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County Road bridge near Minturn closed from 7 a.m. Dec. 7 to 5 p.m. Dec. 11, 2020 Assembly of new utility bridge requires full closure County Road in Minturn, between U.S. Highway 24 and the railroad tracks, will be closed 24 hours a day from 7 a.m. Dec. 7 to 5 p.m. Dec. 11 […]
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 […]
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 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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]