COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KOAA) — A major wastewater project on the east side of Colorado Springs will start next year. The Eastern Wastewater System Expansion is a nearly $400 million project.
The infrastructure will serve growing areas around the Colorado Springs (COS) Airport, Banning Lewis Ranch and future projects in eastern Colorado Springs.
Bonds and customer base rate increases will pay for the construction. The Utilities Board approved those rate increases last year to keep up with the city's growth.
"By 2028, on the eastern part of the city, we would be out of wastewater capacity, meaning all development would stop if we don't put a system like this in place to be able to expand the wastewater capacity of our system," said Tristan Gearhart with Colorado Springs Utilities.
Part of the construction includes 18 miles of pipeline and two stations that will move wastewater to the city's treatment facility.
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