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Southwest Metropolitan Water and Sanitation District is honored to provide water distribution and wastewater collection services to 18,017 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
1/27/2012
WATER CONSERVATION REBATE PROGRAM CONTINUES IN 2011 BUT WITH CHANGESDenver Water Department's Residential Rebate Program for Southwest Metropolitan customers who replace water guzzling fixtures and equipment with water efficient models will continue throughout this year. Customers should check rebate details before making purchases. Not all toilets or clothes washers qualify for a rebate, but all “WaterSense” labeled toilets are covered.... Read more
1/20/2012 CELEBRATE WATER 2012 CAMPAIGN KICKS OFFThe “Celebrate Colorado Water 2012” Campaign kicks off next week at the Colorado Water Congress’ annual convention (January 25-27, 2012). What once started as a small celebration to commemorate the major anniversaries of some of Colorado’s most important water organizations and legislation quickly spiraled into a statewide water awareness campaign called Colorado Water 2012. ... Read more
1/13/2012 SUSTAINABILITY STARTS AT YOUR SINK: POLLUTION PREVENTION STARTS WITH YOUDid you know the average household contains between three and ten gallons of materials that are hazardous to human health or to the natural environment? There are obvious things, such as paint thinner, car batteries and cleaners; but beyond clearly hazardous materials, substances such as polishes, greases and even prescription medicines and personal care products can affect the environment if disposed of improperly. Every time someone dumps a can of paint thinner down the sink, flushes medicine down the toilet or throws an old car battery out with the trash, they can impact our water quality – and it doesn’t have to happen. You can prevent pollution before it starts through proper disposal, educated product choices, and the desire to contribute to sustainability or the continued environmental health of our planet.... Read more
1/6/2012 COLORADO'S VETERAN SNOW SURVEY CHIEF FINDS SNOWPACK SIGNIFICANTLY BELOW AVERAGE UPON FIRST SNOWPACK READING OF THE SEASON - BUT DON’T PANICOn his last day on the job, Colorado's veteran snow survey chief found snowpack significantly below average. Mike Gillespie, the snow survey supervisor for the Natural Resources Conservation Service in Colorado, has visited this particular measurement site along U.S. 40 just below the Berthoud Pass summit at the same time each year for 28 years to measure the snowpack. In his first year, when snow piled up twice as much as normal, it took a heroic effort just to climb the 200 yards to the measurement site. On this visit, it took about five minutes. The first manual snow sampling of the season on December 29, 2011 confirmed what automated sensors have been suggesting for weeks: The water available in Colorado's snowpack is significantly below average.... Read more