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Recharge Facility
Currently, Cherokee is working on a project to recapture the treated water flow being discharged from the treatment plant and transferring it to a Replacement Facility, located further south of the wastewater treatment facility, yet within the Upper Black Squirrel Creek Drainage Basin. At the location, it will be placed in a series of basins where it will be allowed to naturally infiltrate through the underlying sands and gravels and ultimately recharge the alluvial aquifer. This approach will allow the District to take advantage of not only the natural treatment that will occur as a result of the water migrating through the sands and gravels, but will also replenish the alluvial aquifer itself. This part of the project is considered crucial to insure the long term viability of the District's current source of water in the Upper Black Squirrel aquifer.

The technology being used has been proven in many other communities throughout the Southwest and West coast, but it will be a first in Colorado. This is an exciting time for Cherokee and its constituents as our overall water resources program takes treatment to a much higher level and we position ourselves to more effectively utilize our most valuable resource, water.