Mount Werner Water, Steamboat Springs Water

Water: It's your Resource

The Mount Werner Water District (MWW) and the City of Steamboat Springs have developed a COMMUNITY WATER CONSERVATION PLAN.

"Water conservation is a key strategy in developing a sustainable community; it demonstrates responsible stewardship of our water resources and responsible management of our infrastructure and financial resources. By raising citizen awareness, a conservation program can also prepare the community to respond effectively to drought conditions or other water emergencies and to accept and adapt to progressively more stringent conservation measures."

Community Water Conservation Plan overview (174 kb)

Community Water Conservation Plan detail (1755 kb)

This information is also posted on the City website at: www.steamboatsprings.net.

The City Council and the District Board of Directors reviewed the Plan in a public worksession on April 14, 2009 to kick off a 60-day public comment period. The City and the District hosted an Open House on May 27th and participated in the Home & Garden Show May 30th. Later this year, the City and the District will consider for adoption a condensed version of the Plan.

As a Special Connector to the City's wastewater treatment plant, the District collects from its customers and remits to the City a wastewater treatment service charge.

Last December, the City raised this charge for residential units from $7.06 per month to $10.59 per month ($31.77 per quarter). Commercial rates increased from $0.47per cubic meter to $0.705 cubic meters. While your water service and wastewater collection charges will not change, effective April 1st, the District is now obligated to collect and remit this increased wastewater treatment fee to the City.

South District Water Improvements
The District has been unable to reach agreement with the property owner on easements for the Laurel Lane Tank project to be located above the Laurel Lane cul-de-sac. The District is examining alternatives for improving water distribution in the southern portion of the District and, specifically, for improving fire-flow availability in the Laurel Lane-south Ski Trail Lane neighborhood.