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The Town of Pagosa Springs is working toward completing a series of Flood Recovery Projects resulting from the October 2025 flooding. These projects have focused on repairing damage caused by the flooding while strengthening the community’s resilience to future flood events.
The recovery work has been made possible through funding and support from the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), Colorado Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Management (DHSEM), Town of Pagosa Springs, Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW), and Colorado Water Conservation Board (CWCB).
These projects have addressed several critical areas in the river corridor, including embankment stabilization, debris removal, sediment removal, and rock stabilization within the river channel. These efforts have helped restore damaged areas, improve floodplain safety, and reduce potential hazards within the river corridor.
The remaining projects will address embankment stabilization along the 6th Street embankment and on the San Juan Museum embankment as well. This will armor the riverbanks with large rocks and protect against further erosion. The River Center Ponds are being dredged and a significant amount of sediment is being removed. Additional work will install fish habitat features in the ponds, replace the headgate, and clean-up the influent and effluent ditches that feed the ponds.
As the remaining work is completed before November 15, 2026, the Town will continue to provide updates on the progress of these important recovery projects.
Town Staff has secured funding (maximum) for Flood Recovery efforts from the following sources to date:
CO Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management: $463,504.75
CPW Fishing is Fun grant: $103,791.00
CWCB Water Supply Recovery Funds: $100,000
Colorado State Historical Fund: $15,000
SW Community Foundation: $21,300 (fundraising campaign); $21,000 (in kind labor w/ SW Conservation Core)
The Town appreciates the significant cooperation and financial support provided by its federal, state, and local partners. Their assistance has allowed Pagosa Springs to address immediate flood damage while making strategic improvements that will help protect the community in the years ahead.
The Town of Pagosa Springs is working toward completing a series of Flood Recovery Projects resulting from the October 2025 flooding. These projects have focused on repairing damage caused by the flooding while strengthening the community’s resilience to future flood events.
The recovery work has been made possible through funding and support from the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), Colorado Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Management (DHSEM), Town of Pagosa Springs, Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW), and Colorado Water Conservation Board (CWCB).
These projects have addressed several critical areas in the river corridor, including embankment stabilization, debris removal, sediment removal, and rock stabilization within the river channel. These efforts have helped restore damaged areas, improve floodplain safety, and reduce potential hazards within the river corridor.
The remaining projects will address embankment stabilization along the 6th Street embankment and on the San Juan Museum embankment as well. This will armor the riverbanks with large rocks and protect against further erosion. The River Center Ponds are being dredged and a significant amount of sediment is being removed. Additional work will install fish habitat features in the ponds, replace the headgate, and clean-up the influent and effluent ditches that feed the ponds.
As the remaining work is completed before November 15, 2026, the Town will continue to provide updates on the progress of these important recovery projects.
Town Staff has secured funding (maximum) for Flood Recovery efforts from the following sources to date:
CO Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management: $463,504.75
CPW Fishing is Fun grant: $103,791.00
CWCB Water Supply Recovery Funds: $100,000
Colorado State Historical Fund: $15,000
SW Community Foundation: $21,300 (fundraising campaign); $21,000 (in kind labor w/ SW Conservation Core)
The Town appreciates the significant cooperation and financial support provided by its federal, state, and local partners. Their assistance has allowed Pagosa Springs to address immediate flood damage while making strategic improvements that will help protect the community in the years ahead.
