Click the link to read the article on The Durango Herald website (Christian Burney). Here’s an excerpt:
February 28, 2026
City Council approved a $44,000 feasibility study last week that will explore where a new surf wave could be optimally built along the Animas River in Durango. The nonprofit Animas River Surfers proposed the feasibility study and a partnership with the city to get it done. It raised $13,000 to contribute to the study. The city budgeted $40,000 plus a 10% contingency from the 2015 sales tax fund for the study, which City Council approved last week along with budget appropriations for a wide scope of other projects. Parks and Recreation Director Scott McClain said it has received proposals for the study, and the chosen consultant will identify possible locations for a surf wave and narrow them down to one. The consultant will engage with commercial organizations and Animas River users during the study…City spokesman Tom Sluis told The Durango Herald the city hasn’t yet hired a consultant to conduct the feasibility study and it will be another week or so before a consultant is selected.