Who We Are 
Pagosa Water and Sanitation District is a quasi-municipal corporation and a political subdivision of the State of Colorado organized under Colorado Revised Statutes Title 32. The District was originally formed in 1971 and reorganized as the Pagosa Area Water and Sanitation District in 1977. The District encompasses approximately 76 square miles in the San Juan Mountains of southwestern Colorado, and includes within its boundaries the Town of Pagosa Springs and unincorporated areas of Archuleta County.
General District Information (as per SB 09-087)
District By-Laws
District Rules and Regulations
PAWSD is governed by a 5 member Board of Directors who must be electors of the District as defined by state law and are elected to overlapping four year terms of office at successive biennial elections. Vacancies on the Board are filled by appointment of the remaining directors, the appointee to serve until the next regular election, at which time the vacancy is filled by election for any remaining unexpired portion of the term. Pursuant to statute, with certain exceptions, no nonjudicial elected official of any political subdivision of the State can serve more than two consecutive terms in office; however, such term limitation may be lengthened, shortened or eliminated pursuant to voter approval.
The present Directors, their positions on the Board, length of service to the District and current terms of office are as follows:
| Board Member |
Current Term
Expires (May)
|
| Steve Hartvigsen, Chairman and President |
2012
|
| Allan Bunch, Vice President |
2014
|
| Windsor Chacey, Secretary/Treasurer |
2012
|
Jan Clinkenbeard
|
2012
|
Roy Vega
|
2014
|
Twenty-eight, full-time PAWSD personnel manage and operate approximately 290 miles of water line and 80 miles of sewer line. The District Manager, Ed Winton, is directly responsible to the Board of Directors and supervises all of the daily activities of the District staff. The District office staff includes:
Edwin Winton.................................District Manager
Shellie Peterson……………………. .Assistant Manager
Gene Tautges………………………....Operations Manager
Art Holloman…………………………. District Superintendent
Renee Lewis............. .....................Special Projects Manager
Randy Bishop………………………….Construction Manager
Gregg Mayo....................................Project Manager
Nancy Stahl…………………………...Office Manager
Christina Velarde……………………...Connections Coordinator
Marie Rascoe………………………….Accounting Coordinator
Denise Beye…………………………...Front Desk/Customer Service
Janet Campuzano ...... ..................Account Specialist
Mat deGraaf....................................Water Conservation Coordinator
