
County: Douglas
Amount Requested: $3,000,000
Project Description: Rebuilding this interchange is crucial because of safety concerns, structural issues, operational challenges, and capacity limits of the existing bridge, which all lead to traffic congestion now and in the future. As Douglas County continues to grow quickly, upgrading the I-25 / Happy Canyon Interchange continues to be a key transportation priority for both the City of Castle Pines and Douglas County.
Reconstructing this interchange is essential because the current structure, built in the 1960s, suffers from safety issues, structural weaknesses, operational problems, and capacity limitations that lead to ongoing and projected traffic congestion. The existing bridge, which is over 50 years old, is in poor condition and needs to be replaced. With continued unprecedented growth in Douglas County, reconstructing the I-25/Happy Canyon Interchange is a top transportation priority for both the City of Castle Pines and Douglas County.
Project Title: SH-86 and Connecting Arterials Stormwater Infrastructure Project
Organization: Town of Kiowa
Subcommittee: THUD
Location: Kiowa, CO
County: Elbert
Amount Requested: $1,600,000
Project Description: The SH-86 and Connecting Arterials Stormwater Infrastructure Project in the Town of Kiowa, Colorado, focuses on improving stormwater management and roadway resilience along State Highway 86, a vital east-west corridor through the community and a key regional route across Elbert County. This phase advances critical design and engineering work for future construction by incorporating drainage infrastructure enhancements at the intersections with Kiowa-Bennett Road and County Road 45.
Kiowa is asking $1.6 million to to complete the necessary engineering for phased stormwater improvements along SH-86. As the primary transportation artery serving residents, businesses, commuters, agricultural producers, school transportation, and emergency services throughout Colorado’s Fourth Congressional District, State Highway 86 plays an essential role in daily connectivity and economic activity in this rural area.
By addressing stormwater runoff and drainage issues at these key connecting arterials, the project will reduce flooding risks, enhance roadway safety, protect existing infrastructure, and build greater resilience against extreme weather events. These upgrades will ensure more reliable transportation access for rural residents while supporting public safety, agricultural operations, and long-term economic vitality across the surrounding communities. This targeted investment strengthens a critical regional corridor and helps safeguard the well-being of the Town of Kiowa and broader Elbert County area.
Project Title: Sedalia-Meadows Parkway Expansion SH 85
Organization: Douglas County
Subcommittee: THUD
Location: Sedalia, CO
County: Douglas
Amount Requested: $2,400,000
Project Description: The Right-of-Way Acquisitions (ROW Phase 2) is the next critical step needed to widen and reconstruct US 85 (Sedalia to Meadows Pkwy), which is the last remaining segment of US 85 that needs major improvements within Douglas County since the I-25/US 85 (I-25 to C-470) final EIS and ROD was signed 2002 that identified the corridor improvements.
Completing the corridor improvements is of paramount importance since US 85 is part of the National Highway System (NHS) and it is identified as a strategic highway for national defense and part of the National Highway Freight Program (NHFP). Additionally, this segment of US 85 serves as an alternate route when accidents occur on I-25 and traffic needs to be diverted. And US 85 is used by hundreds of thousands of tourists annually that travel to C-470 and to the I-70 mountain corridor and other metro Denver destinations. Since the I-25/US 85 final EIS and ROD was signed in 2002, the widening and reconstruction of US 85 has progressed slowly over the past 24 years due to limited State and Federal funds allocated to US 85.
Over the past 24 years, Douglas County has invested over $150 million in improving the US 85 Corridor, (between I-25 and C-470), especially since the County has seen significant growth in this part of the County, which continues to see more growth.