BOARD02488

• Board Meeting Date: 11/17/1977
• Description: Agenda, Minutes, Resolution
• Board Meetings - Doc Type: Meeting

There are a couple of things I wOuld like to mention
One is that the attendance list was started around.
where i~ is, but if you haven't signed it, would you
to list your name on the attendance list?

at this point.
I don't know
make arrangements

Also. I would like to recognize at this moment a former member of our
board, Mr. John Benton. who has come in. John, would you stand? We
are glad to have you with us this morning.

The action that I understand we can now take, if we wish. is to, as
a board. approve these projects. We must consider the priorities
that have been given to them. We can put on some limitations. such
as the permit that was discussed; and I would ask what your pleasure is.

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MR. VANDEMOER: I would move for approval of the projects in the
priority order as listed on this agenda.

MR. FURNEAUX: Second.

MR. KROEGER: Mr. Vandemoer moves that the projects be approved in the
priority as listed. and it has been seconded by Mr. Furneaux. Are
there any comments or discussion?

MR. ROBBINS: I would like to raise one comment Mr. Chairman. The
Division of Wildlife--and this relates to the request of the city of
Basalt--the Division of Wildlife owns extensive water rights out of
the Luxinger Springs. also called "Luxinger Creek.~' Those rights were
purchased with state monies a number of years ago and in most times
control a fair portion of the flow of those springs. They are agri-
cultural ri~hts. They take water during the irrigation season in
priority. There exists at the present time a contract between the
Division of'wildlife and the city of Basalt whereby the city of Basalt
is authorized to take one cubic foot per second of water out of the
Luxinger Springs. They are also allowed by the contract to take that
water first if there is only one cfs available.

I am concerned that the State of Colorado's contract with Basalt be
honored. I have no indication that it would not be. But I would not
want the Board to expend significant funds developing a collection
system if, in fact, it were predicated upon the understanding that all
of the water in the Luxinger Springs was, in fact, available to the
city of Basalt.

I want to make it clear that in the winter season, Basalt can have all
the water out of the springs that it needs and has decrees to. And I
I would mOve that the additional change be made to the original motion.
with the permission of the first and second, that the acceptance of
the grant here under discussion be related to the recognition of the
Division of wildlife's rights and the validity of their contract and
when water is taken in the irrigation season that it is, in fact,
taken pursuant to that contract.

MR. FETCHER: Fred, a question?

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