Dick Lunceford has been farming and operating other businesses in La Plata County for 26 years. He has spent about half his residence here trying to create a water system for this area to provide affordable living options for all economic classes.

Dick observes, "Water development without a rural delivery system will only become more expensive through time. Our population in this part of the county is doubling about every 30 years, and the aquifer that supplies most of the existing residences and new growth is in decline. More and more existing residents will be forced to haul water until we get this system built." That strongly held belief led him to chair LAPLAWD's Board of Directors.