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<ownershipDocument>

    <schemaVersion>X0202</schemaVersion>

    <documentType>3</documentType>

    <periodOfReport>2002-09-26</periodOfReport>

    <noSecuritiesOwned>0</noSecuritiesOwned>

    <issuer>
        <issuerCik>0000796124</issuerCik>
        <issuerName>ELDORADO ARTESIAN SPRINGS INC</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>eldo</issuerTradingSymbol>
    </issuer>

    <reportingOwner>
        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001403942</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>Janssen Kathy</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>1783 DOGWOOD STREET</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2></rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>LOUISVILLE</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>CO</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>80027</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
        </reportingOwnerAddress>
        <reportingOwnerRelationship>
            <isDirector>0</isDirector>
            <isOfficer>1</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>0</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>0</isOther>
            <officerTitle>vice president</officerTitle>
        </reportingOwnerRelationship>
    </reportingOwner>

    <derivativeTable>
        <derivativeHolding>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>Employee Stock Options</value>
            </securityTitle>
            <conversionOrExercisePrice>
                <value>2.75</value>
            </conversionOrExercisePrice>
            <exerciseDate>
                <value>1998-05-22</value>
            </exerciseDate>
            <expirationDate>
                <value>2008-05-22</value>
            </expirationDate>
            <underlyingSecurity>
                <underlyingSecurityTitle>
                    <value>Common Stock</value>
                </underlyingSecurityTitle>
                <underlyingSecurityShares>
                    <value>100000</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F1"/>
                </underlyingSecurityShares>
            </underlyingSecurity>
            <ownershipNature>
                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>D</value>
                </directOrIndirectOwnership>
            </ownershipNature>
        </derivativeHolding>
    </derivativeTable>

    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">These options vest based on the following schedule: 11,000 on May 22, 1998; 7,000 on May 1, 1999; 8,000 on May 1, 2000; 9,000 on May 2 ,2001; 11,000 on May 1, 2002; 12,000 on May 1, 2003; 13,000 on May 1, 2004; 14,000 on May 1, 2005 and 15,000 on May 1, 2006.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>Kathy Janssen</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2007-06-22</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>
</ownershipDocument>
