Aurora’s new plan to transport water more than 30 miles from the South Platte River may provide Brighton and Commerce City with new trails, tax revenues and added water options of their own. Officials from Aurora Water gave presentations to city councils in both Brighton and Commerce City Sept. 17 and 18, requesting the approval of conditional use permits and an intergovernmental agreement, or IGA, for the construction of a pipeline that would wind its way through both cities. The line would be part of the Prairie Water Project, Aurora’s bid to reclaim water from the South Platte.More specifically, the project could see an economic impact of approximately $1.8 million in Commerce City, and the construction of 1,200 miles of trails in Brighton. The Prairie Waters Project plan includes the construction of pumping stations in Commerce City and near Brighton, in addition to a third station and a water purification plant in Aurora.

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