Animas Consolidated Ditch Company
 Call us: (970) 426-5537
PO Box 3777 ~ Durango, CO  81302
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Look Here to Find Out How the Ditch is Running Today!
Sometimes it is necessary to close some or all of the ditch to prevent floods, manage debris flows or do general maintenance.  Here is a handy key to the terms we will use to describe the status of the ditch:

1. UPPER DITCH = the stretch from the main Animas River diversion down to Hermosa Creek

2. MIDDLE DITCH = the stretch from the Hermosa Creek to Waterfall Ranch

3. LOWER DITCH = the stretch from Waterfall Ranch to the south end of the Ditch.
As of - 1/5/2024

                         UPPER             MIDDLE               LOWER

           Status:             OFF *                        OFF*                       OFF*       
​                                    as of 1/5/24           as of 11/15/2023        as of 11/06/2023
Hello ACD Shareholders,

*Upper section of the ditch - is off for duration of cold spell.  Re open is weather dependent 

*Middle section of the ditch - off by November` 15th, possibly earlier as it is weather dependent

*Lower Section - off by November 6th, possibly earlier as it is weather dependent


A FRIENDLY REMINDER TO ALL: Dumping anything into the ditch is not permitted and is subject to a $400 fine to recoup the costs of clearing it out. If a landscaping crew a shareholder has hired is found dumping debris into the ditch, the shareholder will be billed for the fine.

Please contact Chris Bell 970-946-2437 for ditch inquiries, for all other inquires please email or call Jess Mitchell at 970-426-5537 or via email at animasconsolidatedditch@gmail.com (email is best for Jess).

Kindest Regards,

Jessica Mitchell
Office Manager
Animas Consolidated Ditch

PS - PLEASE do not call Animas Water Company for Ditch Business, while I do work for both companies, they are independent of each other.  Especially please do not call AWC's emergency pager.