Cherokee Metropolitan District

Name

Cherokee Metropolitan District

Legal name

Cherokee Metropolitan District

Website

https://cherokeemetro.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1957

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Colorado Springs

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Infrastructure, Operations, Personnel, Technology or R&D, Others, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Water Service Charges: Monthly water availability charges and tiered usage-based water rates charged to residential, commercial, and industrial customers. Water rates are tiered based on consumption levels (1-5 units, 6-20 units, 21-35 units, 36+ units) with different pricing per unit at each tier.
2. Sewer/Wastewater Collection: Monthly sewer water collection base service charges plus volumetric collection rates. Sewer rates are based on average winter water collection amounts. Includes TDS (Total Dissolved Solids) surcharges for commercial and residential customers.
3. Street Light Maintenance: Monthly street light charges applied to all account holders within district boundaries. District maintains street lighting infrastructure within service area.
4. Parks Fee: Monthly parks fee charged to account holders for maintenance of parks and open spaces within district boundaries.
5. Tap Fees and Development Charges: One-time tap fees for new water and sewer service connections. Additional developer package fees including inspection fees for new construction. Construction hydrant meter rental with deposits.
6. Bulk Water Sales: Water sales to customers outside district boundaries including Schriever Air Force Base and Woodmen Hills Metropolitan District. Woodmen Hills is allowed up to 350 acre feet of water per year.
7. Golf Course Operations: Revenue from Cherokee Ridge Golf Course including green fees, memberships, and food service (grill staff). Course purchased from Resolution Trust Corporation in 1995.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Cherokee Metropolitan District is a quasi-municipal not-for-profit special district that delivers potable water, sanitary sewer collection and wastewater treatment, street lighting, and parks and open space maintenance to residential, commercial, and industrial customers within its defined service territory in the Cimarron Hills area of El Paso County, Colorado. The district also operates the Cherokee Ridge Golf Course as a recreational amenity.

Product overview

Cherokee Metropolitan District is a not-for-profit, quasi-municipal governmental entity that provides essential utility services including water distribution, sanitary sewer collection, and street lighting maintenance. The district operates as a unified service provider combining core utilities with recreational amenities. The core products consist of Water Services and Sewer Services, supported by Automated Meter Reading infrastructure. Recreational offerings include the Cherokee Ridge Golf Course and an extensive Parks and Open Spaces system. Customer-facing services encompass Online Bill Payment, Builder/Developer Services, and Water Conservation Programs. The district serves approximately 17,945 customers in the Cimarron Hills area of El Paso County, Colorado, with operations governed by a Board of Directors.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Water Services

Named customers2 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and strategic.

• IDE TechnologiescoreTechnology or Integration · 6 October 2020IDE Technologies was selected by Cherokee Metropolitan District for a High-Recovery Water Reuse Bid project. The partnership involves designing and implementing water reuse technology to meet tightened discharge limits and improve water reclamation capabilities.
• Burns & McDonnellcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBurns & McDonnell designed the wastewater facility expansion that cleans 4.8 million gallons per day. The engineering firm worked on an innovative retrofit to meet tightened discharge limits for the district.
• Loop Water ProjectstrategicStrategic or Co-development PartnerCMD participates in The Loop Water Project, a collaborative initiative creating a giant loop water system around El Paso County to help utilities plan for future water supply needs. This regional collaboration involves multiple water providers.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Woodmen Hills Metropolitan District: Colorado Title 32 metropolitan district providing water, sewer, parks, and recreation services in the Falcon/Peyton area. Already a bulk-water customer of CMD and a directly comparable peer in governance structure, services, and geography.
• Donala Water & Sanitation District: Colorado Title 32 special district providing water and wastewater service in the northern El Paso County / Monument area. Directly comparable as a small quasi-municipal utility serving suburban/rural residential customers with similar rate structures and developer fee models.
• Triview Metropolitan District: Colorado special district providing water, wastewater, and roadway services in northern El Paso County. Directly comparable in scale and service mix to CMD, with overlapping competitive dynamics for development-driven customer growth.
• Academy Water and Sanitation District: Colorado Title 32 special district serving a portion of northern Colorado Springs / El Paso County with water and wastewater services. Directly comparable as a small Colorado quasi-municipal utility with similar residential and developer customer base.
• Meridian Ranch Metropolitan District: El Paso County metropolitan district providing water, sewer, parks, and recreation in the Falcon area. Directly comparable peer operating under the same Colorado Title 32 framework with similar service mix and growth-driven revenue model.
• Forest Lakes Metropolitan District: El Paso County special district providing water, sanitation, and parks/recreation services. Closely comparable in customer mix (residential master-planned community), revenue model (monthly availability + usage fees), and Colorado Title 32 governance.

Others

• Burns & McDonnell (engineering partner): Engineering firm that designed CMD's 4.8 MGD wastewater facility expansion. Listed as an ecosystem participant/enabling vendor rather than a competitor; relevant for understanding CMD's external engineering and capex execution partners.

Broad incumbents

• Colorado Springs Utilities: Municipal utility owned by the City of Colorado Springs, providing electricity, natural gas, water, and wastewater to a much larger service territory. A broad incumbent operating overlapping water/wastewater services but at significantly larger scale and broader scope than CMD.

Regional players

• Castle Rock Water (Town of Castle Rock): Municipally owned water and wastewater utility serving Douglas County, south of the Denver metro. Comparable Colorado Front Range utility but operating under municipal rather than special district governance and serving a larger, more urban customer base.
• Broadmoor Resort (CMP Water/Wastewater operations): Historic Colorado Springs resort with its own private water and wastewater infrastructure in the same regional market as CMD. Comparable as a regional water/wastewater operator, though not a Title 32 district and serving primarily resort/grounds demand.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles12 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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