San Juan Water Conservancy District scheduled its 2026 Budget Meeting and Regular Meeting for Wednesday, December 10, at 4pm. The location is 46 Eaton Drive Suite 4. A Zoom link is found in the full agenda that is noticed below the proposed 2026 budget.
NOTICE is hereby given that a proposed budget has been submitted to Archuleta County for the ensuing year of 2026; a copy of the proposed budget has been filed in the office of Archuleta County , where the same is open for public inspection; such proposed budget will be considered at a Regular Meeting of the San Juan Water Conservancy District to be held at 46 Eaton Drive Suite 4 on December 10 at 4 pm. Any interested elector of San Juan Water Conservancy District may inspect the proposed budget and file or register any objections thereto at any time prior to the final adoption of the budget.
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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a Public Budget Meeting and a Regular Meeting of the Board of Directors of the San Juan Water Conservancy District (SJWCD) is scheduled for Monday, December 10, 2025, at 4 PM (Mountain Standard Time).
The meeting will be held at the temporary SJWCD office at 46 Eaton Drive Suite 4, Pagosa Springs, CO. The SJWCD Board may require an Executive Session and discussion of shared documents related to the agenda below. This meeting is in-person, but may be attended by Zoom.
Use the link below to connect to the scheduled Zoom meeting. Only the SJWCD Attorney and Directors will be on Zoom during the Executive Session. The public may be admitted before and following Executive Session. Any unknown Zoom attendee will be asked to identify him/herself before being admitted to the meeting.
SJWCD is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.
Topic: SJWCD Budget and Regular Meeting
Time: Dec 10, 2025 04:00 PM Mountain Time (US and Canada)
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Proposed Agenda for the Regular Meeting is as follows:
1. Call to Order Budget Meeting
2. Disclosures of Conflict of Interest
3. Opportunity for Public Comment (limit to 3 minutes)
4. Consideration of 2026 Budget / Revisions to Funding Requests
5. End Budget Meeting / Call to Order Regular Meeting
6. Revisions to Agenda and Approval of Agenda
7. Disclosures of Conflict of Interest
8. Opportunity for Public Comment (limit to 3 minutes) 9. Executive Session. Upon an affirmative vote of at least two-thirds of the members present, the San Juan Water Conservancy District will go into executive session pursuant to section 24-6-402(4) of the Colorado Revised Statutes to discuss:
A. matters concerning the transfer or sale of real, personal or other property interest pursuant to section 24-6-402(4)(a) of the Colorado Revised Statutes, for the purpose of receiving legal advice on specific legal questions and to discuss strategy with the District’s attorney pursuant to section 24-6-402(4)(b), C.R.S., and to determine positions relative to matters that may be subject to negotiations, developing strategy for negotiations, and instructing negotiators pursuant to section 24-6-402(4)(e), C.R.S., all regarding the potential sale of the Running Iron Ranch on the initiative of the Pagosa Area Water & Sanitation District and related litigation (Case No. 24CV30069 filed in Archuleta County District Court), settlement negotiations, and public statements.
B. matters concerning mining and reclamation activity on Running Iron Ranch and the current possession of Running Iron Ranch by the Webers or entities owned and controlled by the Webers pursuant to C.R.S. Section 24-6-402(4)(b) for the purpose of receiving legal advice on specific legal questions from the SJWCD general counsel, and C.R.S. Section 24-6-402 (4)(e)(I) to determine positions relative to matters that may be subject to negotiations, developing strategy for negotiations, and instructing negotiations.
C. matters concerning water rights cases pursuant to section 24-6-402(4) of the Colorado Revised Statutes for the purpose of receiving legal advice on specific legal questions pursuant to section 24-6-402(4)(b), C.R.S., and to determine positions relative to matters that may be subject to negotiations, developing strategy for negotiations, and instructing negotiators pursuant to section 24-6-402(4)(e), C.R.S., all regarding pending water rights cases, settlement negotiations, and public statements.
10. Consideration of Actions regarding (A) the Running Iron Ranch and Related Litigation (Case No. 24CV30069 filed in Archuleta County District Court), settlement negotiations, and public statements; (B) mining and reclamation activity on the Running Iron Ranch, and (C) water rights negotiations.
11. Attorney’s Report
- Expert Report Disclosure
- Water Rights Cases
- Consideration of Approval of Form of Decree and Stipulation in Case No. 22CW3049 (Bootjack Ranch Lodge Pond/Chippers Pump)
12. Treasurer’s Report
13. Consideration of Office Lease and Move
14. Consideration of Upcoming Actions of RJH Engineering Consultants
15. Update on Watershed Restoration Project Update
16. Update on San Juan Headwaters Forest Health Partnership 2026 Plans
17. Updates from Directors
18. Strategic Objectives Reports (when needed)
Strategic Objective 1: Redefine the financial partnership for Running Iron Ranch. (Directors Tedder, Riehm, Cooper, Proffitt)
Strategic Objective 2: Make the case for a reservoir at RIR by defining feasibility and demand. (Directors Cooper, Hagberg, Kappelman)
Strategic Objective 3: Engage with the community, including PAWSD, on a project that advances a common community interest, like a planning/municipal water demand study and/or wildfire mitigation (Directors Hagberg, Nobles, Nossaman, Tedder)
19. Approval of Record of Proceedings from October 20 Regular Meeting and October 24 Special Meeting
20. Schedule January 2026 Meeting. Adjournment.
SAN JUAN WATER CONSERVANCY DISTRICT
By /s/ Sally High
Executive Assistant to the Board of Directors
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