OUR MISSION

The Mount Werner Water District is committed to providing our customers the highest quality and most cost-effective water and wastewater services in compliance with all applicable Federal and State laws and regulations while preserving public health, protecting the environment, and ensuring the utmost customer satisfaction.  We are equally dedicated to maintaining a work environment where every employee is recognized as a fundamental part of the organization, whereby encouraging teamwork and individual contribution.

RECENT NEWS & ANNOUNCEMENTS

Board Election

CALL FOR NOMINATIONS 

TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN, and, particularly, to the electors of the Mt. Werner Water & Sanitation District, Routt County, State of Colorado.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an election will be held on the 2nd day of May 2023, between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. At that time, 3 (three) directors will be elected to serve a 4-year term. If an eligible elector of the Mt. Werner Water & Sanitation District is interested in serving on the board of directors, a Self-Nomination and Acceptance form may be obtained from the Designated Election Official, Cat Smith, at the District’s office in the Fish Creek Filtration Plant, 3310 Clearwater Trail, PO Box 880339, Steamboat Springs, CO  80488 Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM or via email at [email protected] A Self-Nomination and Acceptance form that is not sufficient may be amended once at any time prior to 5:00pm on Friday, February 24th, 2023. The deadline to submit a Self-Nomination and Acceptance form is Friday, February 24th, 2023 and must be filed with the Designated Election Official at the above e-mail address by the close of business. Affidavit of Intent to be a Write-In-Candidate forms must be submitted to the office of the designated election official or via the above e-mail by the close of business on Monday, February 27th, 2023. 

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN, an application for an absentee ballot shall be filed with the designated election official no later than the close of business on Tuesday, April 25th, 2023.

Mt. Werner Water & Sanitation District

Cat Smith, Election Official

Community Wildfire Protection Plan

Routt County will be hosting a series of public meetings scheduled for November 14-17 to support the development of the Community-Wide Wildfire Protection Plan, and they want to hear from you!

Mitigation Efforts Completed Around Skyline Trail

With severe fire activity over the past several years and another active fire season predicted, a joint project between the City and Mt. Werner Water & Sanitation enhanced protections for the wildland urban interface in the critical Fish Creek watershed area.

On June 21st the Skyline Trail was reopened as the Fuel Reduction Project has now been completed with approximately 46 acres targeted. Vegetation including diseased, dead or dying Gambel Oak/Mountain Shrub along with standing dead aspens were removed to provide an adequate fire break. This will provide protection to the Fish Creek Plant as well as surrounding areas.

These mitigation efforts were identified in the adopted Protection Plan a few years ago and provide key buffer zones for this valuable water resource. The Critical Community Watershed Wildfire Protection Plan was developed for the Fish Creek Basin which looks to protect the critical drinking water supply and infrastructure as well as overall watershed health from wildfires. See below pictures of the completed mitigation work.

Routt County Wildfire Mitigation Council

See below for open positions with Routt County Wildfire Mitigation Council

Click HERE to read the Executive Director Job Description

Click HERE to view the Executive Director Job Posting

2022 Mount Werner Water Interceptor Project

Phase 3 of the Sewer Interceptor Enlargement Project will start this summer. Phase 3 begins at the east side of Highway 40 and the Mt. Werner Road underpass and continues all the way to the Tennis Bubble, ending at Ski Town Park. The pipe for the project arrived in March and is stored at the District Shop. This is the final phase and once complete, finishes a multi-year critical Capital Improvement Project for the District. Leading up to construction, the District secured several easements and re-aligned multiple portions of the new pipe to avoid existing vegetation, trees, and infrastructure. An additional sewer monitoring manhole will be added near Strings and Highway 40 (these are used to monitor wastewater flows).

Mount Werner Water Board Meeting

The next Mount Werner Water Special Board meeting will be held at 8:00 AM on Friday, March 17, 2023 at the District Office, 3310 Clearwater Trail, Steamboat Springs, CO. Click HERE to view the agenda (agenda will be available soon). If you wish to join the meeting, please see the details on the agenda. If you need board meeting materials please call the office by 5:00pm on March 16, 2023 at 970-879-2424 and we will provide the necessary materials.

FC Plant Shutdown

To learn more about the Fish Creek Plant Shutdown occurring on September 15th 2022 and correspondence sent to Mount Werner Water & Sanitation as well as City of Steamboat customers, click HERE 

Community Water Conservation/Efficiency Plan

In partnership with the City, the 2020 update to the 2011 community-wide Water Conservation was approved by the Board of Directors at their March 20th Meeting. Click HERE to view the press release for the Conservation Plan and Watering Schedule. The plan explored 5 main objectives with focus on developing new activities and steps within the Plan update that will help the City and Mt. Werner Water to achieve lasting, long term improvement in water efficiency and conservation; reduce overall per capita water demands (or water use per eqr). In response to this focus, the Board approved by Resolution the following permanent irrigation watering schedule.
• No outdoor watering between 10AM – 6PM.  Exceptions to this may be made for District and City of Steamboat Springs approved management purposes.
The watering schedule is based on the last number of customers’ street addresses.

• Odd -Monday, Thursday, and Saturday       • Even – Sunday, Tuesday, and Friday

The odd/even day watering schedule will continue forward into the future regardless of drought conditions.

2021 Recap and 2022 Capital Projects

2021 Recap

Phase 2 of the Yampa Meadows Infiltration Gallery Project continues and includes installing a new Pumping Vault (lid, platform, pumps, electrical etc.) and tie-ins for conductors, control wires and raw water transmission piping. Native Excavating, the General Contractor and Central Electric are performing this project. Major items completed inside the Yampa Wells Treatment Plant include a new motor control center (MCC), conduits, and tie-in of new conductors and control wires from the new gallery and the existing, G & H galleries. As part of this project, new pumps and electrical infrastructure have been installed at the G and H galleries. The Wells Plant was shut down throughout most of the winter during these projects.

Sewer Interceptor Enlargement– Phase 2 was completed by Native Excavating in October of 2021. Similar to Phase 3, the District’s main sanitary sewer interceptor was removed and replaced with  a larger diameter pipe. The location of the work started at the east side of the Union Pacific Railroad tracks near Fetcher Pond and ended at the southeast side of the intersection of US Highway 40 and Mt. Werner Road. Native Excavating was the General Contractor.

REPORT WATER CONCERNS/INFRACTIONS

As a reminder, no outdoor watering is permitted between 10AM-6PM. For summer irrigation the schedule below needs to be followed. The odd and even schedule is based on the last number of the customers’ street address. To report water concerns and infractions click HERE

|Sunday| |Monday|  |Tuesday|  |Wednesday| |Thursday|  |Friday| |Saturday|
   Even      Odd      Even   No Watering       Odd     Even      Odd

To learn more about the Master Planning Projects, click HERE

2022 Master Planning Projects

Fish Creek Treatment Plant Facilities Master Plan

Phase 2A– General Contractor Moltz Construction is scheduled to start Phase A in August of this year. This project is required by the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE). The first task will be to drain the 2MG tank at the FC Plant. The tank will be cleaned and inspected and new curtain baffles will be installed. The baffles will add additional chlorine contact time necessary to meet minimum disinfection requirements. These improvements will satisfy the CDPHE’s Disinfection Outreach and Verification Evaluation (DOVE) initiative and provide greater efficiencies for higher plant production. The project also includes replacing critical electrical infrastructure at the Plant. We anticipate a 6-week plant shutdown to accomplish this project.

To view more information on the Fish Creek Water Plant Upgrade, click HERE

See the status of Fish Creek Reservoir and view a graph for a comparison to prior years.