Notice of Special Meeting, January 12
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a Special Meeting of the Board of Directors of the San Juan Water Conservancy District (SJWCD) is scheduled for Monday, January 12, 2026, at 4 PM (Mountain Standard Time).
The meeting will be at the SJWCD office at 4670 W Highway 160 Suite A2, 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 Special Meeting
Time: Jan 12, 2026 04:00 PM Mountain Time (US and Canada)
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Meeting ID: 831 9803 0018
Passcode: 092542
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Proposed Agenda for the Regular Meeting is as follows:
1. Call to Order
2. Revisions to Agenda and Approval of Agenda
3. Disclosures of Conflict of Interest
4. Opportunity for Public Comment (limit to 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) 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 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.
6. Consideration of Actions regarding the Running Iron Ranch and Related Litigation (Case No. 24CV30069 filed in Archuleta County District Court), settlement negotiations, and public statements.
7. Attorney’s Report
8. Consideration of Actions regarding Water Rights Cases
9. Treasurer’s Report
10. Consideration of Town request for Letter of Support for CWCB WSRF Grant to repair flood damage
11. Updates on RJH Reservoir Engineering Project (Riehm and Cooper)
12. Updates on SJWCD’s Watershed Restoration (Monica Nigon)
13. Updates from Directors
- SJHFHP news (Hagberg)
- Other updates
14. Consideration of Revising Strategic Objectives
2025 Strategic Objective 1: Redefine the financial partnership for Running Iron Ranch. (Directors Tedder, Riehm, Cooper, Proffitt)
2025 Strategic Objective 2: Make the case for a reservoir at RIR by defining feasibility and demand. (Directors Cooper, Hagberg, Kappelman)
2025 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)
15. Approval of Record of Proceedings from 12/10/25 Regular Meeting
16. Consideration of 2026 Meeting Dates – Third Mondays
Feb. 16; Mar. 16; Apr. 20; May 18; June 15; July 20; Aug. 17; Sept. 21; Oct. 19; and Nov. 16; and Dec. 14 (second Monday)
17. Adjournment
SAN JUAN WATER CONSERVANCY DISTRICT
By /s/ Sally High
Executive Assistant to the Board of Directors
DISTRICT SEAL