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Southwest Metropolitan Water and Sanitation District is honored to provide water distribution and wastewater collection services to 17,217 residences and businesses in western Arapahoe, eastern Jefferson, and northern Douglas Counties. The District appreciates the opportunity to communicate timely news and information about its services and related topics to citizens, builders, vendors, and other interested parties by use of this website.
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District News Articles
7/23/2010
IS THERE LEAD IN MY DRINKING WATER?Southwest Metropolitan’s water is supplied by Denver Water. During testing lead has not been detected in Denver Water’s raw water or in the treated water leaving Denver Water treatment plants. The most common source of lead in treated drinking water is a customer’s plumbing.... Read more
7/16/2010 WE’RE FOR WATER CAMPAIGN, “SPOKESGALLON” FLO TRAVELS THE U.S. TO PROMOTE WATER SAVINGS American Water the nation’s largest publicly-traded water services provider, has partnered with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s WaterSense program to launch the national “We’re for Water” campaign. The campaign kicked off in Los Angeles on Wednesday when Flo and the EPA’s We’re for Water team departed to travel across the country for two weeks, stopping at national landmarks, taking photos with tourists, educating citizens about water efficiency, and recording the trip via Facebook, Twitter, widgets, and the We’re for Water Website ( www.epa.gov/watersense/wereforwater). The road trip will culminate on August 2, 2010, with an event in New York City. The tour is scheduled to stop in Denver on July 17th at Red Rocks Park & Amphitheater. Flo will be meeting Denver Water's “running toilet” at the Top Circle Lot near the visitor center at 9 a.m. and will be there for approximately one hour.... Read more
7/9/2010 SUMMER MONTHS BREED IMPERSONATORSDenver Water is issuing a reminder to customers not to allow persons claiming to be water department employees to enter their homes without proper identification. In the past, persons claiming to be water department employees have gained access to customers’ homes on the pretext of checking for water pressure or water quality, for example. Then, they go through the homes looking for cash or valuables. Some have asked for money from customers. ... Read more
6/25/2010 UNAUTHORIZED USE OF FIRE HYDRANTSTo guard against water theft, potential water contamination and property damage, the Southwest Metropolitan Board of Directors recently approved imposition of fines ranging from $250 to $1,000 for unauthorized use of District owned fire hydrants. ... Read more
6/11/2010 SOUTHWEST METROPOLITAN SANITARY SEWER PIPE REPLACEMENT WORK SET TO BEGINSouthwest Metropolitan will be conducting one major sanitary sewer construction project beginning in July. On May 28th the Board of Directors awarded the construction contract for this project to Brannan Construction. The project is: S. Independence Way and W. David Ave. Sanitary Sewer Main Replacement This project calls for replacement of 494 feet of PVC pipe in S. Independence Wy. and W. David Ave. in the Meadow Filing No. 3 Subdivision. The existing pipe has become misaligned ... Read more