REP. BOEBERT SECURES $11.75 MILLION FOR COLORADO WATER PROJECTS IN HOUSE-PASSED APPROPRIATIONS BILL
Congresswoman Lauren Boebert’s 10 community project funding requests passed the House of Representatives as a part of H.R. 6938 and include $11.75 million for Colorado water projects throughout the 4th Congressional District. “I am thrilled that the House has passed this vital appropriations package, delivering $11.75 million for essential water projects right here in Colorado’s 4th Congressional District,” said Congresswoman Lauren Boebert. “Water is one of the most important issues facing our rural communities, and I've fought hard to secure these funds because Coloradans deserve clean, reliable water. From building new pipelines and treatment facilities to replacing aging infrastructure, these projects will benefit thousands of families, boost fire protection, and support economic growth. This is a big win for Colorado families, farmers, and small towns.” Background: A full list of all the community project projects included in Division C of H.R. 6938 can be viewed here. Rep. Boebert's Community Project Funding Requests Included in H.R. 6938 Include: Project: Plum Creek to Rueter-Hess Reservoir Pipeline Organization: Castle Rock Water Location: Castle Rock, CO Amount Secured: $1,750,000 Project Description: The project involves building a 7-mile pipeline and pump station to transfer up to 1,000 acre-feet of renewable water annually from Plum Creek (including alluvial and reusable supplies) to Rueter-Hess Reservoir, enabling Castle Rock Water to store more sustainable water for drought resilience, peak summer/fall demands, and long-term supply reliability for over 200,000 people in Douglas County, while also enhancing the reservoir's recreational value. This helps Castle Rock transition away from over-reliance on non-renewable groundwater. Project: Water Infrastructure Reconstruction and District Consolidation Organization: Prairie View Ranch Water District Location: Wiggins, CO Amount Secured: $1,750,000 Project Description: This project will consolidate the Prairie View Ranch Water District and Morgan County Quality Water District, preventing the potential permanent loss of drinking water and fire protection services in Prairie View Ranch while delivering improved water pressure, supply, and fire suppression capacity to hundreds of additional families in the rural Hoyt area. Project: Cobb Lake Regional Water Treatment Plant and Transmission Lines Organization: Town of Severance Location: Severance, CO Amount Secured: $1,750,000 Project Description: This project will provide a reliable, redundant source of treated water to the Towns of Severance, Windsor, Eaton, the Fort Collins Loveland Water District, and potentially future rural Weld County towns, enhancing water supply security across the Northern Colorado. Project: Wastewater Treatment Plant Organization: City of Lamar Location: Lamar, CO Amount Secured: $1,000,000 Project Description: This project will construct a new mechanical facility featuring advanced secondary and tertiary treatment to significantly reduce nutrients before discharge into the Arkansas River, resolving the existing plant's 80% capacity reached in 2020 and meeting state-required expansion. Project: Louviers Water & Sanitation District Drinking Water Distribution Replacement Organization: Louviers Water & Sanitation District Location: Louviers, CO Amount Secured: $1,000,000 Project Description: This project will replace an aging, corroded galvanized steel drinking water system with 12,000 feet of new pipe, 86 service lines, and 15 fire hydrants. The project will provide cleaner water, adequate fire flows for the entire town of Louviers, Colorado, and support regional water initiatives in Douglas County. Project: Water System Improvement Organization: Town of Ovid Location: Ovid, CO Amount Secured: $1,000,000 Project Description: This project will replace aging water system components including well pumps, disinfection facilities, backup generator, transmission lines, an at-grade storage tank, eastern distribution mains, and all meters while abandoning the old elevated tank. These upgrades will add critical redundancy, prevent emergency boil-water orders during failures, and improve overall resiliency and public health safety. Project: Kiowa Well Redundancy Project Organization: Town of Kiowa Location: Kiowa, CO Amount Secured: $1,000,000 Project Description: The Town's water system relies on a single 66-foot alluvial well that cannot support future growth, fire protection, or state required redundancy, leaving residents vulnerable without a second well for reliability and resilience. Without funding, water rates would double across just 377 accounts while still limiting municipal expansion. Project: Construction Reverse Osmosis Water Treatment Facility Organization: City of Brush Location: Brush, CO Amount Secured: $1,000,000 Project Description: This project will construct a reverse osmosis treatment plant and new source well in Brush to treat high-TDS water from a new well, protecting the existing alluvial aquifer wellfield from declining quality due to increasing river recharge. This will enhance water resiliency, ensure sustainable supply for future growth, and support economic development by attracting new residents and businesses. Project: City of Yuma – Streets, Water Line, and Drainage Improvements project Organization: City of Yuma Location: Yuma, CO Amount Secured: $750,000 Project Description: This project will help the City of Yuma upgrade its severely aging street, water line, and stormwater infrastructure, which faces over $42 million in estimated street damage alone. The project will improve public safety, reduce road hazards and flooding, enhance utility reliability, and promote economic development in this small, disadvantaged rural community with limited resources. Project: Town of Walsh Water System Improvement Project Organization: Town of Walsh Location: Walsh, CO Amount Secured: $750,000 Project Description: This project will help the Town of Walsh finish its water system upgrades. This includes a new well, ion exchange treatment for nitrate and radium, modern controls, telemetry, and updated meters. This ensures compliance with drinking water regulations, protecting public health, reducing water loss, and supporting rural economic development in this drought prone area. |