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<br />~~WATER NEWS <br /> <br />it. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />N~\...s and Notes fr01111hc SOllthl'aSICm Colorado Water Conservancy District <br /> <br />VOLUME I, ISSUE t 6 <br /> <br />In Memory and <br />Recognition of <br />Ravmond D. Nixon <br />. <br /> <br />Longtime Director Raymond D. <br />Nixon passed away November 7. <br />2001. Mr. Nixon began service with <br />the Southeastern Colorado Water <br />Conservancy District Board of <br />Directors on <br />Novcmber I. <br />1973 (2H years <br />:I go) <br />rcpn:scnting EI <br />Paso County <br />and served 3S <br />President of <br />the Board from <br />1980 10 1991. <br />lIis wife. <br />Josephine. <br />died in 1994. <br />He is survivc:d <br />b y his <br />daughter, M.lfY Jo; a SOil. David; and <br />two gralltkhildrcll. <br />Outstanding leadership and vision <br />marked Mr. Nixon's service to Ihe <br /> <br /> <br />Raymond D. Nixon <br />Dircctnr, SEl'WCD <br /> <br />(......,I\.O'.~"nlin"...I"np.ltf21 <br /> <br />I TABLE OF CONTENTS <br /> <br />-- <br /> <br />DECEMBER 31. 200 t <br /> <br />STATE ENGINEER DRAFTS RULES <br />FOR THE ARKANSAS RIVER PILOT <br />WATER BANKING PROGRAM <br /> <br />Thl' St,Hl' Enginl'l'f, Hal <br />Simpson. and his staft afl' <br />draftin~ rull's for the Pilut <br />Water Bank Prog-mm that was <br />audwri::ed for operation in the <br />Ark.lIl<;as Riwr hasin. Tho~l' <br />rules w;\I he subjt'(( (0 the <br />tr:lditional rule making process <br />and will hl' rl'\'ie\wd by thl' <br />DivL<;ion 2 Watl'r COllrt hdllfl: <br />takin~t't"'l'\,:t. <br />Thl' WatCT Bank Program <br />would allow farmers tht: optitln <br />w forgo thc lIse of all or a <br />portion of thl' shlred water <br />rights (indulling water availahle <br />rn them under the Wimer <br />Watt:r Stora~l' Program), deposit <br />thl' wan.'r with the hank, anll <br />then he paid when rhe water is <br />It'ased. Thl' W;;lIl'r will hl' leased <br />tn anY\,)fll' who meets the pri-.:c <br />set for rhe watcr and -.:an rake <br />Jcliwry of the watl'r hased upon <br /> <br />thl' tl'rlllS Llf rhe Il'ase. The stare <br />Ia\\,. l'srahlishing thl' water hank <br />r('quirl's that \\/.ltt'r in rhe hank be <br />made avaibhll' first to in.hasin <br />l'IHities bdlm' hdng Il'asl'd for <br />lI:-'l'mll ofthl'h<lsin. <br />Thl' Sourhcastl'T!l Colorado <br />Watl"r Conscrvalll'Y Districr has <br />il.L:rl"t"d to hdp .lllmini:-.Il"r the <br />water hank and is now workinJ.: <br />with the Burl'au of Rl'damatioll <br />ro '<;l'l'Ufl' storage span' in Puehlo <br />Resl"f\'oir fur the (Jlll'ration of the <br />Warl"T hank. <br />Thl' State Enginel'r i:-. rl'quirl'll <br />rll haw rhe rules wmpll'tl' hy July <br />1, 2002, If Y(llJ haw qUl'stions on <br />rhl' opt'ration Ilf thl' \I,'atcr hank, <br />you call call rhl' Disrrin at (719) <br />948-2400 or the Divisiun 2 <br />Enginl'l'r's offkl' at (719)H2. <br />1168. <br /> <br />\'(!riltcll by: StC\'C Ar\'l'sdlllu~, <br />Gcncr:ll ~'l.llla~l'r, SECWCP <br /> <br />~ <br /> <br />1 ' <br /> <br />2002 BUDGET SET/ /RECLAMATION REFORM ACT 2002 REPORTING GUIDELINES <br /> <br />2 I <br />3 <br /> <br />IN MEMORY AND RECOGNITION OF RAYMOND D. NIXON/ /PILOT WATER BANKING <br />, WINTER WATER STORAGE PROGRAM 2001.2002 UPDATE <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />SECWCD BOARD MEMBER SPOTLlGHT- RALPH AOKINS '"HE HOLDS THE GAVEL" <br /> <br />41 <br />S <br /> <br />SECWCD BOARD VACANCY FOR EL PASO COUNTY <br /> <br />- <br />