Program Updates & Latest News

​Water Supply and Resiliency Program workshops and events will be regularly hosted by Project 7 and its member entities. These activities are intended to inform a wide range of community, civic, environmental and business interests within the region. The workshop process is governed by the Project 7 Board of Directors representing Montrose, Delta, Olathe, Chipeta Water District, Tri-County Water, and Menoken Water District. 

Meeting information and materials are available for review below:
​Click here for board meeting information.

General Program Information

• Program Fact Sheet 
• Project 7 Board of Directors Position Statement: November 2024 
• Montrose Forum Presentation: November 2024

Environmental Assessment

• Project 7 Water Authority Findings of No Significant Impact (2025 - DW - Project 7 WA - FNSI)
• Finding of No Significant Impact: Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment 

To request a copy of the Finding of No Significant Impact, please visit the Colorado Department of Health & Environment, request records page by clicking here.

Community Open House: October 2, 2024​

• Event Notification Flyer
• Project Overview Presentation
• Information Display Boards
• Project Fact Sheet

Trade Contractor Information

• Vendor Outreach Flyer

Governing Body Presentations

• 2024 Q4 Presentation

• Spring 2024 Presentation
• Spring 2023 Presentation

• Summer 2022 Presentation
• Summer 2021 Presentation

Community Open House: September 26, 2023​

• Open House Boards
• Fact Sheet
• Preliminary Environmental Evaluation Summary

 Community Open House: July 27, 2022

• Program Overview Presentation
• Informational Posters
• Informational Handout

​​Stakeholder Tours: Fall 2021

• Program Overview Presentation
• Informational Handout

 
​Workshop #3: June 24, 2021

• Workshop #3 Meeting Agenda
• Workshop #3 Presentation

 
Workshop #2: April 22, 2021

• Workshop #2 Meeting Agenda
• Workshop #2 Presentation

 
Workshop #1: February 25, 2021

• Workshop #1 Meeting Agenda and Summary
• Workshop #1 Presentation​

In the News:

Featured Story:
The White House: Biden-Harris Administration Announces Nearly $6 Billion for Clean Drinking Water and Wastewater Infrastructure as Part of Investing in America Tour

County OKs water plant near Colona (OC Plaindealer)

Local Motion: Project 7 Water Authority New Treatment Plant (KVNF Radio) ​
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Plans proceed for Colona-area water plant  (OC Plaindealer)

Delta's shared water treatment plant proposes second facility (DCI)

Project 7 Water Authority: Protecting our regional water supply (Montrose Business Times)

​Colorado River District’s Accelerator Grant awarded to Project 7

Local Motion: Water conservation and infrastructure

New water plant planned near Colona

Major grant moves Project 7’s backup water treatment plant forward
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Project 7 seeks design team for backup water treatment plant, new treatment tests offer promising results

Open house planned for water treatment plant
 
Project 7 Water Authority invited to apply for water infrastructure loans
 
Uncompahgre Valley slated for a second water supply source by 2025
 
A 120-year-old water tunnel beneath the mountains in the Uncompahgre Valley’s lifeline. We went inside.
 
AWWA Drinking Water Week

​The specific times and locations for future meetings will be determined by the Project 7 Board of Directors and made available at www.Project7water.org.