Loop Proposal

Loop proposal - Several water entities in El Paso County are proposing to repurpose the Cherokee Metro District pipeline to pump Southern Delivery System (SDS) water north to service the Falcon area, Sterling Ranch, Woodmoor, Monument and other northern water users.  The proposal says the Cherokee pipeline which was built to pump water from Sundance Ranch to southeast Colorado Springs is underutilized and would be better used for pumping renewable water to these water entities who are all needing new water sources and are currently using mostly Denver basin aquifer water.  The proposal would require laying a pipeline from Sundance Ranch to Monument with side branches along the way.  Wastewater would be pumped south back to Colorado Springs along I-25.  The project would cost over $130 million.