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Electricity:
Power is supplied by La Plata Electric Association, Inc. (LPEA), a rural electric distribution cooperative with main offices in Bodo Industrial Park south of Durango. LPEA is a nonprofit organization totally owned by the membership of customers served and any margins generated from billings will be returned in cash at some time in the future. LPEA provides electricity to approximately 26,000 consumers in rural southwest Colorado which includes all of La Plata and Archuleta counties, and portions of Hinsdale, Mineral and San Juan counties. The Association is an innovator in rural economic development with a work force of 107 full time employees. LPEA had a 1993 payroll of $4,022,093 and assets over $92 million. As a distribution system, the REA owns 2,430 miles of line and 24 substations. Service in 1993 created $37,988,438 in revenues. Wholesale power is purchased through Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association, Inc. located in Denver, Colorado. Tri-State supplies power to most areas in Colorado outside of the Denver area. Ample supplies of power are available at very attractive rates. Information on exact power requirements and power location should be obtained directly from La Plata Electric Association. All inquiries regarding commercial power needs should be made at the time one is looking at real estate in the La Plata County and Durango areas.
Contact person: Mr. Dave Potter
General Manager
P.O. Drawer H
Durango, Colorado 81302
Phone: (970) 247-5786
FAX: (970) 247-2674
The following pages give electricity rates for the rate classifications for La Plata Electric Association.
Natural Gas:
Natural Gas is supplied by Greeley Gas Company in the City of Durango and areas adjacent to the city. Natural gas lines extend into the Bodo Industrial Park area south of Durango and to the vicinity of Tamarron north of Durango. Anyone looking at real estate should contact Greeley Gas Company to determine if service is available and what costs may be necessary to obtain services.
A nationwide survey completed by the Federal Government nine years ago determined that Greeley Gas rates in the Durango area were the eighth least expensive rates in the entire nation. Greeley Gas obtains most of its natural gas from the Southern Ute gas fields surrounding Durango and the local supply of gas keeps rates extremely favorable. The following rate schedule provides Greeley gas rates for Durango.
Contact Person: Mr. Steve Callaghan
Division Manager
Greeley Gas Company
1075 2nd Ave.
Durango, Colorado 81301
Phone: (970) 247-3811
Rate Schedule
Firm Gas Service
1. Availability: Service under this schedule is available to any customer located in Durango, Colorado, and its unincorporated environs.
2. Applicability and Character of Service: This rate schedule shall apply to firm gas service to any individually metered customer for residential or commercial service in the above town, except that service to commercial consumers using in excess of 2 MCF per hour may be interrupted on immediate notice.
3. Rate Information: (Wellhead - Durango; NW Pipeline - S.W.)
The Sum of A and B.
A. Facility Charge per month: $5.60 Residential
$14.52 Business
B. Card CCF Rate per CCF Extension
2 First 999,999 @ $0.31707 999,999 for $350,199.65
Minimum Bill: The minimum bill shall be the monthly facility charge.
Late Payment Penalty: None - bills are due and payable within 10 days.
Air Conditioning Discount: None
4. General Terms and Conditions: The General Terms and Conditions on file with the Colorado Public Utilities Commission, as a part of Greeley Gas Company's Tariff, shall apply to service under this rate schedule.
Telephone:
Telephone services are provided by U S WEST COMMUNICATIONS. U S WEST provides construction and repair service through a Durango office. Questions regarding the cost of telephone service to a particular parcel of real estate should be directed to New Service.
Contact Phone:
Architects and Builders:
(800) 922-1987
New Service, Business:
(970) 244-4800 (toll free)
Business Telephone Repair:
(970) 551-1623 (toll free)
Rate Information
February 1995
TYPE OF MONTHLY CUSTOMER
SERVICE CHARGE INSTALLATION ACCESS
RESIDENTIAL $14.79 $35.00 $3.50
BUSINESS $43.00 $72.00 $3.50
NOTE: These charges are for 1-party service inside the rated area as designated by the PUC. Additional charges may be applicable outside the rated area.
Water:
The city of Durango has an adequate water collection and treatment system with a 13.0-million-gallons-per-day treatment plant and five storage reservoirs with a combined capacity of 10.9 million gallons. Water is collected from high in the San Juan Mountains on the Florida River watershed. Water also is pumped from the Animas River during peak usage periods to the treatment plant for processing and distribution throughout the Durango area.
