🌱 What ending PAWSD drought restrictions means for your water bill now

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In today's newsletter:

• What ending PAWSD drought restrictions means for your water bill now
• Pagosa Springs Medical Center just landed a multimillion-dollar rural health boost
• How serious is Pagosa Springs' flood risk through Wednesday?

Also on today's calendar: The Edge of Silence Sound Journeys and 5 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you call a one-legged Big Foot? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Heavy rain and a thunderstorm, with a high of 60 and low of 47 degrees.
• Wednesday: Periods of rain, temps: high: 57, low: 41.
• Thursday: Warmer; a bit of morning rain, with a high of 72 and low of 40 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• PAWSD ends drought restrictions (pagosasun.com) — Mandatory drought restrictions for the Pagosa Area Water and Sanitation District have been lifted, meaning higher-use customers will no longer face tiered rate multipliers or other limits. Recent heavy September precipitation has boosted San Juan River flows and Lake Hatcher levels enough for officials to safely end curtailments and resume normal diversions, though Archuleta County technically remains in severe drought.
   

• About our RHTP Awardees (colorado.gov) — Pagosa Springs Medical Center is set to receive more than $4.2 million through Colorado's Rural Health Transformation Program, aimed at strengthening care in rural communities. The statewide awards will fund telehealth expansion, workforce development, emergency services, and modernized technology, bringing significant new resources to improve local health access and outcomes in the Pagosa Springs area.
   

• Heavy rain spreads across Colorado Monday as flooding concerns grow (cbsnews.com) — Pagosa Springs faces a heightened flood risk through early Wednesday, with a flood watch in effect and a strong chance of more than 2.5 inches of rain. Heavy tropical moisture is targeting southwest Colorado first before shifting east, bringing multiple rounds of showers, possible flooding, and even high-elevation snow in the San Juans.
   

📸 Around Pagosa Springs

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Pagosa Springs

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★ Featured events ★

Tuesday September 29
• Dustin Burley at Pagosa Bar →
  Pagosa Bar, Pagosa Springs
  9:00 pm

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Other local events

Saturday October 3
• The Edge of Silence Sound Journeys →
  The Edge of Silence, 2839 Cornerstone Drive, Pagosa Springs
  1:00 pm
• BARKTOBERFEST w Live Music at Uncle's →
  Uncle's Bar & Social Club, 56 Talisman Dr. #8, Pagosa Springs
  1:00 pm
• Barktoberfest Pagosa 2026 →
  Uncle's Bar & Social Club, 56 Talisman Drive, Pagosa Springs
  1:00 pm
• Runway for Rise Fashion Event →
  Pagosa Springs Center for the Arts, 2313 Eagle Drive, Pagosa Springs
  6:00 pm
• Coed Varsity Cross Country @ Salida High School
  Pagosa Springs High School, 26 Jones Ave, Salida
  6:30 pm
Monday October 5
• Boys Varsity Golf
  Pagosa Springs High School, 805 Craft Dr, Alamosa
  8:00 am
Tuesday October 6
• Bamboo Fly Rod Building Class, October 6 -11, 2026 →
  456 Pagosa St, Pagosa Springs

📣 Pagosa Springs Shout Outs!

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday September 30
• Teen Book Club
  Ignacio Community Library, 470 Goddard Avenue, Ignacio
  5:00 pm
Friday October 2
• Idea Lab Classes
  Ignacio Community Library, 470 Goddard Avenue, Ignacio
  1:00 pm
Saturday October 3
• Repair Cafe
  Ignacio Community Library, 470 Goddard Avenue, Ignacio
  1:00 pm
• Coed Varsity Cross Country @ Salida High School
  Pagosa Springs High School, 26 Jones Ave, Salida
  6:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Well we added up the last 15 days of precipitation in our rain gauge.
  We got 5 1/2 inches. I am not sure if this eases the drought. 7 inches this spring did not ease it. But gee; it sure has to help. Now we need at… (Nextdoor South Aspen Springs)
• Found this downtown in a parking lot.
  Is there a lost and found facility in the downtown area? (Nextdoor Hatcher)

• O'Reilly Auto Parts posted a job opening for Installer Service Specialist in Pagosa Springs. Apply here.
• McDonald's posted a job opening for $17 - Janitorial/Maintenance Pagosa Springs in Pagosa Springs. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Pagosa Springs here.

🗞 Nearby News

Bayfield

• Thousands of sheep fill Buck Highway for Bayfield Heritage Day (durangoherald.com)
• Public meetings for the week of Sept. 28-Oct. 2 (durangoherald.com)

Ignacio

• Colorado Tradeoffs (ksut.org)
• You have to see Western Colorado to understand it (the-journal.com)

Durango

• Local architecture firm deemed 'irresponsible vendor' for City Hall project (durangoherald.com)
• Agile Space Industries Expands Leadership Structure to Support Next Phase of Growth (spacenews.com)

Ok Pagosa Springs! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Hop Squatch! (Thank you Terri R. for sending it in!)
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