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Water levels across the four reservoirs Highlands Ranch Water taps to serve its 103,000 customers in Douglas County are down by 20% from where they usually sit at this time of year.<\/p>\n

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Aurora has levied close to 200 fines to homeowners for violating city water restrictions this summer, a marked increase from the half-dozen it issued last year.<\/p>\n

And tubing enthusiasts in Golden are emerging from Clear Creek with scrapes and bruises because of stream flows that are just over a quarter of what they should be at this point in July.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is definitely the lowest water level we\u2019ve seen in the creek since 2002,\u201d said Golden Deputy City Manager Carly Lorentz, who noted the 80-cubic-feet-per-second rhythm of the creek is akin to a mid-September volume. \u201cBut that low flow hasn\u2019t scared anybody away.\u201d<\/p>\n

Welcome to one of the hottest and driest summers metro Denver has seen in years, notwithstanding scattered monsoon rain relief last week in pockets of the Front Range. And the critical buffer the state relies on \u2014 stored water in reservoirs \u2014 is shrinking steadily, hobbled by the lowest recorded snowpack in Colorado since 1941.<\/p>\n

Cities and towns are grappling with whether to boost limits on water consumption, especially with forecasts calling for high temperatures to remain in the 90s well into this week. And don\u2019t be surprised if a citation arrives in your mailbox, as new monitoring technology gives water providers a precise view of who is complying with watering rules at any hour \u2014 and who is trying to get away with an extra helping of forbidden H2O.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think it\u2019s safe to say that 2026 will go down as the record drought year, and hopefully it won\u2019t be exceeded for a long time,\u201d said Jason Ullmann, Colorado\u2019s state engineer. \u201cBut if we don\u2019t get a good snowpack this winter, next year will be more difficult than this year.\u201d<\/p>\n

The state\u2019s reservoirs are at 65% to 75% of where they should be at this time of year, Ullmann said.<\/p>\n

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And while parts of metro Denver\u00a0got a slight reprieve from the dryness and heat last week \u2014 Thursday was the first day Denver saw a high temperature below 90 degrees in nearly two weeks, according to state climatologist Russ Schumacher \u2014 there\u2019s a lot more summer to go.<\/p>\n

After Denver saw its first 100-degree day of the season last week, temperatures are once again flirting with triple digits this weekend. Water managers everywhere are on edge.<\/p>\n

Last week, Castle Rock bumped up its watering restrictions, mandating a two-day-per-week watering limit, both by sprinkler and by hand. Most municipalities and utilities, including Denver Water, had already enacted similar watering restrictions earlier this year under levels they classified as Stage 1.<\/p>\n

Mark Marlowe, the director of Castle Rock Water, said voluntary reductions in water use weren\u2019t cutting it in the town of nearly 90,000, despite the town\u2019s ban on the installation of thirsty new turf lawns and a recent ordinance forbidding homeowner associations from fining residents for dormant and brown lawns.<\/p>\n

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Castle Rock was seeking a 10% cut in water use but \u201cwe weren\u2019t seeing any meaningful reductions,\u201d Marlowe said. While Plum Creek \u2014 a drinking water source for the town \u2014 has dried to a trickle, Castle Rock was still pushing out 18 million gallons on average to its customers every day, he said.<\/p>\n

Now Castle Rock wants a reduction in water use of 25%. Violators will get a warning for a first infraction, then $25 for a second violation and increasing amounts for subsequent breaches.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s understandable; people are trying to protect their landscapes,\u201d Marlowe said. \u201cBut when we get into a drought like this, we have to reduce water use.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u2018We need them to save more\u2019<\/h4>\n

Denver Water, the state\u2019s largest water provider with 1.5 million customers across the city and some suburbs, was shooting for a 20% reduction in water use under mandatory watering rules implemented in late March.<\/p>\n

So far, water use has dropped 5%, said Greg Fisher, Denver Water\u2019s manager of demand planning.<\/p>\n

While the utility will happily take that savings to the water bank, Fisher\u2019s message to customers is simple: \u201cWe need them to save more.\u201d<\/p>\n

Denver Water is preparing to turn up the heat on enforcement of its water restrictions in the latter half of summer, he said.<\/p>\n

At the beginning of the season, the utility focused on educating customers. Homeowners reported to the utility\u2019s tip line were sent postcards and robocalls reminding them of the rules, which limit outdoor watering to two assigned days per week. Watering also must occur before 10 a.m. or after 6 p.m.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe vast majority of people, you only have to talk to them once,\u201d Fisher said.<\/p>\n

Residents found breaking the rules for the first time will receive a formal warning. Then fines kick in: $250 all the way up to $1,000, depending on the number of violations.<\/p>\n

Denver Water officials have not yet seriously considered implementing stricter restrictions, Fisher said. Under Stage 2 rules \u2014 the next level of restrictions \u2014 the utility would ban lawn irrigation, limit watering to once a week and require restaurants to provide drinking water only upon request.<\/p>\n

Users need to reduce water use \u2014 and hope for a good winter snowfall \u2014 to keep those tighter restrictions off the table next summer, Fisher said.<\/p>\n

\u201cMore severe stages are certainly on the table for next year; the huge uncertainty is the winter,\u201d he said. \u201c\u2026 Everything we\u2019re doing this year is to prevent that.\u201d<\/p>\n

As of last week, the water provider\u2019s 10-reservoir system sat at 77% of capacity. Normally, the supply system is nearly full this time of year. Despite its grim standing, Fisher said, the reservoir situation is significantly better than in 2002, another year of record-breaking drought.<\/p>\n

