On Jun. 15, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) set new interim lifetime health advisories for four PFAS (Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) chemicals in drinking water. A health advisory serves as guidance before the EPA develops a regulation. It is a level, or minimum concentration, at which negative health effects may occur over a lifetime of […]
Water quality
Go fish! Black Lakes stocked
Black Lakes near Vail Pass stocked with trout for the second time this year On Jul. 21 the two Black Lakes located adjacent to Interstate 70 near the Vail Pass exit were stocked with more than 2,000 9- to 14-inch long rainbow trout. The Eagle River Water & Sanitation District stocks the lakes twice per […]
ERWSD and UERWA purchase Bolts Lake site for new 1,200-acre-foot water supply reservoir
The Eagle River Water & Sanitation District and Upper Eagle Regional Water Authority closed on the purchase of the Bolts Lake site, a 45-acre parcel at the south end of Minturn, an historic mining and railroad town, with the intent to develop a water supply reservoir up to 1,200 acre-feet in volume. The district, the […]
Remediation work of Trestle Area at Bolts Lake deemed complete due to collaborative partnership in Minturn
The efforts last summer to clean up portions of the Eagle Mine Superfund site at the southern end of Minturn have been deemed completed, with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) approving the final completion report on Dec. 22, 2021. The agencies’ approval of a […]
Mill Creek Contamination Event Investigation Continues; Includes Public Health Assessment
A multi-agency response team including Colorado Parks and Wildlife, Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment and the Town of Vail is continuing to investigate the source of a recent contamination event in Mill Creek that was discovered on Sept. 20 when citizens reported seeing dead fish downstream in Gore Creek near the International […]
Remediation work underway at Bolts Lake
Healing the Land: Collaborative partnership contributing to cleanup efforts An important collaborative effort among community stakeholders has begun to clean up portions of the Eagle Mine Superfund site at the southern end of Minturn, Colo., an historic former mining and railroad town. The Eagle River Water & Sanitation District, Upper Eagle Regional Water Authority, […]
ERWSD and UERWA evaluate Bolts Lake site for new reservoir
Former recreational lake could be revived into a 1,200 acre-feet water supply reservoir Eagle River Water & Sanitation District and Upper Eagle Regional Water Authority are evaluating the feasibility of redevelopingthe Bolts Lake site at the south end of Minturn as a water supply reservoir. In February, the district, authority, and the landowner reached […]
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 […]
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 […]
District GM on state citation
Public Notice included in July 2019 billing statements By General Manager Linn Brooks As a local government formed to operate the public water and wastewater systems, Eagle River Water & Sanitation District’s purpose is to provide safe drinking water to our customers and to return clean water back to local streams via one of […]
