NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a Regular Meeting of the Board of Directors of the San Juan Water Conservancy District (SJWCD) is scheduled for Monday, April 20, 2026, at 4 PM (Mountain Standard Time).
The meeting will be held at 4670 West Highway 160 Suite A2, Pagosa Springs, CO. This meeting is in person, but may be attended by Zoom. Use the link below to connect to the scheduled Zoom meeting.
The public will be admitted before and after an Executive Session. Any unknown Zoom attendee will be asked to identify him/herself before being admitted to the meeting.
San Juan Water Conservancy District is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.
Topic: SJWCD Regular Meeting
Time: Apr 20, 2026 04:00 PM Mountain Time (US and Canada)
Proposed Agenda for the Special Meeting is as follows:
1. Call to Order
2. Revisions to Agenda and Approval of Agenda
3. Disclosures of Conflict of Interest
4. Public Comment (limit 3 minutes)
5. 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:
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), Colorado Revised Statutes 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), Colorado Revised Statutes, all regarding the potential sale of all or part 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), next steps in settlement negotiations, and public statements.
6. Consideration of Actions related to next steps in negotiations regarding the sale of all or part of Running Iron Ranch
7. Attorney’s Report
8. Consideration of Expiring Board Terms
9. Treasurer’s Report
10. Consideration of Election of Officers
11. Consideration of continuing RJH engagement, Nature Conservancy grant opportunity, and Running Iron Ranch fencing conditions
12. Consideration of Sponsorship of Geothermal Greenhouse Partnership’s showing of water films for Earth Day
13. Updates from Directors
Headwaters’ Progress on WRAP grant application to CWCB (Joe, Rob)
SWCD Seminar, March 27
Recent Archuleta County Community Forums, March 25 and April 13
Children’s Water Festival, May 13 at FLC
Other items of interest
14. Consideration of Approval of Record of Proceedings from March 16 Special Meeting
15. Reminder of next Board meeting, Monday, May 18, 4 pm
