coloradosun.com/2026/10/30/sterling-pipeline-castle-rock-parker-lower-south-platte-river Pipeline to share water between Parker, Castle Rock and northeastern Colorado farms OK’d in water court
A $1.1 billion reservoir and 125-mile pipeline project serving Parker, Castle Rock and Lower South Platte farms won water court approval. Backers say it avoids "buy and dry"; farm deliveries could start in five to seven years, with city deliveries slated for 2040.