Operating Documents
AWC Rules and Regulations and Rates
Rules and Regulations - Adopted and Effective 04.22.2026
AWC 2026 Rates and Fee - Adopted and Effective 04.22.2026
Purchasing a Water Tap
Animas Water Company as recently updated its process for purchasing water taps for properties located within our service area. Please see the link below for our new process.
AWC 2026 Water Tap Purchase Process
If you are ready to apply for a water tap, the Water Service application is below. Please call 970-259-4788 or email awc@animaswatercompany.com with any questions you may have, and to set up and appointment to begin the water tap purchase process.
AWC 2026 Water Service Application
Renting my property
Click here to learn more about how to add or remove a tenant from a property.
2026 Rental Transfer Form
Property Owner or Manager must fill out form
and submit to AWC prior to scheduled move in date
of new tenant.
**Tenant requests for a name change
on a property will not be accepted**
Selling my property
Most Transfers due to the Sale of a property should be handled through a Title Company, please verify with your Real Estate Agent that the Title Company has requested final settlement PRIOR to your closing. The Title Company handling the sale of a Property should contact Animas Water Company at awc@animaswatercompany.com to request a final settlement. Animas Water Company will provide the balance on the account as of the date the form is returned to the Title Company. Any scheduled automatic payments will be cancelled, and the statement mailing turned off. This is to ensure double payments are not made during the transition of the property from the Seller to the Buyer.
I need to add a Property Manager to my account
At times, property owners choose to designate a property manager or other party to manager their property and conduct business on their behalf. Click Here for the steps to add and remove a property manager or other party to you account or use this form below:
Member Authorization of Property Manager
Ed Zink Memorial Fund
Backflow and Cross Connection
It is the responsibility of the property owner or designated manager to ensure all backflow prevention devices tested by a certified backflow prevention technician on an annual basis. Please see our Rules and Regulations for more information on Cross Connections.
Testing and maintenance records must be retained for three years.
In specific instances where the Company deems the hazard to be great, inspections and tests at more frequent intervals may be required.
The Company reserves the right to test or otherwise check the installation and operation of any backflow prevention assembly at anytime.
Animas Water Company may reject incomplete or inaccurate test reports and may restrict testing companies that submit unreliable data.
Failed tests must be reported to AWC within 24 hours by email to AWC’s Office using this link or by emailing us at - awc@animaswatercompany.com and office@animaswatercompany.com.
Forms must be completed in their entirety. Any incomplete forms will be returned to the Property Owner and a new test will be required to be submitted
AWC Fillable Blank Backflow Prevention Assembly Test Form
2026 Certified Backflow Prevention Assembly Testers
AWC Engineering Report
Annual CCR’s (Water Quality Report)
Our Annual CCR published in the Durango Herald on 03.27.2026 was missing an important section, the copy posted to our website is correct. If you would like a paper copy mailed to you please contact us either by phone or via email and we are happy to send you one.
2026 Consumer Confidence Report for 2025 Testing
2025 Consumer Confidence Report for 2024 Testing
2024 Consumer Confidence Report for 2023 Testing
2023 Consumer Confidence Report for 2022 Testing
2022 Consumer Confidence Report for 2021 Testing 2021 Consumer Confidence Report for 2020 Testing 2020 Consumer Confidence Report for 2019 Testing
Annual Meeting Documents
**if a member would like a copy of the approved Annual Meeting minutes, please submit a request via email at awc@animaswatercompany.com**
2025 Annual Meeting Packet
2024 Annual Meeting Packet
2023 Annual Meeting Packet
2022 Annual Meeting Packet
2021 Annual Meeting Packet
2020 Annual Meeting Postponed
2019 Annual Meeting Agenda
2018 Annual Meeting Agenda
2017 Annual Meeting Agenda
2016 Annual Meeting Agenda
2015 Annual Meeting Agenda