About Us

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To provide potable, dependable, quality domestic water service to member customers that meet both Federal and State health standards at the most economical cost. 

On April 29, 1955 at 8 p.m. a meeting of persons interested in a domestic water line to the Upper Surface Creek District was held. At the time of the meeting, water was to be provided by Orchard City.  At that meeting, they elected 3 directors to carry this project forward; their names were Al Metzger, Mack Gorrod, and Vernon Vanderbilt. After the three original directors were elected the first order of business was "Should we allow Cedar Mesa to be included if it does not raise our cost any?" It was voted unanimously to allow Cedar Mesa in under these conditions. At that time it was decided to have two more directors to represent Cedar Mesa. Those directors were Glen Cook and Ruel Loucks.  In order for the domestic water company to proceed, any person interested in a tap, signed their names and paid $5.00 per tap to raise the money to start the process for a F.H.A loan. By the end of the meeting 34 people had signed that they were interested in the proposed project. By September 22, 1955 Upper Surface Creek Domestic Water Users Association (USCDWUA) was incorporated. 

In 1957, USCDWUA and the Town of Cedaredge joined to share costs of a pipeline direct from Grand Mesa. At the completion of this juncture, USCDWUA purchased water from the Town of Cedaredge.

In 1960, members of USCDWUA voted to allow Redlands Mesa to become part of USCDWUA. At the time, it was a Dole Valve system 1/2 mile per patron basis; the rest of the system in on pressure as it based on 1/4 mile per patron. At this meeting board members went from 5-7. The Board Members elected for Redlands Mesa were John Hawkins and Fred Burritt. 

In 1978, USCDWUA began upgrading the Redlands Mesa Dole Valve system to a pressure based system. This project was completed in 1985. 

Today, we provide water to over 1,000 customers with the same goal we had in 1955. Many people have come and gone and through the years the technology has changed but the spirit of that original group that met in 1955 still lives on.