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.
11/20/2024

                         UPPER                MIDDLE                    LOWER

           Status:             ON                         OFF                                 OFF
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                      ON 11/20/2024 BOTH THE MIDDLE AND THE LOWER SECTIONS OF THE DITCH WILL BE OFF FOR THE REST OF THE SEASON DUE TO COLD TEMPEARTIRS, ICE DAMS, AND DEBRIS. 

Hello ACD Shareholders,

Upper section of the ditch - is ON

Middle section of the ditch - is OFF

Lower section of the ditch - is OFF

​Because the irrigation season is essentially over, please do not forget to pull your pumps, and suction hoses completely off the ditch bank to help facilitate spring cleaning. 

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, our Ditch Walker, with any questions you may have at 970-946-2437.  For all other inquiries 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.