In addition to the city system, two water districts which purchase water from the city and distribute it to users along the Animas Valley north of Durango and south of Durango are available.
Fees and charges for both commercial and residential use for the city system are shown on the following pages. In addition to the monthly charge for water (based on quantity of use), there is an initial capital or plant investment fee required of new construction.
For service outside the city, contact the Animas Water Company
for areas north of Durango or the South Durango Water District
for areas south and west of Durango.
For more information on water - check out Water Information Program
Sewer:
Durango has a modern wastewater treatment plant located south of town. The plant is designed to treat 3 million gallons per day (mgd). In 1989 the average flow treated was 1.9 mgd. Trunk lines serve the city and areas to the south of Durango (including Bodo Industrial Park). In addition, a sanitation district west of the city is served by the city's wastewater treatment facility. Current rates and plant investment fees are shown on the following pages.
Sanitation:
Commercial refuse collection service is provided in Durango by Waste Management, Inc. and by the city of Durango. The city provides residential refuse collection and operates a voluntary curbside recycling collection effort. The city of Durango and La Plata County have established three collection sites for deposit of refuse. Waste Management Inc., has been contracted to collect refuse at these sites for transport to the landfill near Farmingtion, NM. Refuse collection rates are shown on the following pages.
Contact Person:
Water, Sewer and Refuse: Jack Rogers
Public Works Director
City of Durango
1235 Camino del Rio (Location)
949 E. Second Avenue (Mailing Address)
Durango, Colorado 81301
Phone: (970) 247-5622, ext. 361
Water Plant Investment Fees
(Effective 3/15/83)
Resolution R-1983-16 amending Resolution R-1982-21
Residential Use Inside & Outside the City
Single-Unit Dwellings $2,300.00
Multi-Unit Dwellings $2,300.00 for the first unit in each
building and $1,250.00 for each additional
unit within the same
building.
(Each building or separately owned parcel of land must be served by an individual water service line. Water Plant Investment Fees to be charged to customers both inside and outside the City shall be charged the same.)
Non-Residential Use
Size of Meter (inches)* PIFs
3/4-inch $ 2,500.00
1-inch $ 4,170.00
1 1/4-inch $ 5,850.00
1 1/2-inch $ 8,350.00
2-inch $13,350.00
3-inch $25,000.00
In excess of 3 inches Negotiated by the City Manager with approval
from City Council.
* Meters shall be sized so that 80 percent of their AWWA rated capacity is not exceeded by the maximum demand of the proposed use, exclusive of demand for fire protection. Maximum demands shall be determined on a fixture-unit basis as described in the "Uniform Plumbing Code, 1982 Edition", Western Plumbing Officials or as revised or supplemented.
Water Rates
(Ordinance O-1983-40 effective 11/25/83)
Residential Bi-Monthly Charge One living unit - first 4,000 gallons $11.20 Over 4,000 gallons $ 0.88 per 1,000 gallons Minimum bill $22.40
(Three units or more are classified as non-residential.)
Non-Residential Monthly Charge First 2,000 gallons $11.40 Over 2,000 gallons $ 0.84 per 1,000 gallons Minimum bill $11.40
Outside city users are charged inside-city rates. Users in the South Durango Water District are charged 150 percent of the charges levied against inside-city users. Residential customers are charged bi-monthly, and non-residential customers are charged monthly.
Water Tap Fees 3/4-inch $123.00 1-inch 144.00 1 1/4-inch 388.00 1 1/2-inch 509.00 2-inch 600.00
A family of four uses approximately 6,750 gallons/month.
Water dock charges = $ .25/100 gallons
Sewer Plant Investment Fees
(Effective 3/15/83)
Resolution R-1983-15 amending Resolution R-1982-22
Residential Use Inside & Outside the City
Single-Unit Dwellings $1,520.00
Multi-Unit Dwellings $1,520.00 for the first unit in each
building and
$830.00 for each additional unit within
the same
building.
