Project Waterfall
High-Paying Jobs and Community Benefit
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About the Project
Project Waterfall (Project) will lead in innovation, sustainability and economic development to deliver high-paying, skilled jobs to the Aurora area. At full capacity, the facility will employ 500 Coloradans with the average salary projected to be around $90,000.
The Project’s leadership has proposed to contribute millions of dollars to community investment programs shared between Adams County and the City of Aurora. The programs will support community issues, such as mental health, substance abuse, workforce development, housing, vocational and life skill training, among other critical community issues.
The Project is a proposed minimum of 600,000-square foot light manufacturing facility, two-story office building, ancillary support buildings, an associated parking area, and landscaping. The Project will be located on an approximately 150-acre parcel in the northeast quadrant of the future 48th Avenue and Harvest Road intersection.
The Project’s proposed light manufacturing process will produce fast-moving consumer packaged goods that are processed and packaged entirely within the facility.
Project construction is anticipated to begin later in 2024 and the Project’s initial facilities are expected to be completed by the end of 2026.
Project Benefits and Features
The Project will lead the area in innovation, sustainability, and economic development, and provide high-paying jobs to the Aurora community.
Project benefits include:
- Creating 500 new, full-time jobs with an average salary around $90,000.
- Providing opportunities for local contractors.
- Contributing tax revenues to the City of Aurora and Adams County.
- Contributing millions of dollars to community investment programs shared between Adams County and the City of Aurora that support community issues, such as mental health, substance abuse, workforce development, housing, vocational and life skill training, among other critical community issues.
- Contributing to the local economy through increased patronage of local businesses and services creating an economic multiplier effect.
The facility’s ownership is committed to upholding environmental sustainability standards and reducing its operational impact on the environment. A few of the sustainability features include:
- Advanced pollution control devices to reduce ozone-causing chemical emissions by more than 99 percent.
- Efficient heating devices will be fitted with low-emissions burners and will be supplemented with energy-efficient heat pumps in the future to reduce emissions as well as energy use.
- High efficiency filters to remove dust emissions.
- Facility operations will be designed to minimize peak traffic impact to the community reducing the environmental impact of idling cars in traffic to the surrounding area.
Opportunities for Public Input and Participation
We value your feedback and appreciate the opportunity to consider and respond to your questions and comments.
We formally accepted comments from July 3 to August 5. The comment period is now closed.
We hosted two public open house meetings on Wednesday, July 17, to provide the community an opportunity to learn more about the Project.
You may review more detailed company and project-related information, including those materials displayed at the public open houses, at your convenience here.
Frequently Asked Questions
Of the sites considered, this site allows facility leadership to deliver on its goal of minimizing its environmental footprint in comparison to other sites. It will also be less affected by severe weather due to our shifting climate.
The company is honored to commit to the City of Aurora, Adams County, and state of Colorado by proposing to contribute millions of dollars to community investment programs shared between Adams County and the City of Aurora that support community issues, such as mental health, substance abuse, workforce development, housing, vocational and life skill training, among other critical community issues.
The Project’s manufacturing process will produce fast-moving consumer packaged goods that are processed and packaged solely inside the building.
Light manufacturing includes production, processing, and packaging of products for distribution which occur primarily inside a building and does not involve significant outdoor impacts such as storage, major truck traffic, or the potential to produce noise, dust, odor, smoke, heat, glare, vibrations, etc.
The Project consists of a $500+ million investment in the City of Aurora and Adams County communities. It will have significant impact on the economic development of the community by:
- Creating 500 new, full-time jobs with an average salary around $90,000.
- Providing opportunities for local contractors.
- Contributing tax revenues to the City of Aurora and Adams County.
- Contributing millions of dollars to community investment programs shared between Adams County and the City of Aurora that support community issues, such as mental health, substance abuse, workforce development, housing, vocational and life skill training, among other critical community issues.
- Contributing to the local economy through increased patronage of local businesses and services creating an economic multiplier effect.
The Project is committed to upholding environmental sustainability standards and limiting its operational impact on the environment.
Features of the Project intended to limit its environmental impact include:
- Being equipped with advanced pollution control devices to reduce ozone-causing chemical emissions by more than 99 percent.
- Being fitted with efficient heating devices with low-emissions burners, supplemented by energy-efficient heat pumps in the future to reduce emissions as well as energy use.
- Containing high-efficiency filters to remove dust emissions.
- Facility operations will be designed to minimize peak traffic impact to the community reducing the environmental impact of idling cars in traffic to the surrounding area.
Project construction is anticipated to begin later in 2024 and the Project’s initial facilities are expected to be completed by the end of 2026.
We are committed to helping community members learn about the Project, and to providing a variety of channels through which you can provide feedback.
We have also met with local elected and appointed officials and real estate developers to inform them of the Project.
We formally accepted comments from July 3 to August 5. The comment period is now closed.
We hosted two open house meetings on Wednesday, July 17, to provide the community an opportunity to learn more about the Project.
You may review more detailed company and project-related information, including those materials displayed at the public open houses, at your convenience here.