In Aurora, concerns over water bottler<\/h4>\n

That parched summer 24 years ago has become the \u201cfloor for modeling\u201d stresses to Aurora\u2019s water system, utility spokeswoman Shonnie Cline said.<\/p>\n

But 2026 is giving 2002 a run for its money.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are seeing our reserves drawn down,\u201d Cline said. \u201cIt is concerning.\u201d<\/p>\n

The dozen reservoirs Colorado\u2019s third-largest city taps are at 51% of capacity \u2014 well below the 85% threshold they typically meet in late July. The city expects Spinney Mountain Reservoir in Park County, which provides storage for water drawn from Aurora\u2019s rights on the Colorado and Arkansas rivers, to plunge to just a fifth of its capacity by year\u2019s end, Cline said.<\/p>\n

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\u201cAbout every three weeks, we\u2019re losing about 1% of storage,\u201d Cline said of the overall system, which serves around 400,000 customers.<\/p>\n

One of those customers, California-based Niagara Bottling, is Aurora Water\u2019s largest. It used more than 200 million gallons last year as it bottled city tap water to sell to retailers for their store-brand bottled water offerings.<\/p>\n

Niagara so far has refused to adhere to Aurora Water\u2019s mandate of a 20% reduction in use, as first reported last week by 9News \u2014 an issue Cline says the utility is in negotiations with the company about.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt can be harder for businesses to pivot (than residential customers),\u201d she told The Denver Post.<\/p>\n

Niagara\u2019s water consumption amounts to 1% of the utility\u2019s total annual water output, she said. Last week, Niagara provided The Post with a statement saying the company \u201cis willing to do its part to reduce water consumption during drought conditions.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThat\u2019s why Niagara has already deployed meaningful water-efficiency measures, including the installation of an in-plant recovery system expected to save approximately 8 million to 10 million gallons of water in 2026, and (approximately) 20 million gallons annually thereafter,\u201d the company said.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Tim York, Aurora Water\u2019s manager of water conservation, uses the latest smart meter technology \u2014 dubbed \u201cadvanced metering infrastructure\u201d \u2014 to precisely track customer use across the city, button up water waste and pinpoint who the violators are.<\/p>\n

So far, Aurora Water has issued around 200 citations for breaking watering rules, with fines starting at $125 and climbing to $500 for repeated infractions. York said the city so far was meeting its goal of a 20% reduction in water use, but the utility must remain vigilant.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe do need to hold that into the next few months,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Officials at Highlands Ranch Water said customers in the Douglas County suburb didn\u2019t necessarily wait until late spring to start up their sprinklers, given the extraordinarily warm and dry winter and spring this year.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe irrigation season started a lot sooner,\u201d said Swithin Dick, the utility\u2019s water rights administrator.<\/p>\n

That has added up to 2.3% more water consumed than expected through the first six months of the year, Dick said \u2014 an amount equaling 48.2 million gallons. <\/p>\n

\u201cThe increased temperatures that you had this year really had a huge impact on the streams and the vegetation,\u201d Dick said. \u201cWe are seeing a lot more yellow turf here in Highlands Ranch than we\u2019ve seen in other years.\u201d<\/p>\n

But the message about saving water may be getting through, albeit with some old-fashioned prodding. Highlands Ranch Water has so far issued 300 violation notices to customers this year, the vast majority of them warnings.<\/p>\n

\u201cMost people need a tap on the shoulder to make them take a look at their sprinkler system,\u201d said Paige McFarland, the utility\u2019s water efficiency coordinator. \u201cBut we are physically present in the community, patrolling in the early morning.\u201d<\/p>\n

El Ni\u00f1o relief on horizon?<\/h4>\n

There are signs that earnest messaging about conserving water can change behavior, even without the punitive measures. In Erie, town leaders this spring asked residents and homeowners associations to voluntarily limit watering to just two days a week.<\/p>\n

From April through June, Erie used about 475 million gallons of water, which was \u201croughly 54 million gallons less than the five-year average rate,\u201d the town said in a statement last week.<\/p>\n

Whether 2027 will see the same need for watering curtailments is not yet known, but there are indications Coloradans could get more help from Mother Nature in the coming months.<\/p>\n

The National Weather Service last month announced that an El Ni\u00f1o weather pattern has established itself in the Pacific Ocean, with warming ocean temperatures bringing better chances of heavier snows this winter and monsoon rains this summer.<\/p>\n

The weather service characterizes the current El Ni\u00f1o pattern as \u201cvery strong.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThere\u2019s a reason to be optimistic that things will get wetter later in the year,\u201d Schumacher, the state climatologist, said.\u00a0\u201cIf nothing else, it reduces the chance of a historically awful snowpack like last winter.\u201d<\/p>\n

But the longer-term outlook for moisture in Colorado is much bleaker.<\/p>\n

Extreme snow droughts like the one that plagued the West last winter will become more frequent \u2014 and eventually the norm \u2014 across much of the West as climate change fuels warmer temperatures, according to a study led by a Colorado School of Mines professor.<\/p>\n

The study, published last week in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, concluded that the chance of a winter like the one just passed will hover around 10% through the end of the decade if fossil fuel emissions aren\u2019t curbed.<\/p>\n

By the 2050s, the risk will rise to 32%, and then to 87% by the 2090s, according to the study. <\/p>\n

But Cline, with Aurora Water, can\u2019t wait around until the dawn of the 22nd century to worry about possible conditions on the ground. Her utility\u2019s concerns are more immediate.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have to assume a worst-case scenario and hold everybody to account for their water use now,\u201d she said. \u201cWe knew 2026 was going to be bad, but we\u2019re all the more worried about 2027 and 2028.\u201d<\/p>\n

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