Non-Residential Use
Size of Meter (Inches)* PIFs
3/4-inch $ 1,660.00
1-inch $ 2,725.00
1 1/4-inch $ 3,920.00
1 1/2-inch $ 5,420.00
2-inch $ 8,800.00
3-inch $16,600.00
In excess of 3 inches Negotiated by the City Manager with approval
of the City Council.
* Meters shall be sized so that 80 percent of their AWWA rated capacity is not exceeded by the maximum demand of the proposed use, exclusive of demands for irrigation and fire protection. Maximum sewer demands shall be determined on a fixture-unit basis as described in the "Uniform Plumbing Code, 1982 Edition", Western Plumbing Officials or as revised or supplemented.
NOTE: Volume charges for residential customers will be based on a bi-monthly average of water usage of not less than two (2) months nor more than four (4) months during the months of December through March immediately preceding the billing period. Volume charges for commercial customers will be based on actual water usage.
Sewer Tap Inspection Fee = $15.00
Charge for dumping at the Wastewater Treatment Plant = $8.50/1000 gallons.Sewer Rates
(Ordinance O-1983-41 effective 1/3/84)
User Capital
Charge Charge Total
Residential Portion Portion Charge
Inside City User: Service Charge (Amount per bill) One living unit $ 2.48 $ 2.02 $ 4.50 Two living units 4.96 4.04 9.00 Volume Charge .94 .74 1.68 (Amount per 1,000 gallons) Minimum charge (per bill) $11.22 One living unit $22.44 Two living units Outside City User: Service Charge (Amount per bill) One living unit $ 2.48 $ 6.52 $ 9.00 Two living units $ 4.96 $13.04 $18.00 Volume charge .94 2.42 3.36 (Amount per 1,000 gallons)
Minimum charge per bill One living unit $22.44 Two living units 44.88
Non-Residential Inside City User Service charge $ 2.48 $ 2.02 $ 4.50 (Amount per bill) Volume charge .94 .74 $ 1.68 (Amount per 1,000 gal.) 7.86 Minimum charge (Per bill)
Outside City User Service charge $ 2.48 $ 6.52 $ 9.00 (Amount per bill) Volume charge .94 2.42 3.36 (Amount per 1,000 gal.) 15.72 Minimum charge (Per bill)
For purposes of this chapter, living unit as to residential sewer users shall be defined and limited to a dwelling or structure used for residential purposes and containing one family or group of individuals living independently of each other in separate apartments. Living units as residential dwellings containing three families or more, or three apartments or more, shall be classified as non-residential for purposes of this chapter.
There is a surcharge for those who contribute B.O.D. or Suspended Solids in excess of certain amounts (greater than the upper limit of normal domestic sewage). See Ordinance O-1983-41 for specifics.
Sanitation Rates per Month
(Resolution R-1994-19)
Collection Monthly Rates
Frequency (Jan. 1, 1994)
per Week
Residential 1 $ 8.35
(Billed bi-monthly)
Commercial 1 $ 20.80
2-yard dumpster 2 37.40
3 54.10
4 70.60
5 84.90
6 101.80
3-yard dumpster 1 $ 31.30
2 56.10
3 81.60
4 105.90
5 127.30
6 152.70
Owner-provided 2 $ 20.00
containers (No more 3 24.00
than four 33-gallon 4 28.00
capacity 5 32.00
containers.) 6 36.00
As of Dec. 21, 1982, dumpsters are rented only (Resolution R-1982-59):
Size of Dumpster Monthly Rental
2 cubic yards Charge
3 cubic yards $5.00
6.00
Special Pickups:
Without Heavy Equipment $30.00/pickup
With Heavy Equipment $50.00/pickup
Additional pickups for commercial accounts $10.00/pickupOther District Information
Water:
South Durango Water District:
Office: 247-0500 Brice Lee
Maintenance: 247-0500 Brice Lee
Animas Water Company: P. O. Box 1012, Durango, Colorado 81302
Office: 247-2841
Utility Management: 259-3434
(Marcia Haley)
Rich Peavey (Home): 247-9197
Durango West Metro District: 259-4267
Sewer:
Hermosa Sanitation District:
Trudy Klatt 259-3909
Lightner Creek Sanitation District:
Frank Anesi 247-0171
South Durango Sanitation District:
Bill Tarpley 247-8700
Loma Linda Sanitation District:
Bill Tarpley 247-8700
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