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<br />Section 1. Background <br /> <br />The Pagosa Area Water and Sanitation District (P A WSD), successor to the Pagosa Water and Sanitation <br />District formed in 1971, was reorganized in 1977 to provide water and wastewater service to the Pagosa <br />Springs, Colorado area, located in Archuleta County in the southwestern portion of the state. Through an <br />inclusion election held in 1992, the Town ofPagosa Springs and areas served by the former Archuleta Water <br />Company were successfully included into the District's boundaries for water service only, which nearly doubled <br />the District's boundaries at that time. For reference purposes, the P A WSD service area is characterized as <br />District One, which generally is the area west of Pagosa Springs, and District Two, generally the areas north, <br />south, and east and including the Town ofPagosa Springs. Twenty-one, full-time PA WSD personnel manage. <br />and operate approximately 290 miles of water line and 80 miles of sewer line. The P A WSD service area <br />encompasses approximately 70 square miles. P A WSD currently has 2,630 acre-feet of existing usable raw <br />water storage, with an additional 1200 acre-feet upon the completion of the enlargement of Stevens Reservoir. <br />Currently, P A WSD serves nearly 6,000 single-family equivalent (SFE) units. It is estimated that Archuleta <br />County has 11,000 full-time residents, while the District serves around 75% of the County. It should be noted, <br />however, that this population number does not include a very significant transient population from tourism and <br />property owners who reside in the community only on a part-time basis. <br /> <br />The predominate types of development served are residential and resort related commercial properties. District <br />water service includes all potable treated water delivered through the central treatment and distribution system <br />for domestic and commercial uses including residences, hotels and restaurants, shops, and other commercial <br />enterprises. These categories also include lawns and other outdoor water uses associated with residential <br />properties. Properties adjacent to some raw water reservoirs can be permitted, for a fee, to utilize the raw water <br />for irrigation purposes. <br /> <br />For many. utilities, including the District, water conservation is an important component of overall water supply <br />planning. Actions to reduce water requirements, reduce system losses, and increased operating efficiencies are <br />expected to result in many benefits to the District and its customers. <br /> <br />The effectiveness of this Water Conservation and Drought Management Plan will be closely monitored. As the <br />results become available over time, demand projections to be used in planning studies will be updated to reflect <br />the savings being achieved and expected to be achieved from conservation measures. Thus, it is expected that <br />this water conservation program will play an important role in future water supply planning and may be <br />modified as needed. <br /> <br />Section 2. Inventory <br /> <br />2.1 Water Supply Sources/Storage <br /> <br />Water Supplies: <br /> <br />The San Juan River Pipeline and Four Mile Creek, through the Dutton Ditch, are the primary raw water sources <br />for District One. The District is in the process of securing a Special Use Permit from the U.S. Forest Service to <br />construct a pipeline and eliminate the open ditch. District Two derives its water from the West Fork of the San <br />Juan River. When necessary, water can be transferred from one service area to the other. <br />2 <br />