BOARD00179 ‎(2)‎

• Board Meeting Date: 5/23/2007
• Description: Director's Report - CWCB Director's Report
• Board Meetings - Doc Type: Memo

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Assertions Claimed

I Assertion -E~idence is-Uncertain

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! Assertion Evidence is InsuffICient

Region 2 Ditch B.Plication Rrocessing Status
April 1 , 2007

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In addition to a 'Ditch -EiillEasement Applicatio-n~ a ditch owner can also claim a right to use water transmission facilities dating back to before a National Forest existed.

It is not clear whether an assertion-ciaim isiik-ely~alid-ihe-Ciaiment has been asked to provide additional eVidence.-~-
The assertion evidenceis-ir'-s~fficientto recognize the assertion ciai';;~ The assertion evaluation-process is closed andthe Ditch Bille~aiuatiol1-process continues.

!Assertion is Potentially Valid, Applicant The assertion-iSiikelyv;'iid. 1:1IJi-the applicant prefers- a Ditch Bill EasemenI.The-;'sseriion-analys;s process is closed and the Ditch Bill evaluation process continues.
! Prefers Easement

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[AssertiOnisPOtent;ally Valid, Applicant Th-e assertion is likely vaiidaniiispreferred-overaOiich-siIIEasement
: Prefers Assertion suspended.

The assertionisreccigniZed InUS ForeSi-servlceiand status -recordS-and' iile DitCh- Blllevai;;ation-prncessls - ---1
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IAssertiOn-Relinquished Upon Easement Applican-t-asserted a pnor-righitoihe water-tacililY predatingestablishm-ent-of the NationalF-orest or GrnSSland-ilnlupon-Signingihe Ditch Bill easement all previous asserted-ri9iliSwere--il'
,Signing relinquished.
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Applicant does not meet one of 9 established criteria or the applicant has voluntair1y withdrawn the application in writing. The Ditch Application is closed. . .. .. . J

it is- noi clear whether aDiiChBWEasen;entappl;caiiOnmeets al19criieria.TheDitchBill EaserriEmt APPiiCanthaS-bee;;-;'sked-to-provideadd-~iOnai-evidencEl:-- ---- ----- - - --- --- I

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A Ditch Bill Easement application meets all9 criteria and will be issued.
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After easement vaiiditY has been cieterTi1ined,-Natio-naIEnviron-menlal Policy- Act-(NEPA)s-c-oping has begun to determine under "';hatcondiiions-theappiiCation wilTbelssued- to- meeti=ederall
State, and Local law and policy. I

Two diichbiil-easementapplICationswere sutim;tted for the same waterfacilily on two different Forests:- One application tor-each ForeSt The Fore-Slwittllhe-headgaie-ordaI11wiilprocessthe -1
entire application. I

The easemeni-NEPAdoc-umentand- easementhave been conipleted and senttoihe appjiCant for signature. -------- --- - -------------- --------:
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I Eilsement Application Suspended,
!Assertion Recognized
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! Easement Application Wiihdrawn

'I Easement Application is Denied or
Withdrawn
jEa-sementApplicaiion-is iTncertain

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i Easement Application is Valid
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i Easement Application is Valid NEPA
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i Scoplng Inltoated
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I Easement Consolidated
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!E'8sement-Prepared

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I Easement Issued
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I Ditch Bill Applications Processed

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The assertion is likely -vaiidand1S' preferred- over a-D~ch ~i11 Ease-ment~~ihe-assertiOn j's -recog-nlZe-dln Us ForeStS-ervlCe -la-rid status records and the DitCh- Bill e~al~atiOn-- process' is"
suspended.

Applicant has voluntairly withdrawn the application In writing_ The Ditch Application is closed.

The NEP-A process has been compJE,ied~allnecessa;Y-si9nature-Shavel:;eenobtBine(( and -a -de-edforlheElasem;,nt has-bee;'lissued~--- - ----

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An assertion has been recognized and the Ditch Bill Application has been suspended.
A Ditch Bill Application has been withdrawn.
A Ditch Bill Application has been denied_
A Ditch Bill Easement has been issued.
A Ditch Bill Easement has been consolidated.

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