Centennial Water designates level 1 drought state

BY HALEY LENA HLENA@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Below normal snowpack and continuing drought conditions has led to the Centennial Water and Sanitation District service area to be in a moderate drought status.

With the goal to reduce outdoor water use by 15 to 20%, the Highlands Ranch Metro District and Mirabelle Metro District must follow the stage one drought restrictions.

As of May 4 , the U.S Drought Monitor shows the Centennial Water and Sanitation District is in abnormally dry to moderate drought conditions.

“Pretty much the whole area has been in moderate drought and that’s due to the higher temperatures over the past year and really lack of precepts from 2020 through 2022,” said Swithin Dick, water rights adminis-