Current News

WOW– what a year 2018 has been, the Phase 0 pumping station project is within weeks of completion and we are putting water lines in the ground under the Phase 1 project.  This could not have happened without the support of our community.

THANK YOU!

At this point the Board is meeting a couple of times of month to stay on top of the projects finishing up and as always, we are continuing to look forward at the future direction of the water line.  If you are interested in getting involved your help will be greatly appreciated, please contact us, any Board member or at lpwwa.org and (970)403-5790.

DECEMBER 12^THBoard Meeting Highlights:

• 2019 budget was adopted and 2018 audit engagement letter was approved.
• We are reviewing the current Board Manual
• All proper permits are in place with the county and working with ditch companies for crossing guidelines
• La Plata West Water Authority has joined the Colorado Rural Water Association which will help keep us updated with training and current water issues.
• There will be no construction on pipeline until Jan. 7 when it will start up again weather permitting.

HAVE A WONDERFUL HOLIDAY SEASON WITH AN EXCITING 2019 TO ALL!

Phase 1 page on website has been updated to include progress maps.  We plan to update these every couple weeks.  The dates shown on the map will give you an idea of how much progress has been made between dates and give you some sense of when you might see the pipe coming by you.  Click here to go to Phase 1 page. If you have a reserve subscription and plan to upgrade to Primary Subscription be sure you have upgraded before we get to you.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A very joyful group of 40 people were at the ground-breaking ceremony that was held on Friday, Oct 19, 2018 at the Breen Community Building and Kikel Family Ranch.  Roy Horvath was the moderator for the ceremony and gave an overview of the project.  Mardi Gebhardt gave an overview of the funding sources.  See details of the funding on Phase 1 page here.

Representatives from USDA, TBK Bank, ALPWCD, LPWCD, family members of Kikel Ranch and Ute Mountain Ute Tribe each spoke. Mark Wing of the UMUT giving the opening and closing blessing. We are very grateful for their participation in our ceremony!

It has been 11 years since the formation of LPWWA so it has been a long persistent process by many different agencies and individual LPWWA board members over these many years.

CELEBRATION TIME!  Save the date of Saturday, November 17^th, 2018 from 11:00 AM TO 3:00 PM for a Open House/construction party.  More detail will be forth coming in the next couple weeks.

La Plata West Water Authority will hold a ground breaking ceremony on Friday October 19th to celebrate the beginning of construction for Phase 1 which will bring potable water to Southwest La Plata County. This celebration will honor those who have supported, sponsored and funded this stage of our water project. Another celebration will be held in November for our subscribers/tap holders with information regarding this new waterline. The October 19th celebration will begin at 10:00 am at the Breen Grange Hall, for more information please visit our web site at www.lpwwa.org or contact us at (970)403-5790.

After about 7 years of work Phase 1 will begin construction on the water system for Western La Plata County. All funding is in place with 1.2 million in grant from USDA thanks to the efforts of your board and Duane Dale of USDA out of Cortez. You can expect to see construction beginning within the next month. Williams Construction will be doing the pipelines and Great Plains Structure will be installing the 200,000 gal. water tank near Blue Hill. It is expected the construction will be completed by Nov. 2019 and then the water will flow.

Not too late to SIGNUP
You can still signup if a pipe is going down the road you are on. Each pipe is limited on the number of Taps that can be connected. Wait to sign up and capacity might not exist for you to connect. You can get a Water User Agreement on website here. Currently the subscription fee is $12,000. For additional information go to our website at www.lpwwa.org and check out the FAQ or call ‭(970) 403-5790‬ or email at lpwwaboard@gmail.com.‬‬

All Subscribers

• You should look for either a letter or email very soon telling what you need to be doing now to prepare for the pipeline
• You might start thinking about where you want your meter to be set. Depending on where you live some might need to decide by end of month while others it might be months from now.
• Keep looking at the Website as we will do our best to keep you informed as to the progress of the laying of the pipe.
• We will start a list of contractors on the website who show an interest in laying a pipeline from the meter to your house. We will not be recommending these contractors but listing for your convenience.