ACWWA provides water to 31,000 people in Arapahoe, Douglas, and Elbert Counties. Like many members in SMWSA, ACWWA is focused on decreasing reliance on nonrenewable groundwater through projects such as the ACWWA Flow Project, a partnership with East Cherry Creek Valley Water and Sanitation District and United Water and Sanitation District that when completed, will deliver an average of 4,400 acre-feet per year of renewable water to its service area. Another project in collaboration with Cottonwood Water and Sanitation District is the Joint Water Purification Plant that will be able to produce 3 million gallons of high-quality water per day from renewable supplies. These projects will allow ACWWA to meet its demands entirely with renewable supplies and reserve its groundwater for emergency drought situations.