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<br />t"- <br />oo <br />OJ <br />C\J <br />'-' <br />o <br /> <br />III righh-of-\\'l\ (casemenhl for the laterals. and <br />[~I what is the present (hase) or traditional cost of <br />maintaining the present latcral system ~lost 01 <br />our attention has heen dirccted to the second <br />concern. We have sent out an informational sheet <br />to lateral users we know are formally. informally, <br />or semifortnally organi/ed. At present. the response <br />from this data sheet has heen weak. This prompted <br />us to go directlv to lateral users who have shown <br />interest in the program or to study a specific area <br />.- for example, the Kiefer Extension. so that we <br />can ohtain an accurate cost of operating the laterals. <br />Establishing the hase or present operating cost is <br />going to take longer than we first expected, Before <br />we settle on a finall'ost for this hase amount or <br />sign any master contracts with Reclamation. the <br />shareholders will have a chance to review our <br />proposal and will have the final word at a meetlTlg <br />of all the shareholders. <br /> <br />Our interests will be protected <br /> <br />I am surc the Grand Valley Irrigation Com pam <br />will do its ver:> hest to see that the ('ompam, <br />shareholdcrs, ilTld our water rights are protected. <br />The Board of Directors have and alway wi]1 keep <br />the hest interest of the shareholders uppermost in <br />their minds. <br /> <br />Reclamation writes about salinity <br />program <br /> <br />I want to compliment M.L. .'77 I~~ Road <br />Lateral) for their help in getting the ball rolling. <br />The water users on this system have all signed a <br />Survey of Interest in participating in the lateral <br />program. \Ve are looking (orward to working <br />with thesc individuals for the maintenance and <br />opcration of their system and other laterals that <br />want our assistance under the salinity program. <br /> <br />There are milny directions thatl'an he takl'n In <br />the arl'a of salinit\, hoth nC\1 and chalkn~in~ <br />. . . <br />{)I1l''i. Some dircctlon Illay dead end. and other <br />dirl'l'ti()J1~, \dwre our kn()\'..-Icd~e about mother <br />nature's most valuahle rl'SOUrl'C Iwakrl, will <br />illl'n~a""l'. rhe l'()J1l\.'nl that "'0 III l' people l1a\"(' <br />ahout the (,O\'l'rr1mcnt gelling our \\aler can hl' <br />I;lid {I) rl'"t hy reading the rollu\\'ing kiter frolll <br />Reclamatlon's Regional DirectorClilTord Barrett <br />to our Company President. Lehman Pond, stating <br />that thesallllitv control program \Ias authori/ed <br />hv Congress in 197:',. Reclamation was charged <br />VI ith the dutv of implementing the program. <br />hut in no m'tnl'er does the Government want ((\ <br />control or use wakr that is rightfully ours. <br /> <br />I(your lateral i\ interested in signing a Survey <br />- . <br />or!ntercst. plcase contact the office at ~42-276~. <br /> <br />Our lIext update 011 salintty will he before <br />(1r lied into our regular annual shareholder's <br />Ill('din~ in DeCl'1ll0Cl". depending nn 110\\ much <br />inlnrmat](lfl is available that i.s important to tht' <br />salinity progralll. <br /> <br />Salinity program IS subject to <br />Federal funding <br /> <br />II vou have any ljuestiom or commellts, please <br />contact the of lice at 242-27fJ~. <br /> <br />Please note that the salinity program is subject <br />to Federallunding which will in turn dictate how <br />far and how fast we can progress. Also. there is <br />no guarantee when construction will actually <br />start: it could possibly he four to live years, <br /> <br />Cnrdially Yours, <br /> <br />8Lf <br /> <br /> <br />Phil Reltrand. Assistant Superintendent <br />