Three centrifugal pumps provide the energy to pump water from the Metro District’s wells, into the distribution system, and finally to you, our customers. The distribution system consists of all the buried piping, water storage tanks, fire hydrants, and pumping equipment needed to operate and control the flow of water at Copper Mountain. We have two water storage tanks; one on the mountain on forest service and one in Lewis Ranch that hold 250,000 gallons and 750,000 gallons, respectively. Coupled with a combined groundwater pumping capacity of approximately 1,750 gallons per minute, the distribution system is more than capable of meeting the demands of the resort and the community, including emergency fire operations.