Our Communities

Metro Water Recovery positively impacts the communities we serve by maintaining strong relationships, communicating effectively, and aligning with our communities’ environmental priorities.

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Focus Areas
Projects and Accomplishments
Metrics
  • Improved understanding of community environmental, financial, and social priorities.
  • Increased community awareness of Metro’s value and resources.
  • Cultivated community partnerships to discuss concerns, educate stakeholders, and promote mutual understanding.
  • Fostered effective relationships with connectors, elected officials, and regulators at all levels.
  • Established foundation for addressing long-term regional water and environmental priorities.
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Annually, Metro identifies significant projects that align with Focus Areas, offering the greatest potential to advance the organization toward our desired key results.

Focus Area: Outreach and Engagement

Desired Result: Cultivated community partnerships to discuss concerns, educate stakeholders, and promote mutual understanding.

Project Impact: Increased community, stakeholder, and cross-sector awareness through consistent engagement actions.  Defined framework purpose, objectives, and short and long-term goals.  Established processes for planning, tracking, evaluation, and continuous improvement.  Expanded partnerships for community engagement.  Understanding of regulatory/environmental issues that are a priority for the community

Executive Sponsor: Mickey Conway – Chief Executive Officer

Project Lead: Dawn Ambrosio – Chief Strategy Officer

Key Milestones:

  • Complete: Procure consultant to develop strategy/framework
  • December 2023: Complete discovery and analysis
  • February 2024: Develop Framework
  • June 2024: Finalize Action Plan for Implementation
  • June 2024: Implement Community Engagement Framework

Focus Area: Water Partnerships

Desired Result: Established foundation for addressing long-term regional water and environmental priorities.

Project Impact: This study will facilitate and guide Metro, Denver Water, and Aurora Water through a collaborative conceptual planning process to identify and evaluate potential future regional water reuse solutions.  The study will identify strategic planning drivers related to water resource planning, water supply capacity projections, water quality considerations, reuse treatment scheme alternatives and associated infrastructure requirements, and stakeholder involvement in future planning efforts.

Executive Sponsor: Liam Cavanaugh –Chief Operating Officer

Project Lead: Dan Wcislo – Senior Wastewater Infrastructure Planner

Key Milestones:

  • Complete: Develop draft scope of work 
  • February 2024: Develop intergovernmental agreements with Denver Water and Aurora Water
  • March 2024: Develop and issue request for proposals for consultant support
  • July 2024: Define planning drivers and identify regional reuse alternatives
  • November 2024: Evaluate infrastructure needs and develop cost estimates
  • March 2025: Develop reuse planning roadmap and finalize Study
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