Pagosa Area Water and Sanitation District (PAWSD)
PAGOSA AREA WATER AND SANITATION DISTRICT (PAWSD)
P.O. Drawer 4610
Pagosa Springs, CO 81157
(970) 731-2691
(970) 731-2693 [Fax]
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BACKGROUND
The Pagosa Water and Sanitation District (PAWSD or the District) is a quasi-municipal corporation and a political subdivision of the State of Colorado originally formed in 1971 and reorganized in 1977. The District encompasses approximately 76 square miles in the San Juan Mountains of southwestern Colorado. Included in its' boundaries are the Town of Pagosa Springs and unincorporated areas of Archuleta County. District revenues include: user charges; capital investment/water resource fees; availability of service charges; connection fees; and taxes. The District’s total 2005 certified assessed valuation was $172,592,789.
MISSION
The mission of the Pagosa Area Water and Sanitation District is to provide safe drinking water and wastewater services in an economical and environmentally responsible manner, and to educate the community with regard to water conservation, now and into the future.
MANAGEMENT
The Pagosa Area Water and Sanitation District is governed by a five member Board of Directors who must be electors of the District as defined by state law and are elected to overlapping four year terms of office at successive biennial elections. Vacancies on the Board are filled by appointment of the remaining directors, the appointee to serve until the next regular election, at which time the vacancy is filled by election for any remaining unexpired portion of the term. The present Directors, their positions on the Board, and current terms of office are as follows:
Karen Wessels, Chairman and President (to May 2010)
Bob Huff, Vice President (to May 2008)
Windsor Chacey, Secretary/Treasurer (to May 2008)
Steve Hartvigsen, Vice President (to May 2008)
Harold Slavinski, Vice President (to May 2008)
The Board of Directors meets the second Tuesday of each month at the District office unless otherwise noticed. The Manager of the District, Carrie Campbell, is directly responsible to the Board of Directors and supervises all of the daily activities of the District staff.