Transparency Notice

Round Mountain Water & Sanitation District

Pursuant to section 32-1-809, Colorado Revised Statutes for Transparency Notices may be filed with Special District Association of Colorado. This information must be provided annually to the eligible electors of the district no later than January 15 of each year.

*Note that some information provided herein may be subject to change after the notice is posted.

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District's Principal Business Office

Company
Round Mountain Water and Sanitation District,
Contact
Peggy Quint
Address
PO Box 86 - 59000 Highway 69, Westcliffe, Colorado 81252
Phone
719-783-2604

District's Physical Location

Counties
Custer

Regular Board Meeting Information

Location
Round Mountain Water and Sanitation District
Address
59000 Highway 69, Westcliffe, Colorado
Day(s)
3rd Thursday of each month
Time
2:00 p.m.

Posting Place for Meeting Notice

Location
RMWSD, Town of Westcliffe, Town of Silver Cliff, Wet Mountain Tribune
Address
59000 N Hwy 69, Westcliffe, CO 81252

Notice of Proposed Action to Fix or Increase Fees, Rates, Tolls, Penalties or Charges for Domestic Water or Sanitary Sewer Services

Location
Round Mountain Water and Sanitation District
Address
59000, Highway 69 North, Westcliffe, CO 81252
Date
11/20/2025
Notice
NOTICE OF HEARING TO CONSIDER 2025 BUDGET AND RATE INCREASES
ROUND MOUNTAIN WATER AND SANITATION DISTRICT
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to Section 29-1-106, C.R.S. that a proposed budget has been submitted to the Board of Directors for Round Mountain Water and Sanitation District for the ensuing year of 2026; a copy of such proposed budget has been posted to our website, https://rmwsd.com , filed in the office of Round Mountain Water and Sanitation District and posted at 59000 Hwy 69 N, Westcliffe, Colorado, where the same is open for public inspection; such proposed budget will be considered at the Regular Board meeting on November 20, 2025 at 2:00 p.m. Any interested person may inspect the proposed budget and file or register any objections thereto at any time prior to the final adoption of the budget.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to Section 32-1-1001, C.R.S to the customers of the Round Mountain Water and Sanitation District (RMWSD) and all other interested persons that, according to the schedule of the rate study that was completed in January of 2020, the Board of Directors of the RMWSD will continue increasing water and sewer rates. Effective January 1, 2026, the current water rates are proposed to increase by 5% and the current sewer rates are proposed to increase by 5%. Such proposed rates will be considered at the Regular Board meeting on November 20, 2025.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to Section 32-1-1001 (2)(a), C.R.S. to the customers of the Round Mountain Water and Sanitation District (RMWSD) and all other interested persons that the Board of Directors of the RMWSD will consider increasing the District’s Bulk Water Rate from .06 cents per gallon of bulk water to .07 cents per gallon, effective January 1, 2026. Such proposed rates will be considered at the Regular Board meeting on November 20, 2025.
This is an open public hearing to be held on:
November 20, 2025
2:00 p.m.
The meeting will be in person and via Zoom.
Please call 719-783-2604
to request a Zoom invitation.
NOTICE OF THIS PUBLIC NOTICE IS PUBLISHED on the District website at https://rmwsd.com
Dated this 16th day of October 2025
By: Dave Schneider, General Manager and Peggy Quint, Business Office Manager
Round Mountain Water and Sanitation District
Published on or about October 16th, 2025.

Current District Mill Levy

Mills
2.499

Ad Valorem Tax Revenue

Revenue reported may be incomplete or unaudited as of the date this Notice was posted.

Amount ($)
$69,693

Date of Next Regular Election

Date
05/04/2027

Pursuant to 24-72-205 C.R.S.

The district's research and retrieval fee is $41.37 per hour

District Policy
Board Approved a policy on July 3, 2014
Records Contact
Peggy Quint
719-783-2604

Names of District Board Members

Board President

Name
Charles Bogle
Contact Info
charles.bogle@rmwsd.com
Election
No, this office will not be on the next regular election ballot

Board Member 2

Name
Steve Lasswell
Contact Info
steve.lasswell@rmwsd.com
Election
No, this office will not be on the next regular election ballot

Board Member 3

Name
Randy Wilhelm
Contact Info
wilhelm11639@gmail.com
Election
Yes, this office will be on the next regular election ballot

Board Member 4

Name
Connie K. Thompson
Contact Info
conjack24@aol.com
Election
Yes, this office will be on the next regular election ballot

Board Member 5

Name
Mark Dembosky
Contact Info
madembosky@yahoo.co.uk
Election
No, this office will not be on the next regular election ballot

Board Candidate Self-Nomination Forms

Any eligible elector of the special district who desires to be a candidate for the office of special district director must file a self-nomination and acceptance form or letter with the designated election official.

Deadline for Self-Nomination Forms

Self-nomination and acceptance forms or letters must be filed not less than 67 days before the date of the regular election. For the next regular election, the deadline is 02/26/2027.

District Election Results

The district's current election results will be posted on the website of the Colorado Secretary of State (www.sos.state.co.us) and the website indicated below, if any.

Permanent Mail-In Voter Status

Absentee voting and Permanent absentee voter status (formerly Permanent Mail-In voter status): Where to obtain and return forms.

Applications for absentee voting or for permanent absentee voter status are available from and must be returned to the Designated Election Official.

Notice Completed By

Name
Peggy Quint
Company/District
Round Mountain Water and Sanitation
Title
Business Office Manager
Email
peggy.quint@rmwsd.com
Dated