How does Castle Pines North Metro District (CPNMD) draw together a monthly water budget for Castle Pines North?
An individuals water budget varies from month to month within CPN, but can be looked at roughly as two separate budgets. One budget for the winter seasons where water usage is primarily indoors and another budget when outdoor irrigation begins and water usage significantly increases. The CPNMD has a budget of how much water should be used within a particular home or organization based on lot size and time of year. As long as usage is within the budgeted amount, the homeowner, or organization will be billed with lower rates. Should the user go above the budgeted amount, the rates increase. An average household in CPN is budgeted to use 9,000 gallons of water during the winter months for daily household usage. As long as the homeowner stays within their budgeted amount of water they will be billed at the lower water rates, but if the house has a leaky toilet and water usage spikes the water bill will come in at a much higher rate. Once irrigation begins in May, the daily household budget
