Many years ago Aurora Water started reaching out to the community about how to conserve water. Customers apparently drank in the information.
Per capita water use in this Colorado city dropped nearly 39% from 188 gpd in 2000 to 115 gpd in 2020. As a result, the utility serves many more people with the same amount of water.Aurora Water, which serves a city of about 386,000 and part of the surrounding area, has three water treatment plants that distribute about 28 mgd in winter and 75 mgd in summer. “It started mostly with education, and I believe there was a focus















