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 […]
Wastewater
Notice of Joint Work Session on Nov. 13
PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that a Work Session of the Boards of Directors of the Eagle River Water & Sanitation District and Upper Eagle Regional Water Authority, Eagle County, Colorado, will be held on Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2019, beginning at 9:30 a.m. at the Avon Wastewater Treatment Facility at 950 W. Beaver Creek Blvd. […]
Hahnewald barn salvage material for sale
Hahnewald barn deconstruction in progress. Salvage materials for sale Aug. 25, Sept. 8 and 15. Deconstruction of the Hahnewald barn began Aug. 19 and is progressing quickly. With the siding removed, there is a large amount of salvaged lumber that will be available for sale beginning Sunday, Aug. 25, from 10 a.m. to 3 […]
Hahnewald barn deconstruction begins Aug. 19
Barn materials to be salvaged; available for sale locally. Removal of the Hahnewald barn begins Aug. 19 by Denver based J&M Contracted Services which submitted the lowest cost proposal ($60,000) to dismantle the more than 100-year old deteriorating structure. The barn occupies the southwest corner of the Eagle River Water & Sanitation District’s […]
Is your drain a trash bin?
Just because something can go down a drain, doesn’t mean it should. If it flushes, it doesn’t mean it should. Most homes and businesses in the Eagle River valley are connected to a sewage collection system. Thus, what goes down a local drain is destined for a wastewater treatment plant. These facilities are designed […]
Boards to review proposed 2019 budgets, rates Nov. 15
Boards to consider water and wastewater service rate increases as part of proposed 2019 budgets The boards of directors of Upper Eagle Regional Water Authority and Eagle River Water & Sanitation District will review their proposed 2019 budgets on Thursday, Nov. 15, 2018. The authority board meeting begins at 8:30 a.m. and the district board […]
Sewer system work on Hwy 6 & 24 in Dowd Junction, Sept. 4-5
Single-lane alternating traffic between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. U.S. Highway 6 & 24, near the Minturn Interstate 70 exits, will operate with alternating one-way traffic on Tuesday, Sept. 4 and Wednesday, Sept. 5, while Eagle River Water & Sanitation District contractors perform investigative work for future sewer system improvements. Crews will work along […]
South Frontage Road West lane closure in Intermountain through June
Flaggers, temporary traffic light, will manage single-lane alternating traffic in the open lane. A portion of South Frontage Road West between Stephens Park and Elliot Road in Intermountain will operate with alternating one-way traffic through June due to an infrastructure improvement project undertaken by the Eagle River Water & Sanitation District and town of […]
Routine sewer system maintenance in Minturn, EagleVail
Crews using jetting trucks to clear sewer mains Routine sewer main maintenance operations begin May 21 in Minturn and continue through late June. Crews will then perform maintenance operations in EagleVail during July and August. Eagle River Water & Sanitation District staff use jetting trucks to clear mains throughout the areas and work generally occurs […]
National Drug Take Back Event is April 28
Collection sites in Vail, Edwards, and Gypsum on April 28. Permanent drop boxes in Vail, Avon, and Eagle. Local law enforcement agencies are participating in National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on Saturday, April 28. Personnel from the Vail Police Department and the Eagle County Sheriff’s Office will host collection sites from 10 a.m. to 2 […]
