PROJ00366 - Laserfiche WebLink

Home Browse Search

-- ----------. -_._------------'.-._.~....---- 2.1.7 TIlE PHYSICAL SYSTEMS The District currently provides service to 1,863 equivalent residential units (EQRs) within District boundaries consisting of 131 EQRs for water service only and 1,732 EQRs for water and sewer service. The District also provides service to the Archuleta County Airport (2 EQRs) located outside District boundaries. The District consists of two service areas, one area receives both water and sewer service, and the other area, which encompasses the 5,558 acre subdivisions of Meadows 1 through 4, Alpha, Martinez 1 and 2, and Piedra Estates, receives only water service from the District. Property owners receiving only water service from the District utilize individual septic systems, and the need to receive sewer service from the District in the future is not anticipated at this time. In 1989 the District was awarded the EPA Region 8 award for the most efficiently operated wastewater treatment facility in its class. In addition, the Colorado Department of Health awarded the District a Certificate of Excellence for Fluoridation of a Drinking Water Supply, 2.1.7.1 The Water System Water Supply - The District boundaries are generally coterminous with those of the Fairfield Pagosa resort community. In 1975 the Pagosa Water and Sanitation District entered into an agreement with Eaton International Corp., predecessor in interest to Fairfield Pagosa, Inc., whereby Eaton agreed to convey to the District water rights sufficient to adequately supply the needs of development as it progresses in return for the District supplying water service to the residents of the development. In 1992 Fairfield Communities conveyed all of its water rights to the District. Some of the rights are decreed direct flow rights and others are decreed storage rights. A portion of the water rights are used to maintain aesthetics, reservoir recreational use, and golf course irrigation, with not all of the water rights being devoted to domestic supply. According to the District Manager, the District has sufficient water rights to serve the expected population within the present boundaries of the District, plus enough for future inclusions (see Section 6.0 for further details). Storal!e. Treatment. and Distribution Facilities - The District presently owns and operates two domestic water treatment plants which treat the District's raw water supply prior to distribution. The 2-7 S95\PAOOSA\S2,TX1' 10/27/92 mm