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MINUTES
Town Hall 551 Hot Springs Blvd Sanitation General Improvement District Meeting
Pagosa Spring, CO 81147 March 3, 2026 @ 5:00 PM
A regular meeting of the Town of Pagosa Springs Sanitation General Improvement District was called
to order on March 3, 2026 at 5:00 PM in the Town Hall 551 Hot Springs Blvd.
BOARD PRESENT: Board President Pierce, Board Member Bergon, Board Member
deGraaf, Board Member DeGuise, Board Member Lindner, Board
Member Martinez, and Board Member Williams
BOARD ABSENT:
I. CALL MEETING TO ORDER
II. ROLL CALL
III. DISCLOSURES AND/OR CONFLICT OF INTEREST
None
IV. PUBLIC COMMENT
None
V. CONSENT AGENDA
1. Approval of the Feburary 17, 2026 Special Meeting Minutes
Board Member deGraaf moved to approve the consent agenda, Board Member Bergon
seconded. Motion Passed
VI. REPORTS TO BOARD
1. Sanitation District Update

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Sanitation General Improvement District
March 3, 2026
Public Works Director Karl Johnson provided a sanitation district update on the pump station
failures. The pumps are currently running with bypass pumps until new pumps are received
and installed. Staff said the prior fence around PS2 was removed by the request of Timber
Ridge Association.
The discharge and reuse permits for the WWTP have been submitted to CDPHE for
approval. Staff has requested pricing for a temporary WWTP that could handle up to
150,000 gallons per day.
VII. NEW BUSINESS
1. Capital Projects Update: San Juan WWTF
Public Works Director, Karl Johnson, along with Maggie McHugh with Roaring Fork Engineering, provided
an update of the capital items.
The contract with Roaring Fork Engineering started in 2023 with an assessment to include 4s and 5s.
They have assisted with finding funding for a new WWTP and after the flooding, they assisted with the
design of the replacement of the 1st Street lift station. An updated contract to expand the scope of the
design and engineering work is needed.
Roaring Fork Engineering has institutional knowledge from their work with staff on all the projects that
have been presented. Board Member DeGuise said a new contract needs to be signed. Board Member
Martinez said there should be a new contract for the WWTP and 1st Street lift station to make it cleaner.
Board Member Williams said the District is in a state of emergency.
Mr. Johnson said the conveyance system was engineered at the least possible cost to build. Ms. McHugh
said CDPHE is trying to get the discharge permits approved as soon as possible. To be safe, the current
conveyance system needs to operate for another year or so until a temporary WWTP can be set up.
Town Manager Harris said the Town may have to continue operating the conveyance system for the
foreseeable future. The short term solution might be a temporary packaged WWTP and replace pumps to
get the pipeline operating. Staff will work to get a new contract in place with Roaring Forks Enginnering
for the 1st Street lift station and WWTP.
The board is in favor of declaring an emergency of the conveyance system due to system failures.
VIII. NEXT BOARD MEETING APRIL 8, 2026 AT 5:00 PM
IX. ADJOURNMENT
Board President Pierce adjourned the meeting at 5:30 pm.
Shari Pierce
Board President
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