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<br />I <br /> <br />. . v.., <br /> <br />'J <br /> <br />for tranefl:r. Given the 10lIl contractual matiOlllhip between the transferee DUtrict , <br />and Reclamation, the parties faun it difficult to find a middle ground for addressing the . <br />issues as between the contracting p es and also addreSBing the public issues. Frequently . <br />the Dietricts would get fi:usttated th Reel.mation and '0 to Congreq with a bill which , <br />asked Congress, in effilclt, to compl the .pemcnt they oould not reach with Reclamation. <br />Not Surpri5ingly, IUCh &pproac;hea <br /> <br /> <br />m. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Beginning in October of 1 <br />public scoping meetings to addreaa <br /> <br />, the Pine River lIrigation Dis1rict began a series of " <br /> <br /> <br />cems relatins to a propotJed transfer of VaIJeeito <br /> <br />Reservoir and certain lands around <br /> <br />reservoir. Thote seoping meetings were helpful in <br /> <br />I fOOUling the District on sevcn1 _os needed to be roeolved. First wu the need to 8Q1IfCl <br />the Southern Ute Indian Tn'be - whi has a one fifth intc::rm in the reteI'VOir facilities and <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />water supply - that its intereeU woul be protected. Under the propOlled bill, the Southern ' <br /> <br />Ute Indian Tribe's one fifth in can be trll118ferred. In like fashion, the recreation <br /> <br /> <br />community around Valleeito . wu ooncemed &bout the status of their valuable <br /> <br />resource after transfer. Accordingly writtAm agreement was entered into between the <br /> <br />District and the Vallecito comm . and made a PlItt of the Vallecito IesWation. Other <br /> <br /> <br />COnomtlS involved the Forest Service d the fA Plata County government. <br /> <br />Legislation tratuJferring tho V leeito Reservoir was introduced in March of 1998. <br /> <br />3 <br /> <br />S/E'd <br /> <br />Et:vt eG. t2 d3S <br />