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Green Mountain Water and Sanitation District Directors Info
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Green Mountain Water and Sanitation District Directors Info
Election: May 6th 2025
The next regular election of the Green Mountain Water and Sanitation District will be held on May 6th 2025, electors of the District will vote to fill 4 seats on the Board of Directors. Three 4 year seats and one, 2 year seat.
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Geographically the Colorado Front Range is considered semi-arid. Modern American civilization depends upon efficient water management to support the growing population that calls Lakewood home.
As a result, it is necessary for local water districts to be conservative in their use of limited water supplies. Since ALL of Green Mountain Water District’s water comes from Denver Water, we do NOT control our acquisition of water. All GMWSD can do is to conserve and use the water it receives wisely and responsibly.
This conservation effort comes in two principle forms. One area is to use water efficiently by avoiding waste. The other area of conservation is to avoid taking on too many new obligations and responsibilities. While there seems to be no limit to the number of new people who want to come and live here, we can not provide water for an unlimited number of newcomers.
For example if each current customer was to reduce their water consumption by half, those savings would be exhausted if the population doubles. Therefore managing future water consumption requires responsible management.
GMWSD manages hundreds of miles of underground pipelines, pumps and reservoirs. These facilities are now decades old and reaching the end of their useful life. This will require that aging facilities be replaced in the next few years.
The elected members of the Board of Directors are responsible for ensuring the distribution of water and the removal of sewer are performed efficiently and safely every day for all our customers.
One of the tools the Board uses to manage district operations, replace aging infrastructure and keep costs to our customers reasonable is to make sure that new development is “paying its own way”. The members of the Responsible Water Now group believe developers should be charged “tap fees” or system development fees that are high enough to fully fund new customers. Our group is committed to making sure current customers are NOT assessed high fees to subsidize new development.
Dave Wiechman
Current Position: Vice President
Term: Elected May, 2022 /Term expires May, 2025 /Eligible for re-election.
Randy Little
Current Position: SecretaryTerm: Appointed May, 2024 /Term expires May, 2025 /Eligible for re-election.
Arthur Martinez
Current Position: Arthur Martinez
Term: Appointed June, 2024 /Term expires May, 2025 /Eligible for re-election.
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About GMWSD
Green Mountain Water and Sanitation District (GMWSD or District) is a quasi-municipal corporation and political subdivision, located wholly within the City of Lakewood.
GMWSD, a master-meter distributor, purchases water for the District from the Denver Board of Water Commissioners (Denver Water) and is connected to Metro Wastewater Reclamation District Number One (Metro Wastewater) for wastewater treatment services for the District. The District provides water and sewer service to approximately 18,500 single-family, residential equivalent taps, with a service area of approximately 9 square miles. The District Manager will report to the Board of Directors (BOD) which consists of 5 elected Directors. The District Manager will supervise a staff of 22 employees, with 4 direct reports including both Field and Office personnel.
The Green Mountain Park Water & Sanitation District was formed in 1951. The District merged with Northside Water and Sanitation District in 1982 and was renamed Green Mountain Water & Sanitation District.
The District has a Master Meter Contract with Denver Water. Water is purchased by the District wholesale from Denver Water and is measured through metering stations within the District. The District has a Special Connectors Agreement with the Metro Wastewater. The District pays Metro Wastewater annual charges based on flows and strength of flows measured at various metering stations.
The budget is prepared on an accrual basis of accounting by the District and submitted to the Board of Directors in October each year. The budget is open for public comment any time prior to adoption. For budgetary purposes, depreciation is not considered as expenditure and System Development Fees are considered income. The District is debt-free and does not collect property taxes. The District currently relies on revenue received from water and sewer user fees to fund District operations.
Phil Hardinger
New Candidate/Eligible to run for election