By John Heiser
In early April, for more than $10 million, Buc-ee’s EPCO LLC purchased from Monument Ridge West LLC the combined parcel west of I-25 and south of County Line Road, totaling about 53.4 acres.
On March 19, the Colorado Division of Water Resources issued permits for two wells on the parcel. One permit is for the Denver Aquifer with a depth of 1,230 to 1,795 feet, pumping up to 3.5 million gallons per year. The second permit is for the Arapahoe Aquifer with a depth of 1,825 to 2,250 feet, pumping up to 7.1 million gallons per year. Each well would be limited to pumping 150 gallons per minute and must be more than 600 feet from any existing wells. The two wells could supply up to 880,000 gallons per month or 28,000 gallons per day. The analysis submitted to Palmer Lake estimated an average day demand of 37,300 gallons and a maximum day demand of 113,600 gallons.
The Monument Sanitation District has committed to providing sewer service to the parcel. See MSD article on page < 13 >.
The El Paso County Planning and Community Development Department reports that development plans for the parcel have not been submitted.
John Heiser can be contacted at johnheiser@ocn.me.
Other El Paso County articles
- El Paso Board of County Commissioners, March 31 and April 9 – Highway 105B project agreement approved (4/29/2026)
- El Paso Board of County Commissioners, March 17 – Highway 105 easements approved (4/1/2026)
- El Paso County Planning Commission, March 5 and 19 Two requests recommended for approval (4/1/2026)
- Buc-ee’s applies to El Paso County to expand parcel (3/4/2026)
- State of the Tri-Lakes Region and Economic Update, Jan. 29 – From national to regional to local (2/4/2026)
- El Paso Board of County Commissioners/Land Use Committee, Jan.8, 13, and 20 – Board, committee act on variety of projects (2/4/2026)
- El Paso County Planning Commission, Board of County Commissioners – Planning Commission recommends JJ Ranch, Gleneagle View, Hidden Creek for approval (12/31/2025)
- Nov. 4 Election (12/4/2025)
- El Paso Board of County Commissioners – Board approves agreement on Highway 105 widening (12/4/2025)
- El Paso County Board of County Commissioners, Oct. 7 – Board approves contract for Fox Run Gazebo (10/30/2025)
Tina Sullivan says
Very sad
Terrible place to put this business
They don’t care about the safety of others at all
Just $
I will never step foot in that place
Never support people like that
Devils ☠️💀👿👹👺
Amy says
Why would your safety be at risk by this development? What would be a better place to put this development in the area? I understand the environmental concerns, but I don’t understand your concerns. As long as we live in a capitalist society where corporations can buy politicians with campaign donations, this is the way this country runs.