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, June 15, 2026, at 4 PM (Mountain Standard Time).
The meeting will be held at 249 Navajo Trai l Dr ive in the Conference Room of First Southwest Bank, 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.
An Executive Session will be necessary. The public will be admitted before and after . 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: Jun 15, 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:
A. matters concerning the transfer or sale of real, personal or other property interest pursuant to section 24-6-402(4)(a) 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.
B. 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), 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), C.R.S., all regarding water rights applications due by SJWCD and PAWSD on or before August 31, 2026.
6. Consideration of actions related to negotiations regarding (A.) Sale of all or part of Running Iron Ranch (B.) Water Rights Cases
7. Attorney’s Report
8. Consideration of Expiring Board Terms
9. Treasurer’s Report
10. Consideration of Relocating Office to First Southwest Bank Building
11. Discussion of 2026-27 Strategic Objectives
12. Discussion of continuing RJH engagement (Director Cooper)
13. Discussion of Running Iron Ranch maintenance and Park Ditch Annual Meeting
14. Updates from Directors
San Juan Headwaters Forest Health Partnership updates (Director Tedder and Hagberg)
