Managing water supply and demand Southwestern cities and agricultural users of Colorado River water are grappling with a river system out of balance. Large storage reservoirs such as lakes Powell and Mead filled in the decades before the Millennium Drought (2000-present) and were intended to […]
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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 […]
Middle Creek Village Apartments planned outage
Planned water service outage at Middle Creek Village Apartments on Nov. 17 A planned Nov. 17 water main valve replacement on South Frontage Rd. will cause a temporary interruption of water service at Middle Creek Village Apartments on North Frontage Rd. The temporary water service outage will start no earlier than 8 a.m. and is […]
Water system maintenance in Avon starts Oct. 27
Minor impacts to bus stop, sidewalk access, and traffic on Hwy. 6 and W. Beaver Creek Blvd. Work to repair a water valve at the intersection of U.S. Highway 6 and W. Beaver Creek Blvd. in Avon begins Oct. 27 and is scheduled through Nov. 5. The bus stop will be temporarily relocated just west […]
Oct. 23 Water main break in East Vail
12:25 p.m., Oct. 30, 2021, FINAL UPDATE Water service has been restored to all buildings. Please see information below about entrapped air or sediment and how to flush your lines. 7:50 a.m., Oct. 30, 2021, update Water service was restored at 7:45 a.m. today. All affected properties except Gore Creek Place, Building E, have […]
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 […]
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 […]
