Board Meeting 09/08/1983

• Board Meeting Date: 9/8/1983
• Description: Minutes, Agenda, Memorandums September 08,09, 1983
• Board Meetings - Doc Type: Meeting

forward with the legislation until the Board can determine a
position based upon the positions of the members of the Commis-
sion , and that the Bureau should have no problem getting fair
market value for water services . Seconded by Mr . Kroeger , the
motion was carried by unanimous voice vote .
Closed Basin (Item 8)
Mr . McDonald first discussed the status of repayment con-
tract negotiations with the Bureau of Reclamation (see Appendix
D) . He reported that the Bureau is ready to proceed with the
contract as revised during negotiations .
Mr . McDonald, then, reported on the status of construction
of the Closed Basin Project (see Appendix E) . He indicated that
the Bureau wants Board consent by November , 1983, for Stage Three
construction . He suggested that the matter be on the agenda for
the November meeting .
Colorado River Basin Salinity Control Program (Item 10)
Inspection and O&M of Private Laterals , Grand Valley Unit
(Item 10b)
Mr . Dan Clay, Grand Junction Projects Office , Bureau of
Reclamation, summarized an inquiry from his office concerning a
requirement of Stage Two construction , the Grand Valley Unit ,
for an entity to be responsible for the O&M obligation (see
Appendix F) .
Since about 75% of the valley' s irrigated lands are served
by private laterals which will be lined during Stage Two, the
matter of a suitable organization is an urgent one if construc-
tion is to proceed on schedule early in 1986. The Colorado Co-
operative Extension Service is investigating ways to organize in
order to execute the agreements .
A related issue is potential state involvement in the
inspection after construction as an element of an O&M agreement .
Mr . Johnston responded that irrigators cannot afford mainte-
nance costs over time . He believes that the principal bene-
ficiaries are the irrigators in downstream states , not those who
are being asked to assume the maintenance burden. Therefore , the
costs should be shared .
Mr . Clay indicated that the Bureau will respond with respect
to cost effectiveness of the program.
The meeting was recessed at 4: 50 p .m. and reconvened at 7: 15
a .m. on September 9.
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