WATER: Southwestern Water Conservation District board members have approved a $100,000 grant to further a long standing project to bring drinking water to the Dryside, as southwestern La Plata County is known.
The grant, which was approved Monday, will pay for the pursuit of permits, environmental studies and money to build the backbone of a potable water system.
The La Plata West Water Co. has been supported by small grants for several years while it looked for ways to give residents of southwest La Plata County a reliable source of water. Many southwest county residents now must truck water from a spring in Marvel or rely on a well.
The cost of the backbone of the system, engineering and construction of an intake structure, water treatment plant and a trunk line to carry Animas La Plata Project (A-LP) water to the New Mexico line is estimated at $49 million.
The Animas-La Plata Project is a negotiated settlement of Indian water rights claims. The Upper La Plata Water Conservancy District and others are entitled to water from the project. The La Plata Water Conservancy District owns 700 acre feet of A-LP water, which has been made available to La Plata West for nontribal water users. The city of Durango is purchasing 1,900 acre feet of water from A-LP.
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