The El Paso County Water Authority is organized under an Establishing Contract as a water authority, a body corporate and politic, a separate governmental entity, a political subdivision and a public corporation of the State of Colorado, pursuant to Section 18(2)(a) and 2(b) of Article XIV, Constitution of the State of Colorado, and to § 29-1-204.2, Colorado Revised Statutes  approved on or about November 4, 1996.  The document is recorded at Reception No. 097075620 of the records of the El Paso County Clerk and Recorder’s Office.

The Authority currently has seventeen members, including metropolitan districts, water and sanitation districts, towns and cities within El Paso County.  The Authority meets the first Wednesday of each month in the Board of County Commissioners Hearing Room, 3rd Floor, El Paso County Administration Building, 27 East Vermijo, Colorado Springs, Colorado.  The monthly meetings are open to the public and carried over the internet by the El Paso County Information Technology Department.

Since its inception, the Authority has completed a Water Report Master Plan and engaged a manager and lobbyist.  The members focus on regional approaches to local water supply issues.  Current activities include facilitation of a Transit Loss Model Update for Fountain and Monument Creek to increase water use efficiency. In cooperation with the Upper Black Squirrel Management District, the Authority has begun a study with the Colorado Geological Survey to investigate alluvial aquifer storage and recovery in the Upper Black Squirrel Designated Groundwater Basin.

For additional information contact Mr. Gary Barber at (719) 598-0230.