PROJ01894 ‎(2)‎

• Contract/PO #: C150030
• Contractor Name: Silt Water Conservancy District
• Contract Type: Loan
• Water District: 39
• County: Garfield
• Bill Number: SPL
• Loan Projects - Doc Type: Feasibility Study

2. Transfer. Transfer of allotments or portions of allotments is a process by which

the board of directors i~ empowered by the law to transfer water from the lands to

i1hich it has been allocated to other irrignble lands, certified irrigable by the

Bureau of Reclan~tion and vathin the boundaries of the District. The board may then

discharge liens from the lands to which the water was first attached and create liens

upon the lands upon vmich the water is transferred.

For example, allotment of water may have been made in 1964 to lands where another

supply of water is later developed and the ovmer of the land no longer needs all or

any part of the water allotment. The transfer of such water, however, is at the sole

discretion of the board of directors of the District, and not only must sufficient

reason therefor exist, but also the board may take into consideration whether or not

water is needed or can be used elsewhere vuthin the District.

~ro~ure. 1~1enever an allotment is to be reallocated to parcels within the tract

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to which it is attached"or whenever an allotment is to be transferred from the tract

to which it is attached to another tract, the following rules and regulations shall

apply.

a. Form and fee. Application for reallocation or transfer of water allotment shall be

made on forms provided therefor by the District, and shall be submitted to the secretary

of the District accompanied by payment of a fee of $40 to cover processing and recording

costs.

b. Si~natures and acknowledgment. The application shall be joined in, and shall be