Jim Lochhead, Denver Water s CEO and manager, announced Thursday he plans to step down from the utility once the board of water commissioners finds a successor.
Denver Water Launches New Round Of Goals To Reduce Its Environmental Footprint
Solar panels on the roof of Denver Water’s new Administration Building, shown here during construction, will help the utility meet “net-zero” goals for electricity generation. Photo credit: Denver Water
Over the past three years, Denver Water set some important goals to improve the environmental sustainability of its work.
The utility, which provides drinking water to 1.5 million people across the Denver metro area every day, sought to generate more renewable energy, increase recycling and composting of waste and better track its use of water and energy. The goal was to more accurately measure efforts around efficiencies and reductions.