cucharas sanitation

What cucharas sanitation does

Cucharas Sanitation and Water District (CSWD) is a quasi-municipal special district government entity established in January 1974 under Colorado state law to supply residents of the upper Cucharas Valley with sewage services and clean drinking water in compliance with state and federal standards. The District operates water supply and wastewater treatment infrastructure serving a defined geographic monopoly territory (upper Cucharas Valley, Huerfano County, Colorado), with its head office at 16925 Highway 12, Cuchara, CO 81055. Governance is provided by a five-member elected Board of Directors led by President/Chair Steven Davis (term expires May 2027), with no parent company, no subsidiaries, and no venture or private-equity ownership.

CSWD's product portfolio is centered on regulated water and sewer utility services: residential water at a flat $60/month base with an 80,000-gallon annual allowance and $1.75/1,000-gallon overage charge, residential sewer at a flat $50/month, and commercial water/sewer priced $65–$300/month by tap size plus $4.50/1,000-gallon consumption. Supporting services include a Sewer Backup Prevention Plan, Drinking Water Quality (Consumer Confidence) Reports compliant with the EPA Safe Drinking Water Act (Water System ID CO0128100), and CORA-compliant public records processes. The technology stack is built on third-party SaaS — Streamline CMS, Muni-Link cloud billing, AuthorityPay payment processing, Google OAuth, Google Analytics, Zoom, and Aira for ADA accessibility — with no proprietary AI/ML capabilities.

The business model is recurring monthly utility billing to residential and commercial customers within district boundaries, with revenue also generated from tap fees ($15,000 each for water and sewer), septic tank pumping ($225), water turn on/off ($35), and late-payment penalties. Distribution is direct-to-consumer utility infrastructure, and a new cloud-based customer portal and phone-payment system launched October 23, 2025 via the Muni-Link partnership modernizes the previously manual billing interface. Recent operational constraints — district-wide water-use restrictions triggered by very low flows on the Cucharas River — highlight supply-side vulnerability inherent to the District's water-rights position.

Name

cucharas sanitation

Legal name

Cucharas Sanitation and Water District

Website

https://cuchara.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1974

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Cucharas Sanitation and Water District is a Colorado special district, established 1974, that provides regulated drinking water and sewer utility services to residential and commercial customers in the upper Cucharas Valley.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Water and Wastewater Utility Services

NAICS

Water, Sewage and Other Systems (2213), Sewage Treatment Facilities (22132), Water Supply and Irrigation Systems (22131)

SIC

Electric, Gas & Sanitary Services (4900), Water Supply (4941), Sanitary Services (4950)

akta.pro primary industry

Water Supply & Wastewater Utilities Administration (BPAIACAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Gravity Sewer Collection Networks (Sanitary Sewers) (EUANACAA), Combined Sewer Systems (CSS) Collection (EUANACAD)

Keywords

• Water utility services
• Sewer treatment services
• Drinking water supply
• Wastewater management
• Sanitation district services

Headquarters

HQ city

Cuchara

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Infrastructure, Personnel, Supply Chain, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Water and Sewer Utility Services: The district generates revenue through monthly utility billing for water and sewer services. Residential customers pay flat rates of $60/month for water and $50/month for sewer. Commercial customers pay varying rates based on tap size. Additional revenue comes from water consumption charges, tap fees, and service fees including water turn on/off, late fees, and septic tank pumping.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Cucharas Sanitation and Water District (CSWD) is a Colorado special district that supplies drinking water and provides sewage collection and treatment services to residential and commercial customers in the upper Cucharas Valley. Established in January 1974, the district operates its own water supply and treatment infrastructure, bills customers monthly (residential water $60/month, sewer $50/month, plus consumption overages), and supports accounts through a new cloud-based customer portal launched in October 2025 in partnership with Muni-Link.

Product overview

Cucharas Sanitation and Water District (CSWD) operates as a special district providing unified water and sanitation services to residents of the upper Cucharas Valley in Colorado. Established in January 1974, the district offers clean drinking water supply and sewage services under state and federal standards. The district's service portfolio includes a customer portal and billing system (via Muni-Link partnership), online payment processing, sewer backup prevention resources, drinking water quality reporting, weather monitoring, and public governance transparency tools. The district operates on a flat-rate billing system with additional consumption-based pricing for excessive water usage.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Residential Water Service
• Residential Sewer Service
• Commercial Water & Sewer Service
• Customer Portal & Billing System
• Online Payment Processing
• Sewer Backup Prevention Plan
• Drinking Water Quality Reports

Quantifiable outcome

• Water conservation through tiered pricing - customers using over 80,000 gallons per year pay $1.75 per 1,000 gallons

Named customers2 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration7 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Muni-LinkcoreTechnology or Integration · 23 October 2025Muni-Link provides cloud-based utility billing software powering the new customer portal and billing system for Cucharas Sanitation and Water District. This partnership enables online payment processing, account management, and automated billing for residential and commercial customers.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves1 record

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Donala Water and Sanitation District: Colorado special district providing water and wastewater services to the Tri-Lakes area near Monument. Directly comparable to CSWD as a similarly structured small Colorado quasi-municipal district offering combined water and sewer services to a defined residential/commercial community.
• Woodmoor Water and Sanitation District: Colorado special district serving the Woodmoor community north of Monument. Closely comparable to CSWD in scale, governance structure (elected board), and service offering (combined potable water and wastewater) within a defined suburban/foothills service area.
• Genesee Water and Sanitation District: Colorado mountain-community special district providing water and sewer service in the Genesee area near Evergreen. Directly comparable to CSWD in mountainous terrain, small customer base, and special-district governance structure serving residential foothills properties.
• Eagle River Water and Sanitation District: Colorado special district providing water and wastewater services in the Vail Valley. Highly comparable to CSWD as a Colorado special district serving a mountain/resort community, with similar seasonal-demand dynamics and water-rights sensitivity.

Broad incumbents

• Denver Water: Largest water utility in Colorado, serving 1.5 million people across the Denver metro area. Comparable as a regulated Colorado water provider, but at vastly larger scale and with broader geographic and operational scope than CSWD.
• Colorado Springs Utilities: Multi-service Colorado utility providing electric, natural gas, water, and wastewater services to the Colorado Springs region. Comparable as a Colorado utility providing combined water and wastewater services, though much larger and more diversified than CSWD.
• Park Water Company: Investor-owned water utility serving parts of southern California. Comparable as a regulated water utility providing potable water service under tariff-based recurring billing, though operating under a different regulatory framework (CPUC) than CSWD.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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