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Pueblo West staff: new analysis shows capacity for roughly 1,000 more taps; board asked to adopt 200-per-year allocation
Summary
Water staff told the Pueblo West Metropolitan District board that new modeling — helped by the Wild Horse pipeline and conservation gains — shows the district could support about 1,000 additional taps. Staff proposed allocating 200 taps per year for 2026–2029 and returning to the board once further analyses are complete.
Elisa Velasquez, Pueblo West’s water resource manager, told the board Dec. 5 that a new tap analysis found the district could support roughly 1,000 additional water taps as a result of the Wild Horse pipeline coming online and continued conservation efforts. "The research shows we could support about 1,000 more taps with our current water resources," Velasquez said.
Staff recommended allocating 200 taps per year for 2026 through 2029 and then requesting another full analysis in 2030. For 2026, Velasquez said the district has about 190 taps available when carryover is included. "So we propose allocating 200 taps per year, for the next 4…
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