Many small water and wastewater systems in underserved rural Colorado lack resources to effectively comply with health-based drinking water standards and wastewater discharge standards due to technical, managerial, and financial barriers. Regionalization of functions across multiple small water systems can help overcome these barriers by allowing the systems to share resources. Phase 1 of this project launches an inclusive stakeholder process to identify regions that can benefit most from regionalization by seeking input from rural water systems across Colorado. Phase 2 is a pilot effort studying and initiating regionalization opportunities. The program is focused entirely on disproportionately impacted communities.
