BOARD02250

• Board Meeting Date: 8/6/1951
• Description: Minutes and Resolution
• Board Meetings - Doc Type: Meeting

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proposed basic rate of $3.60 per acre-foot at the Pueblo Reservoir has been determined
to be within the payment capacity of the water users." It is. respectfully requested
that such proposed charge should not constitute either a maximum or a minimum charge nor
should it indicate a uniform charge or indicate vmere water will be used or whether or
not consideration in fixing charges can be given to return flows from such use. The
figure is purely an estimated average charge per/acre-foot and the district jn allocating
such water should be allowed complete latitude in connection therewith.

10. Parar;raph 68 as contained on Page 24 has the following sentence: "The district
would assume responsibility for delivery of irrigation water." This responsibility
is certainly not that of the United States, but neither should the district be responsible
for patrolling every ditch. If vrater is turned out from the Reservoir, it is immediately
subject to the co~trol of the State water officials, who should be advised of ,such rights
in water and who are charged with the responsibility of delivering the same to the
correct ditch. It is contemplated that each ditch will do its own policing.

11. Attention is directed to Paragraph 68 on Page 24 and the sentence reading
"This district or possibly another entity vlOuld"contract with the government for
federal construction of the specific municipal water system. . ." It is contemplated
that a proper repayment entity under Colorado laws such as a metropolitan water district
may be created for this FElrticular purpose or that a joint contract executed between
the various municipalities utilizing this feature will be executed and the project's
authorization should be sufficiently broad to authorize any such contract deemed desirable.

12. Page 24 in the tabulation on function and source of revenue contains the
following:

District tax (132 million at 1 mill minus)

10% . . . . . . . . ... . . . . . . .

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. .$119,000

Attention is directed to.the fact that under Colorado law, three possible rates
are in existence; one-half of one mill, being the rate prior to delivery of project
water; one m ill, being the rate after such project water becomes availab1:e, and prior~
to the time of any deficiency or default; and one and one-half mills in the event
of default or deficiency. Levies in any of these tr~ee categories may be less but
cannot exceed these figures.

13. Attention is direct.cd to 1-age 24, the item captioned "Municipal and industrial
water, nunicipal supplies U8,000 ac. - ft. at various rates)." It is respectfully
pointed out that it may bo some years before this amount of water is ut.ilized and that
the quantity indicated is but an estimate which may be exceeded ultimately. The authori-
zation of the project should not preclude the possiblity of charging municipalities lower
rates during the period of time that such water is not acutally required for the munici-
pal needs. Pueblo might ultimately require ten thousand acre-feet and desire at the out-
set to commit herself for the immediate purchase of five thousand acre-feet. Until such
Itime as she actually requires ten thousand acre-feet of water, she should not be charged
therewith at the propDSearates. The project authorization should permit charging lower
rates until the water is used for municipal purposes.

14. Attention is directed to. paragraph 70 on Pe,ge 25. It is respectfully suggested
that the report makes no reference to potential evaporation savings by moving shallow
plains storage reservoirs upstream and storing the smne quantities of water at higher
altitudes.,