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 […]
Eagle River
Parker Newbanks earns clean water industry award
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 […]
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 […]
Sewer main replacement near Dowd Junction has multiple community benefits
New utility bridge will increase safety for cyclists, pedestrians, and river users. Phase 1 of the Eagle River Water & Sanitation District wastewater collection system improvement project is underway near the intersection of Highway 24 and County Road in Minturn. The district will replace a sewer main that crosses the Eagle River downstream of […]
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 […]
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 […]
Notice of July 25 Special Meeting of District, Authority boards
PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that a Joint Special Meeting of the Boards of Directors of the Eagle River Water & Sanitation District and the Upper Eagle Regional Water Authority, Eagle County, Colorado, will be held on Thursday, July 25, 2019, at 11:00 a.m. at the Eagle River Water & Sanitation District offices, 846 Forest […]
May snow means what?
The federal snow measuring site on Vail Mountain received 2.2 inches of “snow water equivalent” (SWE) in two days this week. Snow fell at about that rate in early March. Remember those pow days? The site has accumulated 3.7 inches of SWE since May 1. That’s how much it received between October 2018 and […]
Eagle River Valley State of the River public meeting
The Eagle River Valley State of the River community meeting will take place Monday, May 20, at Colorado Mountain College in Edwards. Presented by the Eagle River Water and Sanitation District, the Colorado River District, and the Eagle River Watershed Council, this annual community meeting is free and open to the public. No RSVP is required. […]
