Current News

Last Update for 2018

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…

Phase 1 Website page has been updated

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…

Groundbreaking of Phase 1, thank you to USDA

LPWWA PHASE 1 GROUND BREAKING CEREMONY— EVERYONE IN GOOD SPIRITS!

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…

LPWWA Ground Breaking

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…

Great News from LPWWA – WATER IS ON IT’S WAY

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…

PR Committee Report and News Release 8/22/18

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Celebration of Phase 0 Raw Water Project

On July 25, 2018, La Plata West Water Authority proudly held the Ribbon Cutting Ceremony to commensurate completion of the Phase 0 Raw Water Project…

Durango Herald Article “Lake Nighthorse water makes it to western La Plata County” – 7/7/18

Click here to see an article in the Durango Herald on 7/7/18 titled “Lake Nighthorse water makes it to western La Plata County”

PR Release for 6-13-18 LPWWA Board Meeting

Updated Timeline for Phase 1

Below is an updated timeline for Phase 1. We are now in the bid phase and bids close June 27.

ATTENTION CONTRACTORS & Subscribers

LPWWA is currently soliciting for bids for the Rural Distribution Pipeline and Blue Hill Tank Project. Please see bid advertisement here.

PR Release for 5-9-18 LPWWA Board Meeting

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Contact Us

Water Operator Dave Marsa:
(970) 946-5274 or (970) 759-1609

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Board Members

The board consists of three members selected by our two founding districts, Animas-La Plata Water Conservancy District and La Plata Water Conservancy…

Phase 1

The purple boundary is the approximate location of Phase 1. The red lines show the approximate location of existing pipe-lines so if you are close to these you might be able to hook-up. If you're interested please contact LPWWA at (970) 403-5790 and get the full scoop.