24-year ERWSD employee selected for WY, NM, and CO region The Rocky Mountain Water Environment Association (RMWEA) recently honored Parker Newbanks with the 2020 Water Environment Federation (WEF) William D. Hatfield Award. Newbanks is the supervisor of Eagle River Water & Sanitation District’s wastewater treatment facility in Edwards. The Hatfield Award is presented to […]
Author: Diane Johnson
County Road bridge near Minturn closed Oct. 13-14
Daytime closure of County Road bridge near Minturn on Oct. 13-14, 2020 Nearby drilling for aerial sewer main replacement project requires closure County Road in Minturn, between U.S. Highway 24 and the railroad tracks, will be closed from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Oct. 13 and 14 to allow for drilling associated with […]
ERWSD and UERWA boards of directors support Ballot Question 7A
ERWSD and UERWA board chairs: Vote yes on Ballot Question 7A to fund West Slope water Water boards adopt Resolution in support of Colorado River District’s Ballot Question 7A What is water security worth to you? As citizens of Eagle County, we all know that […]
Board of Directors vacancy in Director District 5
Appointment to board of directors expires in May 2022 The Eagle River Water & Sanitation District seeks a community member to fill a vacancy in Director District 5 on its board of directors. Brian Sipes vacated the seat as he is no longer a resident or property owner in District 5. Director District 5 generally […]
Routine sewer system maintenance in Edwards
Crews using jetting trucks in Edwards-area neighborhoods through September. Routine sewer main maintenance operations are underway throughout the Edwards area. Work began in Arrowhead and Singletree on July 6 and wrapped up in mid-August; work has also been completed in Homestead. Crews are now jetting sewer mains in Miller Ranch, and will continue with old […]
Eagle County conveys water rights to support affordable housing
Upper Eagle Regional Water Authority to hold 87-acre feet of water for suitable projects. Eagle County Government will convey 87.4 acre feet of water rights it owns in Eagle Park Reservoir to the Upper Eagle Regional Water Authority to be allocated to affordable housing projects or to projects that promote river health in Eagle […]
Black Lakes near Vail Pass stocked with trout
Eagle River Water & Sanitation District stocks lakes with 2,500 pounds of “catchable” rainbow trout two times per year. The Eagle River Water & Sanitation District on July 22 stocked Black Lakes with 2,500 pounds of rainbow trout. This was the second stocking this year of 9- to 16-inch-long rainbow trout into the two […]
Daybreak Ridge Rd. properties: turn off outdoor water until June 11 due to water main repair
June 9, 2020 – 3:15 p.m. FINAL UPDATE The repair is complete on Daybreak Ridge Rd. and water service has been restored to all properties. Properties on Daybreak Ridge Rd. between Elk Horn and Strawberry Park Rd. should keep irrigation systems off until Thursday, June 11, to allow time for area water storage tanks to […]
Water district & authority file joint COVID-19 related emergency declaration
Administrative procedure can help facilitate access to funding, other resources. Eagle River Water & Sanitation District General Manager Linn Brooks executed an order Friday (3-13) declaring a local disaster emergency in and for the Eagle River Water & Sanitation District and Upper Eagle Regional Water Authority service areas, effective immediately. The executive action is […]
May 5, 2020, regular election canceled
Four candidates who filed for the board of directors to be declared elected The Eagle River Water & Sanitation District regular election scheduled for May 5 will be canceled. There were not more applications than open seats on the district board of directors so the candidates who filed a self-nomination and acceptance form will […]
