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April 98 May 98 June 98 August 98 September 98 November 98 January 99 August 99 September 99 October 99 Sometime in 2000 June 00 August 00 September 00 April 01 September 01 10/01thru 3/02 - 2- The CWCB discovered that Pinon Mesa was not paying its 25% project cost share to the project construction contractor (RMI). RMI stopped work on the project. A special telephonic CWCB meeting was held to discuss a proposed solution to the fl11ancial difficulties of Pinon Mesa. As a result, the Board approved the proposed solution with agreement by both Pinon Mesa and RMI. A new Board of Directors for Pinon Mesa was elected. A meeting was held at Pinon Mesa with RMI and CWCB staff to discuss details of the proposed project resolution. All of the parties were in agreement with the details of the resolution. A hostile letter was received by RMI from Pinon Mesa regarding a dispute over the project construction schedule and quality of work. Pinon Mesa filed a lawsuit against RMI alleging non-compliance with their construction contract. A settlement was proposed by Pinon Mesa with a schedule for project completion by March 2000. The project was inspected by CWCB staff and it was determined that the project site and construction materials had deteriorated to a point where substantial work would be required to complete the project as designed. RMI refused Pinon Mesa's settlement proposal. The Pinon Mesa Board of Directors and shareholders attempted to complete the construction project on their own resulting in disabled construction equipment and a personal lawsuit filed by the Pinon Mesa secretary-treasurer against the past-president. The CWCB notified Pinon Mesa that it was in default on the loan. The notification also included a request for payment of interest during construction, and an amortization schedule for loan repayment. The CWCB sent a 2nd Notice of project repayment to Pinon Mesa. A telephone conversation between the CWCB staff and the new Pinon Mesa president was held where the president assured the staff that Pinon Mesa's intentions were to repay the loan after a shareholder meeting in October. The CWCB staff inspected the project and found that the past-president's property, where the small storage reservoir is located, was for sale. An inquiry was made by a third party to purchase the remaining Pinon Mesa project assets and to try to revive the project. No follow-up inquiry has been received to date. Several miscellaneous unsuccessful attempts were made by the CWCB staff to contact Pinon Mesa board officers to determine the current status of the project or the association. Flood Protection. Water Project Planning and Financing. Stream and Lake Protection Water Supply Protection. Conservation Planning