Set in a pristine valley outside the town limits of Gypsum, Colorado; this former 963-acre cattle ranch is being transformed into the first private golf course community in the Eagle Valley in 10 years. Vision Land Consultants has been involved in the project from the initial due diligence research period, through the annexation process, and overall site design.

Brightwater Club is a private, gated golf community nestled in the Colorado Rocky Mountains just west of Vail. This project consists of 963 acres of which 600 acres will be preserved for open space, trails, and an 18-hole championship Robert Trent Jones II golf course. Included in this exclusive 18-hole golf course, are 535 upscale residences. Two major irrigation ditches with water rights owned by downstream users traverse the site. Irrigation ditch stability designs fit into the community and golf course in an aesthetic and safe manor, the irrigation ditch designs ensure a level of water quality that meets or exceeds the downstream users expectations. The onsite storm drainage system has been designed separately from the irrigation system and consists primarily of surface flows to the sixteen miles of roadside ditches (avoiding discharge of runoff to the golf course) which convey flows to the lake system or directly to Gypsum Creek. A master drainage study has been completed for the site, which encompasses Hardscrabble Gulch with an estimated 100-year flow of 539 cfs and Grundell Creek with 100-year flows of 638 cfs. Hardscrabble Gulch and Grundell Creek discharge directly into the site. Debris flow basins, channel stabilization measures and temporary and permanent erosion control system designs are an integral part of the Brightwater Club design process. Gypsum Creek runs contiguously with the sites westerly edge for approximately one mile. All onsite runoff and lake discharge flows will be introduced into the creek’s pristine riparian environment requiring state-of-the-art bank stabilization and erosion control measures that blend in with the natural environment. Designs for two miles of sanitary sewer main to the Town of Gypsum and designs for a two million gallon water storage tank and a 16-inch transmission line for improved services for the site and surrounding developments has been designed.